Education
UT System Chancellor Bill McRaven will resign in May
The announcement comes after months of pressure from the Board of Regents and state lawmakers, but he cited health reasons for his pending departure.
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Institutions of higher earning
As this week’s episode explains, students face a variety of obstacles, from rising tuition rates to hard-line immigration laws.
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In an era of inequity, more college financial aid is going to the rich
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.
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Why students are ignorant about the civil rights movement
Mississippi’s outdated textbooks teach an abbreviated version of civil rights, undermining the state’s new “innovative” standards.
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Public School Inc.: When public education turns into big business
As school choice continues to gain momentum, charter school companies such as BASIS are seen as the solution to public education’s ills.
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For nearly 200 for-profit colleges, taxpayers pay the bills
The proprietary schools – which include dozens of storefront beauty, computer and culinary operations – would have violated an anti-profiteering law were it not for a loophole that excludes the GI Bill and tuition assistance to active duty military.
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Get up, stand up: California’s search for education equity
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.
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For-profit college industry slips through cracks of accountability
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.
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School-issued iPads + no internet at home = New barrier to progress
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.
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Does Illinois school funding discriminate against minority students?
A lawsuit has been delayed numerous times, including two rounds of settlement talks. It has dragged on for eight years.
