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New York State Education Department Approves Curriculum Associates as a Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Sponsor

September 16, 2020 by eSchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., September 14, 2020—The New York State Education Department has approved Curriculum Associates as a Continuing Teacher and ... Read more

How Owen J. Roberts School District made the remote transition

June 3, 2020June 2, 2020 by Kevin Hogan

A district's new AV implementation positioned it to be uniquely situation to handle learning changes when COVID-19 emerged

That COVID “where were you when” moment from last March is still fresh in Paul Sanfrancesco’s mind. Watching neighboring districts announce closures and realizing his own faculty would…

DeVos undoes Obama student loan protections

April 24, 2017 by Shahien Nasiripour, Bloomberg News

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Trump’s ed budget: A ‘betrayal’ and a ‘meat cleaver’ to public education

March 17, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Under President Trump's proposed FY 2018 budget, school choice would receive a massive $1.4 billion while the Education Department undergoes a $9 billion, or 13 percent, cut. Overall,…

Republicans gear up for school choice legislation under DeVos

January 12, 2017January 7, 2017 by Emily Wilkins, CQ-Roll Call

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College cost website raises questions about Romney’s higher-ed stance

June 18, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

The for-profit Florida university that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney supports as a model for holding down college costs is one of the country’s priciest schools, according to…

Opinion: Teaching for America

November 22, 2010 by staff and wire services reports

The Education Department is the “epicenter of national security,” write Thomas Friedman, columnist for the New York Times.

Obama calls for more STEM teachers, longer school year

July 14, 2011September 27, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Barely into the new school year, President Barack Obama issued a tough-love message to students and teachers on Sept. 27: Their year in the classroom should be longer,…

Study: Online learning might be less effective for some

September 16, 2010September 15, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Higher education’s embrace of online courses could hurt the performance of some groups of students, according to a study that contradicts the findings of a 2009 report from…

Education Department to boost anti-fraud efforts

August 17, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

The federal government will hire more investigators to prevent fraud by for-profit colleges in such areas as student financial aid, Reuters reports.

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