A Georgia elementary school wa...

Aug 3, 2019 by

A Georgia elementary school was criticized for a poster dictating hairstyles for black students

An elementary school in Georgia came under fire after a hairstylist shared photos that the school used to show...

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Kentucky student sues health d...

Mar 19, 2019 by

Kentucky student sues health department while refusing vaccine amid chickenpox outbreak at his school

A Kentucky student is suing his local health department after it barred students who aren’t immunized against the chickenpox...

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White schools get $23 billion ...

Feb 28, 2019 by

White schools get $23 billion more in funding that non-white schools, report says

(CNN) Predominantly white school districts in the US get $23 billion a year more than districts that educate mostly non-white...

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Autism prevalence now estimate...

Nov 27, 2018 by

Autism prevalence now estimated at 1 in 40 US kids, study says

A survey of parents across the United States estimates that one in 40 children has autism spectrum disorder, according to a study...

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North Las Vegas school asks sp...

Apr 23, 2018 by

North Las Vegas school asks special education students to stay home

Several parents at Elizondo Elementary School received last minute phone calls from the school Friday asking them to keep their...

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Rhode Island just made communi...

Aug 4, 2017 by

Rhode Island just made community college free

By Katie Lobosco – (CNNMoney) Rhode Island just became the fourth state in the nation to make community college free, following...

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Why Google, Apple and Microsof...

May 7, 2017 by

Why Google, Apple and Microsoft are battling for education

by Heather Kelly – Google, Apple and Microsoft all want kids to think they’re cool — so they’re taking the...

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Obama looks to lock in $1 bill...

Jan 18, 2017 by

Obama looks to lock in $1 billion to schools with low-income kids

The Obama administration is considering a major last-minute policy shift that could force hundreds of school districts to cut...

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More colleges open food pantri...

Dec 6, 2016 by

More colleges open food pantries to fight hunger on America’s campuses

At least 398 colleges have food pantries on campus to serve students. The hunger problem is beyond a few sad stories. Montclair State...

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Why ‘tents of love’...

Sep 13, 2016 by

Why ‘tents of love’ are popping up in Chinese colleges

Chinese colleges have come up with an unusual way to help freshmen settle in. For the past five years, Tianjin University in northern...

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From terrorist to University e...

Aug 30, 2016 by

From terrorist to University expert: GW hires former Islamic extremist

GW hires man who once denounced the US and went to prison for making threats against the creators of “South Park.” George...

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Common Core attacks all the ra...

Jan 28, 2016 by

Common Core attacks all the rage for Trump, Republicans

Bashing Common Core education standards sits at the top of the pantheon of red meat lines, right along with defeating Hillary...

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Poll: 10% of college graduates...

Jan 19, 2016 by

Poll: 10% of college graduates think Judge Judy on SCOTUS

Nearly 10% of college graduates surveyed in a poll believe Judith Sheindlin, aka “Judge Judy,” serves on the Supreme...

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Teacher Rafe Esquith files $1B...

Oct 20, 2015 by

Teacher Rafe Esquith files $1B suit vs. L.A. schools

By Ann O’Neill – The nation’s second largest school district has been hit with a $1 billion class-action lawsuit...

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Chinese seek U.S. college admi...

Jul 20, 2015 by

Chinese seek U.S. college admission at any price

  By Shen Lu and Katie Hunt – Beijing (CNN)Jessica Zhang, a 21-year-old Chinese student from Jiangsu Province, says her...

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Parents ‘opting out̵...

Apr 18, 2015 by

Parents ‘opting out’ of standardized testing

By Kelly Wallace – (CNN) Since one of my daughters is taking the public school state tests for the first time this year, I...

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