A study presented at November’s conference in Indianapolis raised some eyebrows over this finding: When states increase need-based financial aid to public...
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, signed by President Barack Obama in mid-December, will boost the availability and health content of...
The struggling Detroit city school system is about to receive a major boost from the formerly bankrupt, now profitable General Motors automakers....
Note: This story was updated on December 13 A massive child nutrition bill that will boost the availability and health content of...
A new federal report is the latest measurement of the American high dropout picture, this one quantifying not just rates of ninth...
The DREAM Act, which passed the House last night but faced sure defeat in the Senate if brought to a vote...
Last month’s annual Association for the Study of Higher Education conference in Indianapolis featured the presentation of a particular piece of research...
A significant decrease in Southern “dropout factories” – high schools in which 60 percent or fewer of incoming freshmen classes go on...
DREAM Act supporters are making one final push in the 111th Congress before Republicans take over the House in January. President Barack...
Weekly Notes, Week of 11/15/10 Now that the election is over, the focus in education and workforce policy is squarely on legislative...
In 2008, Walmart started looking for a way to connect its employees with affordable and practical college opportunities. American Public Education, Inc.,...
Ed/Jobs Notes, Week of 11/8/10 Sat in on the first day of last week’s Department of Education public meetings on the gainful...
The Department of Education’s public meetings on the gainful employment rule Thursday provided a pedestal for numerous, and repetitive, arguments on yet-to-be...
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The state with the nation’s most foster youths will no longer just cut them loose when they turn 18. California Gov. Arnold...
Hundreds of activists converged on Washington in late September, pushing for what is beginning to seem like only a dream: passage of...
The Department of Education put schools on notice this week that failure to police a pattern of bullying could result in a...
The St. Paul, Minn.-based National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) is organizing a national coalition of leaders to think about education policy and...
The governing body for Georgia’s state colleges and universities banned illegal immigrants from attending the most selective state schools, as several other...
Fielding a wide range of questions in a youth town hall meeting on Thursday, President Barack Obama best summed up the day’s...