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Civil rights group files 3 complaints focused on school closures, charters
The Advancement Project's complaints to the Education Department's civil rights office and the Justice Department focus on reform in three cities.
By Allie Gross • May 15, 2014 -
Ed. Dept. reminds charters of special ed obligations
A "Dear Colleague" letter says charters have the same obligations as traditional public schools.
By Allie Gross • May 15, 2014 -
Louisiana kills sex ed bill
The state's House Education Committee shut down legislation that would have required public schools to teach comprehensive sex education.
By Allie Gross • May 15, 2014 -
Ed reform: Is poverty the elephant in the room?
Ahead of Saturday's Brown v. Board of Education anniversary, a New Yorker article analyzes the inequality that persists in Newark and beyond.
By Allie Gross • May 15, 2014 -
Texas, Connecticut districts ban social app over bullying concerns
To make things worse, the app's name infringes on a platform used by hundreds of U.S. schools.
By Roger Riddell • May 14, 2014 -
All Covered unveils K-12 education software and services suite
The cloud-based suite includes partnerships with PassTheNotes, SchoolBrains, Hapara, and Tableau Software.
By Roger Riddell • May 14, 2014 -
Indiana Board of Ed. grills superintendent over NCLB warning
A special meeting was held Tuesday to discuss a plan for the state to keep its waiver.
By Allie Gross • May 14, 2014 -
NAACP marks Brown v. Board of Ed. anniversary with summit
The 60th anniversary of the historic Supreme Court ruling that outlawed segregation is Saturday.
By Allie Gross • May 14, 2014 -
Pearson ranks U.S. education 14th in the world
The textbook and testing powerhouse's Learning Curve 2014 report ranks the educational performance of 39 countries.
By Allie Gross • May 13, 2014 -
NY preschool accused of misallocating millions reserved for special needs students
A rabbi and three other men allegedly stole $12.4 million in city and state education funds.
By Allie Gross • May 13, 2014 -
Illinois to hold minority and low-income students to different standards
The state will unveil a new system for measuring student success next year with permission from the U.S. Department of Education.
By Allie Gross • May 13, 2014 -
Report: Bias found in teacher evals
A new study finds implementing a system for grading teachers is not as easy as federal officials may have hoped.
By Allie Gross • May 13, 2014 -
De Blasio addresses NYC's overcrowded classrooms
The New York mayor suggests the city spend $4.4 billion over the next four years on alleviating crowding.
By Allie Gross • May 13, 2014 -
What Google's new student data policy means
A Huffington Post column analyzes the tech giant's declaration that it will stop mining student data.
By Allie Gross • May 13, 2014 -
Discrepancies in state pre-K slots
A new report shows drastic differences from state to state.
By Allie Gross • May 13, 2014 -
More rural schools having ag students raise cafeteria food
Hands-on agriculture classes cut costs for schools serving declining populations.
By Roger Riddell • May 12, 2014 -
Education Dept. backtracks on NCLB requirements
Teacher evaluation programs will now be assessed separately from the rest of the No Child Left Behind waiver requirements.
By Allie Gross • May 12, 2014 -
Report claims taxpayers lost $100M to charter school fraud and waste
A report from the Center for Popular Democracy and Integrity in Education highlights 15 of the 42 states with charter schools.
By Allie Gross • May 12, 2014 -
Support grows for fired teacher who hit student with a broom
The Detroit high school teacher reportedly used the broom while attempting to break up a fight.
By Allie Gross • May 12, 2014 -
Common Core debate muddied by right-wing agenda, says Southern Poverty Law Center
A new report from the nonprofit civil rights organization says substantive debate has been hijacked as part of a larger goal to dismantle public education.
By Allie Gross • May 11, 2014 -
Chicago Teachers' Union to lobby against Common Core
The union's House of Delegates adopted a resolution opposing the federal benchmarks.
By Allie Gross • May 11, 2014 -
Deep Dive
6 must-see education TED Talks
The conference has played host to some of the brightest education ideas from experts in numerous fields.
By Roger Riddell • May 9, 2014 -
San Diego grand jury report: At-risk juveniles lack proper ed
Six local detention facilities are accused of breaking California law.
By Allie Gross • May 9, 2014 -
Texas gubernatorial candidate calls for more ed tech
Greg Abbott wants to see more technology used in the Lone Star State's schools.
By Allie Gross • May 9, 2014 -
Louisiana vote may broaden search for Common Core test
Thursday's vote is feeling like a win for many opposed to the standards.
By Allie Gross • May 9, 2014
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