As budget passes in Illinois, eyes turn to recovery
IL lawmakers passed a budget, after a 2-yr impasse and unknown fallout in schools and universities, so the recovery will begin.
Students who merit scholarships get aid reduced
Students who get scholarships that they have worked hard to achieve face the very real possibility that the financial aid they receive will be cut.
Chicago schools to provide meals during summer
Lunch options for Chicago schoolkids this summer got a boost with the district's LunchStop program, providing access to nutritious meals.
DeVos looks to make predatory lending great again
An initiative at the US Ed. Dept. would eliminate the gainful employment rules that protect students from predatory lending practices.
Upcoming eclipse sparks interest in astronomy
The Very Large Array in New Mexico showed signs of a slight uptick in interest in astronomy on the part of US children and families.
PARCC Inc. is dissolved
The manager of standardized tests used extensively in IL and Md. dissolved as of today. The tests will continue for now.
Obituary: Mitchell Chester; Mass. ed commissioner
He was a phenomenal leader who "possessed an unyielding commitment to improving the lives of children and young people."
Allegations of grade-fixing plague the DC suburbs
The Maryland governor has called for investigations in a case involving teachers who may have inflated grades to boost graduation rates.
Supreme Court scuttles a church-state schooner
SCOTUS today said Missouri couldn't discriminate against a church in providing playground maintenance funds just b/c it's a church.
Can you copyright a test question?
The Supreme Court ruled, again, that holders of intellectual property rights cannot impose restrictions on third-party buyers of their products. PARCC, look out!