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Religious Conservatives Embrace Cruz Tax Break for Private Schools
Kevin Diaz | Houston Chronicle
Politics School Choice Texas
Higher Education Bill Could Heat Up Competition for Adult Students
Melissa Korn & Douglas Belkin | WSJ
Big Picture Higher Ed
Graduate Students Escaped Tax Increases, but They Still Feel a Target on Their Backs
Erica L. Green | The New York Times
Graduate School Higher Ed student loans
Women Are Invited to Give Fewer Talks Than Men at Top U.S. Universities
Ed Yong | The Atlantic
Higher Ed
State ESSA Plans ‘Not Encouraging’ on Equity, Education Trust Says
Alyson Klein | Education Week
Equity ESSA
Sweet Briar College, Which Almost Closed, Gets a Rating Upgrade
Amanda Albright | Bloomberg
Big Picture Higher Ed
Can Mitchonomics Fix the Broken Business of Higher Ed?
Romesh Ratnesar | Bloomberg
Business of Ed Higher Ed
Tax Cuts Alone Won’t Answer U.S. Economic Needs, Bloomberg Says
PBS NewsHour
Politics
Amid State Cuts, a Texas High School Football Coach Got a $20,000 Raise. His District Says He’s Earned It.
Aliyya Swaby | Texas Tribune
School Funding Texas
Betsy DeVos Speaks at University of Baltimore Graduation, Prompting Protests
Talia Richman | Baltimore Sun
Higher Ed maryland USED
Where the Grass Is Greener
Colleen Flaherty | Inside Higher Ed
Higher Ed
Now When an Austin School Fails, It’s Not Only the State That Can Take It Over
Claire McInerny | KUT
Accountability Texas
Facebook Law Enforcement Takedowns Quadrupled in Six Months Because of a School Shooting Video
Colin Lecher | The Verge
School Safety
Tax-Averse Legislators in Kansas, Oklahoma Scramble for Education Dollars
Daarel Burnette II | Education Week
kansas oklahoma
School Vouchers Hit Snag in Tennessee as Sponsor Announces He Won’t Advance Bill
MARTA W. ALDRICH, LAURA FAITH KEBEDE | Chalkbeat
School Choice tennessee
New York City to Close 14 Failing Schools, Including 9 in Renewal Program
David Cantor | The 74
Accountability new york
Betsy DeVos’ Team Asks Seven States for More ESSA Specifics
Alyson Klein | Education Week
ESSA
$250 Teacher Tax Deduction Here to Stay in Final GOP Bill
Liana Heitin Loewus | Education Week
Teachers
How Much Do Teachers Spend on Classroom Supplies?
Ariana Figueroa | NPR
Teachers
Why Teens Find Stories About the End of the World So Appealing
Elissa Nadworny | KQED
Literature Science of Learning
The Search Begins For The Next ‘CEO’ Of Mass. Public Schools — No Teaching Experience Required
Max Larkin | WBUR
massachusetts
How Republicans Want to Change the Way You Pay Your Student Loans
Jillian Berman | MarketWatch
student loans
New Mexico Won’t Renew Charter at Largest Online School
Morgan Lee | U.S. News & World Report
new mexico online ed
Education Funding, Amazon Touted in Rauner’s Top 10 Accomplishments
Tina Sfondeles | Chicago Sun-Times
Illinois School Funding

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Religious Conservatives Embrace Cruz Tax Break for Private Schools

Higher Education Bill Could Heat Up Competition for Adult Students

Graduate Students Escaped Tax Increases, but They Still Feel a Target on Their Backs

Women Are Invited to Give Fewer Talks Than Men at Top U.S. Universities

State ESSA Plans ‘Not Encouraging’ on Equity, Education Trust Says

Sweet Briar College, Which Almost Closed, Gets a Rating Upgrade

Can Mitchonomics Fix the Broken Business of Higher Ed?

Tax Cuts Alone Won’t Answer U.S. Economic Needs, Bloomberg Says

Amid State Cuts, a Texas High School Football Coach Got a $20,000 Raise. His District Says He’s Earned It.

