DeVos, Conway advocate privately funded scholarships for k-12 education
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos advocated for the creation of a tax credit to encourage donations to nonprofit scholarship organizations to allow children to attend private schools on Tuesday morning.
DeVos, Conway advocate privately funded scholarships for k-12 education
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos advocated for the creation of a tax credit to encourage donations to nonprofit scholarship organizations to allow children to attend private schools on Tuesday morning.
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Queer youth become their own advocates
Queer youth from community organization SMYAL become their own advocates.
Queer youth become their own advocates
Queer youth from community organization SMYAL become their own advocates.
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Program aims to connect veterans with best colleges
The College Board is launching a new intiative to connect top colleges and veteran support groups to service members to help them better access education opportunities.
Program aims to connect veterans with best colleges
The College Board is launching a new intiative to connect top colleges and veteran support groups to service members to help them better access education opportunities.
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Civil rights groups on higher education equity: ‘We still have a long way to go’
Nearly 50 civil rights and education groups created a list of civil rights principles they want Congress to include in the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
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Despite Early Efforts, Student Athlete Equity Act Stalls
Since the bill’s proposal in March, there hasn’t been any progress on the Student Athlete Equity Act. According to experts, the NCAA will continue to stall on the issue.
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Crushing Student Debt May Be Causing Private Practice Shortage
WASHINGTON— A 30-year-old recently married medical resident who is about to graduate as an orthodontist planned to move on to a career in private practice. Instead, she and her husband are moving in with her parents and she will work in a health care corporation. The...
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Veterans celebrate the 75th anniversary of the GI Bill and reflect on its history and significance in American Culture.
Frederick students get spelling bee limelight
Two Frederick students competed Wednesday at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
North Dakota students compete at the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee
Despite spelling both their words correctly, the two national spelling bee participants from North Dakota did not land a spot in the final round. Bee officials said they selected 50 finalists based on spellers’ performance in the two rounds of onstage oral spelling and a preliminary written test taken earlier in the week.
VIDEO: Taking A Second Chance to Beecome Queen Bee
American Working Class May Benefit from College Alternative
American Enterprise Institute discusses a report that says the American working class looks like those in poverty, but may be revitalized through alternative programs, rather than higher education.
Getting to Know the New Normal for U.S. College Students
WASHINGTON -- Demographics are changing in America, especially on college campuses. Today’s college students are likely to be older than in past years, working full- or part-time, and possibly a parent. They are more diverse in race and income level. Enrollment on...
Rising Debt is Crushing Students: What Should We Do About It?
WASHINGTON-Daniel Grimes hits the streets of George Washington University to talk student debt and the rising cost of tuition. Afterwards, he sits down with Colleen Campbell from the Center for American Progress to talk solutions. https://vimeo.com/295901644...
State Spending on Higher Education Has Dropped. Hispanic and Black Families are Bearing the Costs
In-state tuition amounts to more than 20 percent of black and Hispanic median household incomes in almost half of the country.
Bipartisan “running mates” talk economic agendas for the middle class
WASHINGTON – Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican and Colorado’s Democratic governor, John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., said Wednesday the labor and education systems are broken and can’t be fixed until politicians stop vicious partisanship to help the middle class. Speaking...
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