Education
Student loan rates set to double as July 1 deadline looms
June 27, 2013On July 1 interest rates for federally subsidized Stafford Loans will double for 7.4 million students unless Congress takes action.
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Education advocates tell Pa. governor: fund public schools!
June 26, 2013They came from every corner of Pennsylvania yesterday, and some from New Jersey and New York.
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Shocking new cuts will gut Chicago schools
June 21, 2013After closing 50 schools, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools are cutting elementary and high school budgets tens of millions of dollars.
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Michigan rally slams Republicans’ “Education Inc.” agenda
June 21, 2013LANSING, Mich. - Pam Kirchens believes that a free quality public education is the cornerstone of a democratic society and that every child in Michigan deserves access to equal and excellent public education.
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Teachers’ unions push Congress for broader measures of pupil progress
June 17, 2013"We believe all children deserve great schools, and Congress must make the investments so we are ensuring opportunity for all children, not exacerbating current inequities."
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