by Julia Edwards | Nov 9, 2010 | Education
Why He Matters Eduardo Ochoa is second in command to Under Secretary of Postsecondary Education Martha Kanter, and advises her on higher-education policy, including the disbursement of $3 billion annually. Department of Education site(1)Department of Education site...
by Julia Edwards | Nov 9, 2010 | Education
WASHINGTON — After a bitter and polarizing midterm election, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, maintains that reforming the public education system is one action both parties can agree to take. Harkin will continue to chair the education committee and says Republican...
by Zak Koeske | Nov 8, 2010 | Education, Politics, Science + Technology
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Story by Zak Koeske, for Politics Daily WASHINGTON — Not long ago, a player who suffered a football-related head injury received a cursory evaluation that involved little more than a trainer wagging a few meaty fingers...
by Maud Blose | Nov 3, 2010 | Education
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Video game supporters protesting outside the Supreme Court against the California State law. Maud Blose/MNS Video game supporters protested outside the Supreme Court against a California State law that prevents kids under the...
by Julia Edwards | Nov 2, 2010 | Education
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education met a Nov. 1 deadline for unveiling regulations to police for-profit colleges, after making extensive revisions in the package due to public push-back. The set of rules, scheduled to go into effect next July, include...
by Julia Edwards | Oct 27, 2010 | Education
Leading up to the rally, here is what Julia Edwards reported for Washington’s NPR affiliate, WAMU 88.5. Thousands are expected to fill the National Mall Saturday for Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert’s “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.”...
