Digital Readiness, Confidence Gaps Affect Online Education
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) According to a new report by the Pew Research Center, access to technology isn’t the only thing dividing Americans when it comes to online education. They also fall along More...
Dept of Education Terminates Largest For-Profit Accreditor
(Photo: BurnTX) The Department of Education has relieved the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, the largest agency in the country that oversees for-profit colleges and universities, of More...
Dept of Education Offers New Guidance for English Learners
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) English learners have been given a boost by the US Department of Education by way of non-regulatory guidance released to assist states, schools, and districts in providing More...
Michelle Obama Promotes Girls’ Education at Broadway Event
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) First Lady Michelle Obama took to Broadway earlier in the week to host a concert for the spouses of global heads of state, which included performances from a number of female-centric More...
Navy Will Mandate Transgender Sensitivity Education
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) The US Navy has made an announcement that it will be requiring all naval personnel to undergo transgender sensitivity training to be completed by July 2017. At that time, More...
San Francisco 49ers, Khan Academy Join for STEAM Education
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) Khan Academy, a nonprofit online education platform, has teamed up with the San Francisco 49ers STEAM Education program after originally declining the team’s proposal More...
Christie Pushes to Re-write New Jersey Education Funding Formula
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration is arguing in court that the state needs the ability to overrule teacher contracts, rather than receiving additional More...
Malala Yousafzai Advocates for Refugee Education
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize laureate and advocate for girls education, has been urging world leaders to guarantee a 12-year education to all refugee children. More...
Lawsuit Claims Detroit Schools Offered Inadequate Education
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and educational officials working in the state are facing a lawsuit against them regarding the quality of the education system in Detroit, which More...
Bridgepoint Education Charged with Deceptive Loan Practices
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Bridgepoint Education, Inc., a for-profit chain of colleges, is about to return $ 23.5 million to students because of claims that the organization tricked them into applying More...