Is the Bar Too Low for Special Education?
The Supreme Court is poised to decide the quality of instruction public schools must provide students with disabilities—a question that could get even thornier under the Trump administration.
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Guillermo del Olmo / Shutterstock / Zak Bickel ... The Failing Grade for Tests
In the final installment of our series, a panel of education experts describes what evaluation and accountability look like in the perfect world.
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Murad Sezer / Reuters The Most Predictive Factors of Post-Graduation Wages
How much do internships, majors, and institutions really matter for lifetime earnings?
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PeopleImages / Getty / Paul Spella / Katie ... Will These Education Buzzwords Persevere Under Trump?
Ten concepts that gained lots of traction under the Obama administration
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Carolyn Kaster / AP From DeVos to Debt: This Week's Top 7 Education Stories
The best recent writing about school
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Gary Cameron / Reuters Delving Into One of the Questions Betsy DeVos Couldn't Answer
Trump’s pick for education secretary was slammed for her failure to differentiate between growth and proficiency in response to a question from Senator Al Franken. Here’s how the states currently measure achievement.
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U.S. Department of Education / Flickr 9 Questions With the Man Who Oversaw Higher Education Under Obama
Ted Mitchell has some advice for Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Education Department.
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Library of Congress / Reuters What Betsy DeVos Didn't Say About School Choice
Charter schools have fueled school resegregation in urban America.
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Rick Bowmer / AP Sorry, Betsy DeVos: Guns Aren't a Bear Necessity in Schools
Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education is right that animals sometimes menace schools, but her solution doesn’t seem to fit the problem.
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Laura Rauch / AP Can School Choice Work in Rural Areas?
Two Republican senators brought up the unique challenges students in sparsely populated areas face during Education Secretary-nominee Betsy DeVos’s hearing.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters What Makes Betsy DeVos Such an Unusual Nominee for Education Secretary
For one thing, she’s never attended or taught at a public school.
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Charles P. Gorry / AP The African American Roots of Betsy DeVos's Education Platform
Expanded school choice is a continuation of forced self-determination.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP What Betsy DeVos Did (and Didn't) Reveal About Her Education Priorities
The Michigan billionaire’s confirmation hearing was heavy on partisanship and light on substance.
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Andrew Harnik / AP Can Betsy DeVos Transform From Lobbyist to Policymaker?
Trump’s pick for education secretary will need to prove that she can apply her ideologies in a practical way.
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Rich Pedroncelli / AP How Mass Incarceration Pushes Black Children Further Behind in School
A new study shows that the disproportionate imprisonment rates faced by people of color contribute to race-based inequalities in educational attainment.
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Paul Sancya / AP Betsy DeVos's Accountability Problem
Her supporters are out to disprove the claim that she is anti-oversight, but key legislation she supported tells a different story.
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Sang Tan / AP From Graduate School to Greek Life: This Week's Top 7 Education Stories
The best recent writing about school
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John Locher / AP The Longstanding Crisis Facing Tribal Schools
A new lawsuit accuses the Bureau of Indian Education of repeatedly failing to improve the learning environment at Havasupai Elementary School.
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Susan Walsh / AP The DeVos Hearings: A Crib Sheet
Prepare to hear “school choice” a lot. Here’s what it actually means.
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Matt Rourke / AP Rich Students Go to Graduate School to Get Richer
A new study shows pupils from higher-income backgrounds are more likely to enroll in programs with larger payoffs.
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Mead Gruver / AP Dozens of For-Profit Colleges Could Soon Close
A new study offers a look at what happens when schools shutter.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Five Cabinet Nominees Who Could Affect Education
The U.S. Department of Education is not the only office with power over student-related policy.
