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New Hampshire parents could face criminal charges for kids playing hooky
When students play hooky in Rochester, N.H., their parents could be the ones getting a tarnished permanent record, the Huffington Post reports.…
House to vote on increasing advanced-degree visas
A House vote to offer permanent residency to foreign students graduating with advanced degrees in science and math from U.S. colleges and universities is setting the stage for a bigger…
Reports highlight need for data mobility
Educational data must follow students as they cross state lines, and policy makers must be equipped with the tools needed to ensure that teachers, students, and parents have access to…
Jeb Bush, with cash and clout, pushes contentious school reforms
As former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush convenes a star-studded policy summit this week in Washington, D.C., he is widely regarded as one of the most influential education reformers in the…
Lawsuit targets ‘locator’ chips in Texas student IDs
To 15-year-old Andrea Hernandez, the tracking microchip embedded in her student ID card is a "mark of the beast," sacrilege to her Christian faith—not to mention how it pinpoints her…
Feds release first-ever national graduation rates
The U.S. Department of Education has released a first-ever list detailing state-by-state four-year high school graduation rates, the Huffington Post reports. …
Educator aided others at cheating, U.S. charges
Federal prosecutors in Memphis are investigating an educator who they say ran a test cheating ring in three Southern states for teachers and prospective teachers who wanted to pass standardized…
Writing bills, finding funds: Bush’s foundation at work
Soon after leaving office in 2007, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush launched the Foundation for Excellence in Education to "ignite a movement of reform, state by state," Reuters reports.…
Chicago offers to pause school closings after 2013 cuts
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said on Monday he wants a five-year moratorium on closing public schools after anticipated cuts in 2013, but the teachers union called his gesture a "sleight…
Survey: School web filtering can impede learning
More and more students are bringing personal mobile devices to school, but a new survey from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) finds that content filtering often prevents students…