by Megan Neunan | Feb 1, 2012 | Education
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski on Wednesday announced the FCC’s new plan to help teachers transition to electronic versions of their textbooks during an e-town hall...
by Safiya Merchant | Jan 30, 2012 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON—College tuition rates have increased faster than family incomes in recent years. With a new set of reforms in the works, the federal government is hoping to do something about college costs and make the American dream accessible for more Americans....
by James Arkin | Jan 24, 2012 | Education
WASHINGTON — Education leaders from all corners of the country Tuesday reviewed ways for schools to improve children’s literacy, with the head of Newark, N.J., public schools saying it’s time to acknowledge that advancements will take hard work and new tools. The...
by Safiya Merchant | Jan 18, 2012 | Education, Politics
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told the nation’s mayors Wednesday that 11 states have submitted proposals to be exempted from portions of the No Child Left Behind law and he will approve them within weeks. No Child Left Behind, the...
by Safiya Merchant | Jan 17, 2012 | Education
WASHINGTON — A coalition of ministers, mayors and historically black college presidents announced a plan Tuesday aimed at ending hazing at all schools, especially colleges, following the recent hazing death of a Florida college drum major. Florida...
