At SXSWedu, tech innovators and education reformers talk about the “business” of education.
Education in America
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Q&A: How Do You Measure Value in Higher Education?
What value do colleges and universities add to students?
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The State of the Kindergarteners Should Be Strong
Obama’s ambitious plans for a national preschool initiative
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How to Fix the Federal Student Aid System
The New America Foundation takes a crack.
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Pushing Arne Duncan to Fast-Forward
Activists demand that the Department of Education address discriminatory policies.
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In the Schools of Philadelphia
A yawning budget gap has accelerated school closures, but a new community-labor alliance is fighting back.
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A Standardized Testing Revolt
Two decades ago, Texas led the country in implementing standardized testing. George W. Bush made it national policy. Now there’s a growing movement to back off.
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Fighting Education Shock Therapy
With tools from 1964, community activists are pushing the White House to turn federal education policy around.
Posted inLaw and Justice
We Can’t All Be Royals
It’s Kate Middleton’s job to have a baby. For the rest of us, having a child makes it harder to do our jobs.
