The Education Department Is Canceling $150 Million Of Student Loan Debt
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The money goes back to borrowers whose colleges shut down, in many cases because of fraud and mismanagement.
Kentucky Supreme Court Strikes Down Pension Law That Sparked Teacher Protests
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The decision is a major victory for state employees, as well as for state Attorney General Andy Beshear as he runs to unseat Gov. Matt Bevin, who championed the controversial law.
Southern Baptist Seminary Confronts History Of Slaveholding And 'Deep Racism'
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In a 71-page report, Southern Baptist leaders are documenting their dark history, as if by telling the story in wrenching detail, they may finally be freed of its taint.
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Does More Federal Aid Raise Tuition Costs? Not For Most Students, Research Says
Experts say there isn't solid evidence that federal aid drives up college prices, except in one sector: for-profit colleges.
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Sleepless No More In Seattle — Later School Start Time Pays Off For Teens
American teens are chronically sleep deprived, in part because of early school start times. But how much difference can a later start make? As Seattle's school district found out, it can help a lot.
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After High Drama, Portland School Board Votes For Police Agreement
A roller coaster of a meeting results in what critics say was the plan all along: a five-year cost-sharing agreement to keep school resource officers in Portland Public Schools.
Business | Economy | Education
Exclusive: Ed Department To Erase Debts Of Teachers, Fix Troubled Grant Program
The move follows an NPR investigation that found thousands of teachers had grants unfairly converted to loans.
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Iowa College Becomes Battleground For Student Worker Unionization
Students with campus jobs at Grinnell College want to unionize, but the college is pushing back and asking the National Labor Relations Board to reconsider an Obama-era ruling allowing such unions.
Education
School Where Student With Autism Died Violated State Regulations, Officials Say
The 13-year-old died two days after he was physically restrained by a staff member at a private school that provides special education services to students in California.
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Were Your TEACH Grants Converted To Loans While Teaching At A Qualifying School?
If you're one of the thousands of teachers who had grants converted to loans even though you were meeting the teaching requirements of the TEACH Grants program — we want to hear from you.
Education
Chicago's Charter Schools Go On Strike, Troubled For-Profit College Closes Campuses
In this week's roundup of education news: The nation's first strike at a charter school network. We also look at two new reports. One finds that special ed teachers are in short supply; the other finds that school spending is up — with a caveat, of course.
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PPS' 2020 Bond May Change Direction On High Schools
Portland Public Schools is starting plans for a bond measure in 2020, and it might divert from the facilities plans set years ago, to prioritize renovations at all the high schools.
Education
School District Apologizes For Teacher Who Allegedly Cut Native American Child's Hair
Students say she cut part of one Native American classmate's braids and called another by a racial slur. It happened on Halloween and the teacher was in costume as a 19th century voodoo queen.
