How the Supreme Court Healthcare Case could Affect Education
An interesting take on how the Supreme Court’s ruling could affect federal education policy.
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Fewer Pre-K Classes to Account For Waitlisted Kindergartners
Hundreds of angry parents protested that they were waitlisted for their neighborhood kindergarten classes this year. As DNAinfo reports, the city said last week that one solution would be cutting …
Read MoreNo More ‘Pink Slime’ in U.S. Schools
Controversial “‘pink slime” is vanishing from U.S. public school cafeterias according to the New York Times.
Read MoreDuncan Testifies to Congress under Fire
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan testified before Congress, last week arguing that funding priorities should shift from special education and Title I to the administration’s signature Race to the Top program.
Read MoreAt Selective Schools Parents Protest Special Education Seats
At Intermediate School 187/Christa McAuliffe, parents are protesting the requirement that all schools admit the same proportion of special education students. I.S. 187 is a school where students take an …
Read MorePrivate Schools Turn to Parents for Fundraising
The New York Times reports on private schools’ push to raise money off of their wealthy parents beyond the pricy tuition.
Read MoreNYC Council Speaker Calls for Mandatory Kindergarten while Other Cities Cut It
NYC Council Speaker and potential mayoral candidate Christine Quinn called for mandatory kindergarten in the city. Meanwhile, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s property tax ceiling is forcing school districts in Utica, Albany and Port …
Read MoreThe Big Test: An Informed History, A Decade Too Early
Nicholas Lemann dives into the past of America’s most famous test.
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