The Department of Education moves to limit state consumer protections against student loan servicers and for-profit colleges
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West Virginia Teachers Win—Will the Legislature Try to Undercut Their Victory?
West Virginia’s teachers won a 5 percent pay raise for all state employees. But it was the legislature’s corporate tax cuts that underfunded the teachers in the first place—and it may slash public services to pay for the raise.
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West Virginia Communities Unite Behind Historic Teacher Strike
It’s day four of the West Virginia teachers’ strike, in which nearly 20,000 teachers across the state are demanding higher pay and better health insurance. On Tuesday, union leaders finally secured a meeting with Republican Governor Jim Justice—meaning the strike could end today if demands are met. The teachers, coordinated by the American Federation of […]
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Urban Institute Study Finds Millions of Americans Live in Higher Education Deserts
Millions of American adults cannot access any type of higher education based on their location, according to a new study from the Urban Institute. Released last month, the report found that 3.1 million Americans, at least 1.3 percent of the adult population, live in a complete education desert: They have no public university available within […]
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‘Liberal’ Campuses, Conservative Media, and the First Amendment
Right-wing media go into overdrive to discredit Hamilton College students exercising free speech rights.
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At CPAC, Florida Massacre Hangs Over Betsy DeVos
The secretary of education offers prayers and thoughts on her signature issues, but little on the current pressing issues for students and educators: guns and school safety.
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“Protect Kids, Not Guns”: Maryland Teenagers Skip School to Demand Action
High school students protested on Capitol Hill and at the White House in solidarity with the victims of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting.
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Mentors Under Siege: California’s DACA Teachers
Of California’s roughly 223,000 DACA recipients, an estimated 5,000 are working teachers. Three of them share their stories.
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Study: International Students Avoiding U.S. Graduate Schools
International students vote with their feet. For the first time in more than a decade, university admissions officials reported a decrease in the number of applications to graduate school programs from international students, according to a recent Council of Graduate Schools study. Researchers found that international graduate applications declined by 3 percent and first-time enrollments […]
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More College Students Risk Hunger
Tuition costs are sky-high. According to the College Board, the average yearly cost of attending a two-year community college in 2016 was $11,580. For a public four-year university, the cost was $20,090 per year and the private university sticker price was $45,370. These costs are alarming enough, but what’s even more shocking is that increasing […]
