Israeli Government Looks to Impose Core Secular Education
(Photo: Marc Israel Sellem, POOL/Flash90) Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation has approved a law for its first reading in the Knesset that would cancel a law passed by the previous government requiring haredi elementary schools to teach 11 hours per week of English, math, and science. The law intended to reduce the amount of funding More...
New Mexico Expands Early Pre-K Program with New Funding
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Leaders in the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) have said that $ 3.5 million in pre-K funds that were unused would be routed into the Early Pre-K program, More...
Ann Arbor, Michigan tops WalletHub’s Most Educated Cities List
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) WalletHub, the website dedicated to offering daily free credit scores and full credit reports, has released their annual list of the most and least educated cities in the More...
Michigan Will Pay Legal Fees in Detroit Teacher Sickout Suit
(Photo: Jim West, ZUMA Press, Newscom) The Michigan Department of Treasury has announced that it will pay the bill for the legal fees accrued to sue two teachers over a massive teacher sickout held earlier in More...
Clinton, Democrats Tout Free College Tuition Plans
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Throughout the Democratic National Convention, supporters of Hillary Clinton spoke about many ways to make higher education more affordable, including plans for free college More...
UK Announces Increase to Tuition Fees Cap for 2017
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) In an official ministerial statement, British Universities Minister Jo Johnson gave the higher education institutions the green light to increase their tuition fees above the More...
Apple Back to School Promos Include iPhones, iPads
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) This year’s annual back-to-school promotion from Apple — an offering eagerly anticipated by a significant number of tech-obsessed students — includes the iPhone More...
NFL, Heads Up Football Safety Claims May Be Misleading
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Although more parents are making the decision to keep their children away from tackle football because of short- and long-term safety issues, the National Football League, along More...
After Protests, 24-Day Sit In, Seattle University Dean Retires
(Photo: Seattle University) A Seattle University dean at the center of a student protest and 24-day student sit-in has retired more than a month after being placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal More...
Los Angeles School District Report Still Leaves Questions
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) The Los Angeles Unified School District Office of the Independent Monitor has released the second part of its annual report to the superintendent and the Board of Education outlining More...