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Department of Education Recommits To Career And Technical Training

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Career and Technical Education, Vocational Training, Department of Education, Cte, Barack Obama, Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, Education News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By: Sayre Quevedo The United States Department of Education recently issued recommended reforms for Career and Technical Education (CTE). The proposa...

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Rise In Science, Math Enrollment Just 'Bubbles Of Improvement'

AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Stem, Department of Education, Science and Math Classes, Science and Math, Science and Math Education, Condition of Education, Education News

MIAMI -- More high school students are enrolling in math and science classes and seeking online learning opportunities. Fewer want or are able to find...

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The Presidential Campaign And Latino Education

Gabriel Sanchez Zinny | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Department of Education, 2012 Elections, Mitt Romney, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence, Latino Education, Latino Voices News
Gabriel Sanchez Zinny

Trends in Latino education are also trends in education for all U.S. students. Producing an under-educated generation of students makes for a weak country. Perhaps that is what Obama and Romney should be addressing.

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Education Department issues guidelines for restraining, isolating disruptive students

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Department of Education, Arne Duncan, Social Issues, Washington, Education, u.s. Department of Education, Congress, United States, Special Education, Teacher, Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, Educational Psychology, Disability, D.C., Management of Dyslexia, Senate, Education News
The Center for Public Integrity

By Susan FerrissiWatch NewsIn response to simmering concerns over reported abuses, the U.S. Department of Education issued multiple guidelines Tuesd...

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Feds Open Civil Rights Cases on Tucson Schools Under Pedicone's Latino Crackdown: "Sheriff Arpaio of American Schools?"

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Office of Civil Rights, Education, Department of Education, Latino, Tucson, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Schools, John Pedicone, TUSD Book Ban, Book Banning, Tusd, Education News
Jeff Biggers

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has opened investigations into possible violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act in Tucson. Not that TUSD has bothered to inform the district's taxpayers of the investigation.

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Obama Promises Summer Jobs In Aim To Lure Young Voters

Reuters | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Ubs, Video, Department of Education, Johnson & Johnson, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, President Barack Obama, Reuters, Blue Cross, Summer Jobs, Blue Shield Association, Youth Unemployment, The White House, Business News

By Lily Kuo WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - The White House pledged on Wednesday to help lower-income youth find summer jobs in a move ...

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Hispanics To GOP: Dont Double My Student Loans

Kristian Ramos | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Education, Department of Education, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Gop, Hispanics, Education Reform, House Republicans, Barack Obama, Latino Voices News
Kristian Ramos

Hispanics distinguish themselves every day with their strong work ethic, their leadership and their productivity. They have shown, they are ready to continue to grow, the question is will Congressional Republican's help them?

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Lower Student Loan Interest Rates

Sec. Arne Duncan | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Congress, Department of Education, Arne Duncan, College Affordability, #Dontdoublemyrate, College Costs, Student Debt, Obama Administration, Student Loan Debt, Student Loans, Student Loan Interest Rates, Secretary of Education, Student Loan Rates, Student Loan Reform, Majoring in Debt, Cost of College, Education News
Sec. Arne Duncan

As we work to get the economy back on track, no one is suggesting it would be a good idea to double interest rates on credit cards or home mortgages. Why then do some believe it's a good idea to double interest rates for students?

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The 10 Cheapest Public Colleges

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Tuition Hikes, Department of Education, Student Debt, Public Higher Education, Average Net Price, Public Universities, State Support Higher Education, Majoring in Debt, Public Colleges, 10 Cheapest Colleges, Higher Education, Cheapest Colleges, Student Loans, Cheapest Public Colleges, Slidepollajax, Cost of College, College News

Everyone seems to be talking about the exorbitant cost of higher education lately. Over the past few years, states have made higher education a tar...

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Mitt Puts Foot in Mouth Again

Dominic Carter | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Arizona, Presidential Race, Indiana, President Obama, Department of Education, Republican Primaries, Mitt Romney, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Politics News
Dominic Carter

After all it's Mitt Romney. One step forward, two steps backwards.

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The Pillaging and Plundering of Public Education in America

Yousef Abukhdair | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: College Tuition, Education, Department of Education, Scott Walker, Ronald Reagan, Charter Schools, For-Profit Colleges, Education News
Yousef Abukhdair

I urge you to invoke the words Mr. Reagan used to describe the defense budget, as education is best defense in securing the American dream, "defense is not a budget issue. You spend what you need."

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America's Public Schools: Still Unequal And Unjust

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Resources, Latino, Low-Minority, Arne Duncan, Expulsion Rate, Teacher Salaries, Funding, High-Minority, Teacher Salary, Out-of-School Suspensions, African American, Civil Rights, Low-Performing Schools, Grade Retention, Racism, Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection Survey, Discrimination, Black, Dropout, Public Education, African-Americans, African Americans, Tracking, The Great Equalizer, Department of Education, Zero Tolerance, Office for Civil Rights, Ineffective Teachers, Education, Secretary of Education, Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, Teachers, Inequality, Home News
Marian Wright Edelman

The struggle to make sure a quality education is available to every child -- and not just a privilege for a few -- is the unfinished and critical business before the nation for it will determine America's future place on the global stage in a rapidly changing competitive world.

