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Yahoo! News: Education News


Oklahoma teachers fight education cuts by winning elections

Posted: 29 Jun 2016 04:23 PM PDT

Mickey Dollens poses for a photo with one of his campaign signs in the library at U.S. Grant High School, where he used to teach English, in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Dollens said he decided to run for the state House in Oklahoma to fix what he saw as problems the GOP-controlled Legislature was inflicting on education. Then the 28-year-old got laid off as a result of state-imposed cuts to public schools. Dollens won his Democratic primary with more than 90 percent of the vote and now advances to face a Republican in November. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Inner-city high school English teacher Mickey Dollens was fed up with low pay and cuts to public education, so he decided to run for the state Legislature to fix the problem.


Illinois governor, leaders negotiating stopgap budget

Posted: 29 Jun 2016 04:06 PM PDT

Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, left, and Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, right, enter Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's office at the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, June 28, 2016, in Springfield, Ill. If Illinois enters another year without a budget by Thursday, cash will stop flowing to local 911 centers, preventative health screenings and tuition grants for low-income college students. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner were trying to craft a short-term budget deal Wednesday to ensure public schools open this fall and other services are funded while a fight over a full spending plan continues.


Relieving the fears of the college-bound

Posted: 29 Jun 2016 01:32 PM PDT

A Consumer Reports poll of Americans with student loans offers a critical insight into the current state of higher education: More a quarter of those with college degrees said their education was not worth the cost. About 41 million Americans collectively owe more than $1.2 trillion in federal student loans – the biggest such burden of any country. On Tuesday, for example, Hillary Clinton proposed that $10 billion in federal money go for "alternative" education, such as online courses in computer coding, to ensure job-ready skills for innovation and entrepreneurship.

DC schools chief Kaya Henderson to step down

Posted: 29 Jun 2016 01:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2010 file photo, then-interim D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson attends a news conference in Washington.Henderson is stepping down after more than five years as chancellor of the District of Columbia's public schools. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Kaya Henderson is stepping down after more than five years as chancellor of the District of Columbia's public schools, ending a long tenure that included improvements in standardized test scores but a stubborn achievement gap between black and white students.


Egypt's president offers apology over leaked exams

Posted: 29 Jun 2016 01:05 PM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has apologized to high school students over the leaking of national exams.

University of Connecticut revokes Cosby's honorary degree

Posted: 29 Jun 2016 11:04 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 24, 2016 file photo, Bill Cosby departs the Montgomery County Courthouse after a preliminary hearing, in Norristown, Pa. A 72-year-old New Hampshire woman who says Bill Cosby raped her in 1965 has withdrawn her civil defamation lawsuit against the comedian after a federal judge had allowed the case to move forward. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut on Wednesday revoked an honorary degree awarded to Bill Cosby, saying he engaged in conduct "incongruent" with the university's values.


Supplies run out in southern Mexico amid teachers' protests

Posted: 29 Jun 2016 08:25 AM PDT

Supplies run out in southern Mexico amid teachers' protestsBusiness leaders and government officials said Wednesday that supplies of gasoline, food and other goods are running out in southern Mexico because protesting teachers have blockaded key highways. Tourism ...


Defrauded Student Loan Borrowers May Soon Have Discharge Options

Posted: 29 Jun 2016 07:00 AM PDT

In 2015, the Corinthian College conglomerate collapsed after federal officials found that the school had fraudulently inflated its job placement rates. The Department of Education sanctioned Corinthian while further investigations continued, at which point the school filed for bankruptcy, essentially leaving U.S. taxpayers with possibly tens of millions of dollars in federal student loans. In response, the Department of Education is undertaking a negotiated rulemaking procedure to clarify definitions and a process for borrower defense to repayment, an old and rarely used rule.

College students take to social media to take on terrorism

Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:27 PM PDT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Students at one New York college are taking to social media to tackle terrorism.

UConn Revokes Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree

Posted: 28 Jun 2016 09:00 PM PDT

More than two dozen other colleges and universities around the country have rescinded the actor-comedian's honorary degrees or are considering doing so in the wake of allegations that he drugged and molested dozens of women.

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