Category: Education

October 22, 2018

The economy is hot, hot, hot, isn’t it? Unemployment is historically low. The stock market is on a (mostly-uninterrupted) winning streak. Corporate earnings are booming. But ya know who’s not feeling that economic vitality? Parents, specifically at the moment every […]

July 2, 2018

Schools across the country are reassessing security measures in response to a wave of school shootings. They’re investing in video surveillance, entry control systems, lockdown training and armed police on site. And some are considering newer gadgets that claim to […]

May 21, 2018

McLOUD, Okla. — In many ways Oliver Prince is your typical, happy fifth-grader. He enjoys recess, gym class and time at school on the computer. But in one key way, he, along with the other 92 students at White Rock […]

February 6, 2018

Connecticut’s supreme court has struck down a lower-court ruling that deemed the state’s school spending formula and several associated education policies unconstitutional. That September 2016 ruling rocked the state’s political system for its sweeping condemnation of the state’s teacher-quality standards, […]

September 6, 2017

When the new federal education law passed in 2015 with language allowing states to set aside money for programs that target principals, teacher-leaders, principal-supervisors, and leadership development, many in the education-leadership community were ecstatic. It was the first time that […]

September 1, 2017

Far too many college students shy away from credit cards. In fact, only 33% of people between 18 and 29 even have one. Yet, not having a credit card has serious implications for your financial future. For one, without a […]

August 28, 2017

The city Education Department failed to keep tabs on $84 million it paid to outside vendors for services to students with disabilities, a new audit charges. In the report to be released Monday, Controller Scott Stringer shows the city didn’t […]

August 2, 2017

A whole new student loan servicing and processing system will be up and running in 2019, the U.S. Education Department said on Tuesday, as it formally unveiled its plan to overhaul the current $1.3 trillion program. The department, led by […]

July 13, 2017

It’s recently been suggested that the U.S. Department of Education is considering moving federal student loans—a program that in fiscal year 2016 administered nearly $96 billion—across town to the Department of the Treasury as part of the Trump administration’s efforts […]

June 21, 2017

Recently released federal data confirm what many people already know: The salaries and benefits of teachers, administrators, and support staff consume the vast majority of spending in education. Salaries and benefits make up a combined 80 percent of school spending, […]