Trump’s Projected Education Budget to Make Deep Cuts—Except for School Choice
The cuts are expected to affect 150 positions in the Department of Education.
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District High Schools Experience Higher Graduation Rates While Simultaneously Losing More Students
Schools whose graduation rates are rising are simultaneously losing many students to charter schools and schools in other parts of town.
Scientists, Not Politicians, Are the Biggest Threat to Science’s Credibility
Political activism for science is fine as long as science itself remains trustworthy.
Appeal Likely in Alabama School Desegregation Case Allowing Mostly White Town to Leave Largely Black District
Gardendale can take over control of its two elementary schools from the Jefferson County district this fall for a three-year period.
Debunking the Myth of the Miraculous Stradivarius
New research finds audiences cannot reliably distinguish between the sound of new instruments and old masters.
Has Trump Killed Political Discourse in the Classroom?
Fearful of the potential for bitter debate around the president and his policies, school administrations around the country have resorted to shutting down student discourse.
Selective Colleges Take Fewer Low-Income Students, According to a New Report
Less than 20 percent of students at top-tier schools are Pell Grant recipients.
The New Spending Agreement Revives Abstinence Education
Congressional leaders in Washington reached an agreement last night that extends the government budget through the end of…
How Big Internet Will Use Our Private Information to Get Even Bigger
In late 2014, it was revealed that Verizon Wireless had been, for over two years, inserting a unique…
Purdue University Buys a For-Profit Institution
The university has purchased the for-profit Kaplan University for $1 with plans to transform it into a non-profit Indiana public university.