Betsy DeVos Speaks at University of Baltimore Graduation, Prompting Protests

Where the Grass Is Greener

Now When an Austin School Fails, It’s Not Only the State That Can Take It Over

Facebook Law Enforcement Takedowns Quadrupled in Six Months Because of a School Shooting Video

Tax-Averse Legislators in Kansas, Oklahoma Scramble for Education Dollars

School Vouchers Hit Snag in Tennessee as Sponsor Announces He Won’t Advance Bill

New York City to Close 14 Failing Schools, Including 9 in Renewal Program

Betsy DeVos’ Team Asks Seven States for More ESSA Specifics

$250 Teacher Tax Deduction Here to Stay in Final GOP Bill

How Much Do Teachers Spend on Classroom Supplies?

Why Teens Find Stories About the End of the World So Appealing

The Search Begins For The Next ‘CEO’ Of Mass. Public Schools — No Teaching Experience Required

How Republicans Want to Change the Way You Pay Your Student Loans

New Mexico Won’t Renew Charter at Largest Online School

Education Funding, Amazon Touted in Rauner’s Top 10 Accomplishments

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An American Perspective on Chinese Schooling

Study Suggests Gentrification Has Boosted Integration in D.C. Schools

No More As, Bs Or Cs? That’s What Some Private Schools Are Talking About.

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Mark Zuckerberg Says Technology Could Be a Solution for America’s Broken School System

D.C. Schools Graduate Chronically Absent Students, Chancellor Acknowledges

D.C. State Board of Education May Call for Another Investigation of Graduation Standards

New York State Revising Private Schools Guidelines

Washington Gov. Aims to Raid State Savings to Satisfy K-12 Funding Order

The ‘Forgotten’ Part of Special Education That Could Lead to Better Outcomes for Students

Mark Zuckerberg Says Technology Could Be a Solution for America’s Broken School System

Texas Education Agency Ends Controversial No-Bid Special Education Contract

What The GOP Tax Plan Means for Schools, Students and Parents

House GOP Higher Ed Bill Could Limit D.C.’s Oversight of Student Loan Companies

Tax Savings for K-12 Tuition Riles Public School Advocates

DeVos Delays Rule on Racial Disparities in Special Education

Tax Bill Could Hand DeVos First Major School Choice Victory

Trump Job Cuts at Education Department Worry Civil-Rights Advocates

Millennials, Gen-X’ers and Boomers Are Still Poorer Than Before the Recession

Law School Is Hot Again as Politics Piques Interest

Consider Graduation Rates for Pell Students at Top Schools

The Winners & Losers in the GOP Tax Plan

Cyber Charters Continue to Struggle: A State-by-State Look at Reports of Trouble

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This Tax Bill Is a Trillion-Dollar Blunder

Lots of Poor School Districts Do Pretty Well, But We Don’t Know Why

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Harvard Endowment Chief Pushed for Steeper Devaluation of Assets

New Study Shows Just How Hard It Is to Find a Decent Public School in Detroit — Especially in 10 City Neighborhoods

Moody’s: Tax-Free Bond Elimination Would Hurt Private Colleges

Freshman Applicants to UC Soar to a New Record, With UCLA Again Leading the Way

School Board May Try New Tactic to Fight Charter Schools in Seattle

Betsy DeVos’ Team Tells Maryland Its ESSA Plan Needs Work

Teen’s Dramatic Video, Revealing His Acceptance by Harvard, Charms Internet

IPS Board Votes to Ask Taxpayers for $936M to Pay for Teacher Raises, Building Improvements, Special Education

DeVos Wades into Debate Over How to Modernize Higher Education

Asked About Preventing Next Sandy Hook Shooting, White House Pivots to Immigration

The Biggest Controversies From Betsy DeVos’ First Year

Here’s How Career Readiness Figures Into State ESSA Plans

Trump Education Department Will Reconsider Rules for Title I, Charter Schools

Report: Some Arizona Charter Schools Unlawfully Exclude, Deter Students

FCC Dismantles ‘Net Neutrality’ Policy, and K-12 Schools Await Impact

State Standards Strong in California, Report Says

State Attorneys General Sue Education Department Over Loan Forgiveness Delays

Texas Gov. Seeks Testing Reprieve for Hurricane-Affected Schools

Bill Would Make Computer Science an Ohio Graduation Option