From banned books to forbidden pronouns, the culture war is raging inside America’s classrooms. We go to one Florida college where students and faculty are battling Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong
Many schools teach reading using an approach that can actually make it harder for kids to learn. They’re taught strategies like “look at the picture” and “think of a word that makes sense.” This episode is a partnership with American Public Media’s Sold a Story podcast.
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How the US’ massive failure to close the digital divide got exposed by coronavirus
Three out of four Americans without reliable high-speed internet access live in urban areas. Most haven’t connected because they can’t afford it.
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Veterans Affairs bans University of Phoenix from new GI Bill enrollments
A federal investigation found the for-profit college and three other educational programs use deceptive marketing.
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University of Phoenix settles for record $191 million on charges of deceptive advertising
The for-profit school must cancel $141 million in student debt.
Posted inAccountability, The Cost of Choice, U.S. Education
As New Orleans’ Catholic school enrollment fell, state vouchers came to the rescue
Archdiocese school officials have slowed attrition by tapping into a program that lets parents use state dollars to pay tuition at nonpublic schools.
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Louisiana officials ask little before letting private schools get millions in public vouchers
The state has approved every private school that sought vouchers.
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How one troubled New Orleans school earned millions from Louisiana’s school-choice program
McMillian’s First Steps Academy shows how some low-performing schools exist solely because of state voucher subsidies, with little accountability.
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Louisiana promised children a way out of bad public schools – then steered thousands to D- and F-grade private campuses
Politicians said the Louisiana Scholarship Program would improve children’s performance. It has failed to live up to its billing.
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The steps Trump has taken to undermine student debt reform
During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump seemed to endorse student loan reform. The nation’s student debt burden has soared to $1.41 trillion.