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Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Ten States Get No Child Left Behind Act Waivers as Rewrite Proceeds in Congress

Ten states have received waivers from the 2014 targets set by the No Child Left Behind Act, in exchange for agreeing to...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

State of the Union Speech Touches on DREAM Act, Dropout Laws and Job Training

President Barack Obama delivered his third State of the Union speech last night, an hour-long oratory that focused mostly on success in...

Reason for Hope in Urban School Reform

At first glance, it would appear there is little to cheer about with America’s urban schools. Results from the “Nation’s Report card,”...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Potential 2012 Appropriations Deal A Vague and Mixed Bag for Youth Programs

Note: This story was corrected to reflect an accurate figure for the Corporation for National and Community Service Head Start is poised...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Federal Budget Watch 2012

Congress has approved deep cuts in federal juvenile justice funding for 2012, but neither the House nor the Senate has voted on...

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Have We Gotten It Wrong on School Reform

Center on Education Policy A letter from Jack Jennings, CEO of the Center on Education Policy, analyzes a recent book by Marc...

Funding: Archives 2014 & Earlier

House Subcommitee Discusses Soaring Cost of College

The Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training for the House Committee on Education and the Workforce met today to discuss college...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Obama Announces Student Loan Repayment Changes

President Barack Obama will announce Wednesday that beginning in January students who take out federal college loans will be able to repay...

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The Hidden Costs of Community Colleges

American Institutes for Research As more and more students are gravitating to community colleges, more attention is being put on how well...

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Hate Crimes on Campus: Racial/Ethnic Diversity and Campus Safety

An upcoming report in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence evaluates the relationship between racial diversity and the number of hate crimes on...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Senate Education Rewrite Halted Abruptly by Angry Senator

A Senate committee’s markup of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was stopped abruptly early this afternoon when Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.),...

News Briefs: Archives 2011 & Earlier

Webcast, Guide on Stable Educational Experiences for Foster Youths

As Senate work stalled today on overhauling the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, a group of child welfare advocates hosted a webcast...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Audit Questions Job Corps Placement Claims

A new audit by the Labor Department’s Inspector General accuses its Job Corps program of doing exactly what the Education Department accuses...

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College Completion: The Latino Edition

The College Completion Agenda – Latino Edition College Board This new reports looks at what can be done to increase the number...

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Colleges: Where Does the Money Come From, What Does It Pay For

Trends in College Spending: Where does the money come from? Where does it go? What does it buy? The Delta Cost Project...

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College Completion: The Latino Edition

The College Completion Agenda – Latino Edition College Board This new reports looks at what can be done to increase the number...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

House Approps Would Eliminate AmeriCorps, Increase Head Start Funding

The House Appropriations Committee made public today a proposed spending bill that would eliminate AmeriCorps, increase funding for Head Start and limit...

Employment: Archives 2014 & Earlier

Community College Groups Receive $500 Million in Job-Training Grants

Almost $500 million in grants to increase graduation rates and provide new job-specific community college programs targeted at unemployed workers were announced...

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