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• Can the Feds Bust the Asian American 'Model Minority' Myth for Good?
• Decade after Katrina, New Orleans poised to regain schools
• Illinois Senate votes for $454 million higher-education package
• Why US must help kids be free of vaping
• Is $500 million enough to save Detroit's schools?
• Students are gaining the upper hand over their teachers when it comes to drones
• Hundreds of Colleges Still Accepting 2016 Applications
• Michigan House votes to pay Detroit school debt without Dems
• Chicago teachers sidestep strike date, tout $502 million funding plan
• Chicago Teachers Union decides against taking strike vote
• Is Taxing Harvard, Yale and Stanford the Answer to Rising College Costs?
• 10 U.S Presidents who also worked as teachers

Can the Feds Bust the Asian American 'Model Minority' Myth for Good? Posted: 05 May 2016 04:29 PM PDT Forget the tired stereotype of the "Tiger Mom" who demands A's and perfect violin performances from her Asian American children—or else. A new project from the United States Department of Education aims to dispel the "model minority" myth and turn the spotlight on the real academic struggles of Asian American and Pacific Islander students in the nation's public schools.The data disaggregation effort will give states $1 million in federal grants to collect accurate school performance information on K–12 kids from various Asian American Pacific Islander backgrounds, U.S. ...

Decade after Katrina, New Orleans poised to regain schools Posted: 05 May 2016 04:06 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — More than a decade after a catastrophic hurricane led to the state's takeover of most New Orleans public schools, Louisiana's Legislature is poised to return oversight to a local school board that was once widely maligned.

Illinois Senate votes for $454 million higher-education package Posted: 05 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT By Dave McKinney CHICAGO (Reuters) - For the second time in two weeks, the Illinois Senate moved to loosen the financial death grip on the state's higher education system, which has been starved of operating revenue by a record-setting, 11-month state budget stalemate. The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved and sent to the House of Representatives a $454 million spending package for eight public universities, community colleges and low-income students dependent on Monetary Award Program grants. The bipartisan move, which could stave off mass layoffs at several state universities, builds on a $600 million, higher-education appropriation that Republican Governor Bruce Rauner signed on April 25.

Why US must help kids be free of vaping Posted: 05 May 2016 12:20 PM PDT Only a few countries, such as Finland and New Zealand, plan to raise a generation of people free of addiction to nicotine. On Thursday, the United States took a step closer to such a healthy goal by imposing new federal regulations on e-cigarettes – with the special aim of denying their sale to people under 18. An estimated 1 in 5 high school students in the US was "vaping" by 2014 – even though traditional smoking of tobacco products by teens has been in decline.

Is $500 million enough to save Detroit's schools? Posted: 05 May 2016 08:37 AM PDT Michigan lawmakers approved a $500 million restructuring plan for Detroit Public Schools on Thursday, just days after a two-day sick-out by teachers protesting reports that the financially strapped district would be unable to pay them over the summer.

Students are gaining the upper hand over their teachers when it comes to drones Posted: 05 May 2016 07:48 AM PDT From assigned seats to predetermined lunch times to passing periods that are much too short, today's students are subjected to a rather impressive host of rules and regulations in their schools. But thanks to a new decision from the Federal Aviation Association, our students won't have to deal with (as many) restrictions when it comes to flying drones. At the AUVSI annual conference in New Orleans, FAA administrator Michael Huerta "announced plans to make it easier for students to fly unmanned aircraft as part of their coursework." Homework just got a lot more fun, guys. "Schools and universities are incubators for tomorrow's great ideas, and we think this is going to be a significant shot in the arm for innovation," Huerta said. As such, neither schools nor their students will need a Section 333 exemption or any other authorization in order to operate their quadcopters, given that they follow other existing rules that apply to drones. However, while the FAA has relaxed its standards for students, the same cannot be said for teachers — in fact, the new policy explicitly forbids teachers from serving as the primary operators of drones. Because teachers are paid for their work in classrooms, if they were to fly drones in an educational setting, they "would not be engaging in a hobby or recreational activity." That said, if there's an emergency, teachers are welcome to take over. Related : In the future, drone taxis may deliver manufactured organs to hospitals This strange power reversal isn't sitting so well with some educators, though. "I'm the one with the pilot's license. I'm the one who's been operating these for years. And now you're telling me that I can't fly it?" Matt White, founder of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Drone Journalism Lab, said to BuzzFeed News. "My students are coming in fresh and they have no experience at all. And now the only thing I can do is stand by and wait for something to go wrong," he added. Of course, the guidelines around drones are still being perfected, so while students may have the upper hand in this situation, it's unclear exactly how long that will last. Also watch: Raimond de Hullu's vision for Oas1s green buildings Please enable Javascript to watch this video

Hundreds of Colleges Still Accepting 2016 Applications Posted: 05 May 2016 07:00 AM PDT There are more than 350 public and private colleges and universities still accepting applications for the fall 2016 semester, according to the National Association for College Admission Counseling's annual College Openings Update. The list shows which of the organization's member institutions still have space for freshmen and transfer students, even though the May 1 national response date for college acceptances is past. Students can also see which schools have financial aid and housing still up for grabs.

Michigan House votes to pay Detroit school debt without Dems Posted: 05 May 2016 03:32 AM PDT LANSING, Mich. (AP) — After 15 hours of mostly private meetings, the Michigan House approved a $500 million restructuring plan for the ailing Detroit Public Schools early Thursday.

Chicago teachers sidestep strike date, tout $502 million funding plan Posted: 04 May 2016 08:26 PM PDT The Chicago Teachers Union withheld the threat on Wednesday of imminent strike action, instead floating a $502 million revenue package as part of a "self-help" plan to stabilize finances in the United State's third largest school system. The revenue plan, which Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office and school administrators criticized, emerged as the union made clear its members would not walk off their jobs on May 16th over stalled contract negotiations. "We have identified half a billion dollars that can triage the bleeding at CPS," CTU Vice President Jesse Sharkey said in a statement.

Chicago Teachers Union decides against taking strike vote Posted: 04 May 2016 06:21 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Teachers Union has decided against striking over the lack of a contract, for now.

Is Taxing Harvard, Yale and Stanford the Answer to Rising College Costs? Posted: 04 May 2016 12:47 PM PDT Lawmakers have a new solution for the high cost of college: Make the wealthiest universities pay for it. State and federal policy makers now want to tax those profits—or force the wealthiest schools to spend down their endowments—to defray soaring student bills and refill depleted higher-education budgets. "College costs have outpaced health-care inflation, and at the same time, there's this benefit for endowments," said Rep. Peter Roskam (R., Ill.), chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, complaining in an interview about the funds' tax-free status.

10 U.S Presidents who also worked as teachers Posted: 03 May 2016 06:35 AM PDT On National Teacher Day, Constitution Daily looks at 10 Presidents who were teachers in some capacity before they occupied the White House - including one who later married his own teacher.

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