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Could You Pass The 8th Grade By Today's Testing Standards?

Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, Texas Education, Staar, Video, Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, Department of Education, Arne Duncan, High School Graduation, Standardized Tests, Standardized Testing, Texas Standardized Tests, Slidepollajax, High Stakes Testing, State Mandated Testing, Texas Schools, Education News

As Texas students started taking a new state-mandated test this week, districts across the state have gradually signed on to a resolution that says hi...

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Occupying the Department of Education

Shaun Johnson | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Department of Education, High Stakes, Alec, Education Policy, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Duncan, Occupy the Doe, United Opt Out, Education News
Shaun Johnson

No one's sleeping in a tent. No one is unwelcome. But it is turning various sites at and around the DOE into temporary outdoor classrooms.

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Open Letter To U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

Gary Orfield | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: K-12 Education, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Education, Higher Education, Department of Education, Education Reform, Civil Rights, Education News
Gary Orfield

It has never been more important to monitor the use of exclusionary practices in schools. Our nation's schools expel over 100,000 students and suspend over 3,000,000 students at least once during each school year.

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Counting On Us: Release of New Civil Rights Data Is the First Step in Helping Our Kids

Deborah J. Vagins | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Aclu, School Discipline, Arne Duncan, Department of Education, Corporal Punishment, Corporal-Punishment-Schools, Children's Rights, School Disciplinary Policies, Education News
Deborah J. Vagins

Reliance on practices like suspensions, expulsions and arrests decrease academic achievement and increase the likelihood that students will be pushed out of school, oftentimes into the criminal justice system.

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Cuomo, Common Core and Pearson-for-Profit

Alan Singer | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Pearson Education, Andrew Cuomo, Department of Education, Common Core, Rethinking Schools, Race to the Top, America's Choice, Standardized Testing, Teach for America, Technology, New York Public Education, Education News
Alan Singer

According to the New York Times, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is "investigating whether the Pearson Foundation, the nonprofit arm of one of the nation's largest educational publishers, acted improperly to influence state education officials."

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For Students To Excel, The U.S. Must Respect Teachers

Gregory Mullenholz | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Project RESPECT, Arne Duncan, Department of Education, Education News
Gregory Mullenholz

If our best teachers are forced into choosing between earning a living wage and continuing to teach, our profession and our schools have a big problem.

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Mochas at The White House

Kuae Kelch Mattox | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Michael Strautmanis, John Carson, White House, Karyn Parsons, Michelle Obama, Stephanie Owens, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Education, Tina Tchen, Non-Profit, Epa, Stay-at-Home Moms, Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Domestic Policy Council, Dru Ealons, Barack Obama, Tyra Mariani, African American History, Obama Administration, Cecelia Munoz, Heather Foster, Let's Move, Mocha Moms, Jocelyn Frye, Dr. Nadine Gracia, Moms, Bv-Life, Black Voices News
Kuae Kelch Mattox

It's not often that I'm blown away by an invite, but when 150 leaders from Mocha Moms were invited to the White House for a private event last week, I had to pinch myself a few times just to make sure I wasn't dreaming.

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The Promise of RESPECT: A Teacher's View on Transforming the Profession

Teach Plus | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Department of Education, Secretary Arne Duncan, Education Reform, Teachers, Teaching, Education News
Teach Plus

For the teaching profession to be truly revitalized, it is imperative that we address the issue of "respect."

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Department Of Education Ends Inquiry Into Harvard Admissions

The Harvard Crimson | Hana N. Rouse and Justin C. Worland , CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Harvard Admissions, Harvard, Harvard Asian Discrimination, Department of Education, College News

The U.S. Department of Education has closed its investigation into alleged discrimination against Asian Americans in Harvard's admissions policies fol...

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Why I Support the Ban On Worship In Public Schools

Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Seperation of Church and State, Education, Department of Education, Judiasm, Michael Bloomberg, First Amendment, New York Board of Education, Separation of Church and State, Religion and Politics, Religion News
Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch

The New York Board of Education is right to oppose a bill that would authorize the use of public school buildings for religious worship. It is precisely because I believe in the central role of religion in America that I support this position.

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5 Things Obama's Budget Does For Higher Ed

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Photos, Department of Education, Budget, Race to the Top, President Obama, Obama, Community Colleges, Education Funding, Barack Obama, 2013 Budget, President's Budget, First in the World, Slideshow, Higher Education, Research Universities, College Funding, Pell Grants, For-Profit Colleges, College News

President Obama's budget proposal for the 2013 fiscal year would beef up spending on higher education. Appropriately, he unveiled it at a community c...

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Jaweed Kaleem

Clergy Fight To Have Work Considered 'Public Service'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Student Loan Forgiveness, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Federal Student Loans, College Cost Reduction and Access Act, Department of Education, Student Loans, Religion News

By the time he graduated from seminary in 2010, Matthew had taken out almost $100,000 in federal loans so he could become a rabbi and pursue his goal ...

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Afterschool Programs in Peril

Jodi Grant | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Department of Education, Daycare, After School Programs, After-School Programs, Afterschool Alliance, Afterschool-Programs, Schools, School, Education News
Jodi Grant

We don't have enough afterschool programs. And many programs are being forced to trim their offerings or close their doors due to the struggling economy and budget cutbacks it has brought.

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