Donald Trump to pull feds out of K-12 education
President Trump will sign an executive order Wednesday to start pulling the federal government out of K-12 education, following through on a campaign promise to return schools to state and local control. The order, dubbed the “Education Federalism Executive Order,” will launch a 300-day review of Obama-era regulations and guidance for school...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls for Total Overhaul of Student Loan System
“Instead of holding Navient accountable, [the DOE’s] student loan bank covered for them. Outrageous, but not surprising,” Sen. Warren tweeted on Wednesday. (Photo: Senate Democrats/flickr/cc)TND...
Why Are College Students Screwing Themselves over to Barely Make More Money Than People Did in 1979?
TND Guest Contributor: Melissa Dykes | Originally published at The Daily Sheeple A recent Pew Research report shows that the American middle class is disappearing. Most Americans are no longer considered middle...
Sheriff asks FBI, Justice Department to investigate arrest of student in viral video
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott has asked the FBI and the U.S. Justice Department to investigate an incident between a school resource officer and a female student at Spring...
Arizona University Gives Free Tuition to MBA Students in 2016
Arizona State University is just giving away MBA degrees. OK, students still have to study and complete the program – but it won’t cost incoming MBA students a penny next year. There are 85 students...
Demand for Chinese language soars
A shortage of Chinese language teachers has become an increasingly urgent problem worldwide, as more and more countries and regions have established frequent and close trade and personnel exchanges with China,...
The “World’s Best Teacher” Gives Kids Choices–Instead of Tests
Pop quiz: who’s the coolest teacher around? Answer: Ms. Atwell. Today, for World Teacher Day, we’re shining a spotlight on Nancie Atwell, the “World’s Best Teacher” who doesn’t...
Get Smart About Education Savings
Get Smart About Education Savings Get Smart About Education Savings by Tara Thompson Popernik, AllianceBerstein Educating your children or grandchildren isn’t just an expense: The Internal Revenue Service sees...
Like Engineering, Kids? Don’t Bring a Homemade Clock to Public School or You’ll Get Arrested for Making Bombs
TND Guest Contributor: Melissa Dykes Can you say INDOCTRINATION? Guess having an imagination is now illegal in Police State ‘MERICA! RANT ALERT: Yeah. I had to make a video on this. Simple investigative work...
Students Bombed the SAT This Year, in Four Charts
Students Bombed the SAT This Year, in Four Charts http://t.co/R6ZsaQv81u — Matthew Bender (@5280code) September 3, 2015 ...