Education
Pell Grant program faces $18 billion shortfall
December 10, 2009The unexpected rising enrollment of college students has created an $18 billion shortfall in the Pell Grant program.
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Kids arrested for food fight
November 11, 2009When it comes to zero tolerance policies and disciplinary action for schoolchildren, where do you draw the line?
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New York state budget: the money is there, if you look for it
November 10, 2009Yesterday, Gov. David Paterson made a speech before an extraordinary joint session of the State Senate and Assembly, pushing the legislative bodies to accept his plan to alleviate the state's more than $3.2 billion deficit for...
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Wisconsin set to teach labor history
November 4, 2009Shouldn't it be natural for public schools to put front and center labor history?
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New Yorkers protest education cuts
October 29, 2009Teachers, students and others are horrified at the prospect of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of mid-year budget cuts to public education - and they're fighting back.
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