Education

It’s a little-known reality that reflects – and, because higher education is a strong route to the middle class, widens – the American income divide.

Mississippi’s outdated textbooks teach an abbreviated version of civil rights, undermining the state’s new “innovative” standards.

As school choice continues to gain momentum, charter school companies such as BASIS are seen as the solution to public education’s ills.

In California, a unique new formula provides extra dollars for poor districts based on how many disadvantaged students they have, and encourages local decision-making and experimentation on how to reach and teach these kids.

Over the past decade, there have been at least 65 state and federal investigations against for-profit colleges. More than 25 of these investigations have ended in court settlements or judgments worth over $1.5 billion. Yet to date, fewer than 35,000 people across the nation have been confirmed to have gotten any money back from their for-profit schools because of these court actions.

In recent years, schools around the country have made a major push to put wireless devices into the hands of every student. But it creates a disadvantage for those who don’t have access to the internet at home.