2015年7月8日星期三

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House narrowly passes No Child Left Behind rewrite

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 04:41 PM PDT

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., looks to members of the media as she and other Senate Democrats speak to media after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. As the House moved forward with debate on the Bush-era No Child Left Behind education law rewrite, the Senate considered a version sponsored by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Murray. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — The House narrowly passed a Republican-led rewrite of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind education law on Wednesday, voting to dramatically lessen the federal role in education policy for the nation's public schools.


House passes No Child Left Behind rewrite

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 03:50 PM PDT

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., looks to members of the media as she and other Senate Democrats speak to media after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. As the House moved forward with debate on the Bush-era No Child Left Behind education law rewrite, the Senate considered a version sponsored by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Murray. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has narrowly passed a Republican-led rewrite of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind education law. It would dramatically lessen the role the federal government plays in education policy for the nation's public schools.


All NY colleges to adopt 'yes means yes' sex assault policy

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 03:18 PM PDT

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo attends a "Raise the Wage" rally in New York(This story corrects the July 7 to say California policy applies to all universities, not just public ones, in the fourth paragraph) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Legislation requiring universities in New York state to adopt a uniform affirmative sexual consent policy was signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday. The so-called "yes means yes" standard defines sexual consent between people as an affirmative, conscious and voluntary understanding to engage in sexual activity. Because we let it go on too long," Cuomo said at New York University, where he spoke to a crowd of the bill's supporters.


Rubio slams higher education 'cartel,' proposes 'investment' plan for students

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 03:00 PM PDT

GOP presidential hopeful Marco Rubio came out with strong words against the US higher education system in a speech in Chicago on Tuesday, dubbing it a "cartel" that shuts out innovative, low-cost competitors and leaves debt-ridden graduates unable to find a job. Rubio proposed a system in which private investors could pay a student's tuition in return for a cut of the graduate's future earnings.

O'Malley lays out plan for debt-free college

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 08:59 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 26, 2015, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate. former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley gives a foreign policy speech at TruCon15, a conference hosted by the Truman National Security Project in Washington. O'Malley is calling the high cost of college a "crisis" as he lays out a goal of debt-free tuition for all students at public colleges and universities within five years if elected president. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley laid out a plan Wednesday to allow public college and university students to graduate without any tuition debt, saying he has the strongest record of any candidate at reducing the cost of higher education.


What the New Gainful Employment Rule Means for College Students

Posted: 08 Jul 2015 07:00 AM PDT

A new gainful employment rule has just gone into effect, and it could have a substantial impact on college students in a few years. The gainful employment regulation requires vocational programs at for-profit higher education institutions and nondegree programs at community colleges to meet minimum thresholds with respect to the debt-to-income rates of their graduates. Programs that fail to meet these minimum requirements could lose access to all federal financial aid for a period, putting them at a higher risk of closing.

Appeals court upholds parts of Arizona ethnic studies ban

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 05:22 PM PDT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday kept alive a legal challenge brought by former students who sued Arizona over a ban on ethnic studies in public schools and who will have a new chance to argue the law discriminates against Mexican Americans.

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