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Small colleges teetering as they fight for dollars, students 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 4 2262
Parents are warned their children could be put in foster care over lunch debt 8 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 2530
FCC votes 3-2 to auction key 2.5 GHz spectrum band for 5G 1 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 5 1821
Florida principal to parent: 'Not everyone believes the Holocaust happened' 5 Cattledog Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 2216
Alaska fears 'brain drain' after 41 percent proposed cut to university system 2 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 5 1845
After lobbying by for-profit colleges, Trump administration scraps rule on 'gainful employment' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1682
More white supremacist propaganda showing up on US campuses 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1699
Raimondo: Providence Public Schools are in crisis 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1604
Are Republicans Punishing Striking Teachers? WV Teacher Jay O'Neal 0 appalachiablue Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1555
Oxford to receive biggest single donation 'since the Renaissance' 1 nitpicker Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1884
"Today I resigned from the school district. I would like to share with you what I gave them." 6 demmiblue Jun 2019 Jun 2019 16 2874
Students in Rural America Ask, 'What Is a University Without a History Major?' 4 elleng Jan 2019 Jun 2019 12 3540
Supreme Court rejects appeal from DC prep school student 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1856
West Virginia House GOP education bill moving forward as teachers protest 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1472
How does a $50 million charter scam work? Here's what happened in California (before 11 people were 5 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 6 3503
DeVos' student aid chief quits foundation board following questions on conflict of interest 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 5 1567
California university says students tied to admissions scam could face expulsion 5 Eugene Mar 2019 Jun 2019 0 2229
Virginia College students sue DeVos for reinstating controversial for-profit college accreditor 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 1575
Former Oklahoma student alleges university misreported data 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1757
'I've Been Waiting On This Day': Goodwill Adult High School Graduates 1st Class In St. Louis 1 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 7 1627
Eleven people connected to online charter schools are indicted 1 Starry Messenger May 2019 May 2019 5 1770
Don't know if this question belongs here but... 2 prodigitalson May 2019 May 2019 0 2504
I am looking for those SRA history boxes and SRA reading boxes 10 demtenjeep May 2019 May 2019 2 3351
Missouri Lawmakers Set Later Start Date For Schools 0 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 1 1666
An Eagle Feather? 1 Backseat Driver May 2019 May 2019 2 1735
High School Students To Get Instruction In A Hot Field -- Geospatial Training 0 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 3 1524
Groups want probe into DeVos stance on states using federal funds to arm teachers 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 3 1430
Award-winning media adviser resigns after censorship, conflict with school principal 0 jayschool2013 May 2019 May 2019 2 1957
Urban Superintendents Want More Ways To Get Teachers In Classrooms 2 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 1 1613
Missouri Teachers Say Pay Is Biggest Reason They Quit 1 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 0 1631

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Trump targets Pell Grant money for NASA's budget boost 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 6 1823
California overhauls sex education guidance for teachers 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 3 1384
Education chief says teacher strikes 'ultimately hurt kids' 2 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1723
Teachers Begin To See Unfair Student Loans Disappear 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 6 1970
Emails show Missouri lobbyist's efforts to help expelled son 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 1 1549
Charles Koch gave $25m to our university. Has it become a rightwing mouthpiece? 4 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 2 1993
FL legislature expands vouchers. Public dollars going to Christian schools. Please comment. 2 OrlandoDem2 May 2019 May 2019 1 1977
Charges dropped for University of Arizona students who protested Border Patrol 1 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1452
Congress Confronts Betsy DeVos With $1 Billion Charter School Fraud in US Educ. Dept. 0 appalachiablue Apr 2019 Apr 2019 6 1679
Wash U Announces Free Tuition For Up To Half Of New Med Students 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1565
Prosecutors are sending 'target letters' to others linked to college admissions scam, an official te 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1570
Kentucky attorney general seeks to block teacher subpoenas 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 4 1530
Veterans could be first to pay as DeVos rolls back for-profit college oversight 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1446
Florida: Graveyard of American Public Education, By Diane Ravitch 0 appalachiablue Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1599
Randy Rainbow salutes Betsy Devos... 3 BigmanPigman Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1783
Internal memo contradicts DeVos on using federal money to buy guns for teachers 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1451
'Blatant Violation of the First Amendment': Public Citizen Sues Betsy DeVos for Censoring Its Websit 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 9 1730
Missouri Retired Teachers Association donates almost $18 million in community service 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1428
The Latest: Felicity Huffman to plead guilty in college scam 2 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1828
Second wealthy parent to plead guilty in U.S. college admissions scandal 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1715
Education Dept. rejects vast majority of applicants for temporary student loan forgiveness program 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1551
After Trump Casts Blame for a Special Olympics Cut, Betsy DeVos Flashes Pique 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 2186
Federal judge forbids charter school from requiring girls to wear skirts 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1409
Key cooperating witnesses in college admissions scam sign plea agreements 3 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1676
Report: U.S. government wasted up to $1 billion on charter schools 3 Starry Messenger Mar 2019 Mar 2019 6 2689
Yale rescinds student's admission as defendants charged in $25 million college entrance scam set to 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 6 1897
Extra arts education boosts students' writing scores -- and their compassion, big new study finds 2 littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 Mar 2019 10 1825
How prosecutors say the admissions bribery scheme worked 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1948
NCAA can claim victory after losing federal antitrust case 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1411
Dream Centers: A College Chain Crumbles, and Millions in Student Loan Cash Disappears 2 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1719

Education Continued...

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Kentucky teachers stage 'sick out' to protest against political 'shadiness' 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 6 1574
Denver: immigrant teachers threatened with deportation if they join strikes 2 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1618
For sake of pupils' pupils, China to ban homework on apps 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1477
Why Donald Trump Jr.'s 'loser teachers' comment was 'a chilling moment' for educators around the wor 6 littlemissmartypants Feb 2019 Feb 2019 10 2866
I knew about the phenomenon of a "gap year" but THIS was a new one for me. Anyone encountered this? 15 RockRaven Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 3230
Federal Watchdog Issues Scathing Report On Ed Department's Handling Of Student Loans 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1472
States look to boost oversight of struggling small colleges 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1401
An Educational Experience Happened here at DU at 1:00pm .. 3 Stuart G Feb 2019 Feb 2019 9 2299
Resource: Audio Pronunciation of Each US State and Major US, Australian and European Cities 0 LVZ Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1543
Report blasts Michigan State's handling of sex cases 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1578
L.A. school board seeks pause on charter schools, after teachers' strike 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1399
Virginia teachers turn out in droves to protest for more funding and higher pay 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1394
Duke University professor removed over 'Speak English' email 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1741
With House, Dems eager to bring DeVos under closer oversight 2 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1744
Hampshire College, facing financial challenges, weighs whether to enroll a new first-year class 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1510
'A watershed moment': 31,000 Los Angeles teachers prepare to strike 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1518
Bernice Sandler, 'godmother of Title IX' who championed women's rights on campus, dies at 90 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1348
Federal judge rejects L.A. school district's bid to stop teachers from striking 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1424
U.S. to Investigate Discrimination Against Native American Students on Montana Reservation 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1289
For-profit college owner agrees to end $500M in student debt 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1367
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