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Trump's education pick has a national school-choice mandate
School choice champions from Donald Trump to state legislators won across the country on Election Day — the beginning of the end of the teachers’ unions’ political stranglehold.
Oklahoma superintendent spars with CNN host over Bibles in schools
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters got into a heated back-and-forth with CNN host Pamela Brown over public schools using the Bible in lessons.
Why Trump was the candidate for 'educational freedom'
In July, just a few days after President Joe Biden ended his re-election bid, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten boasted that the union under her charge...
New report exposes UNRWA educators’ deep links to terror groups
More than 10% of UNRWA principals and senior educators in Gaza are members of Hamas or Islamic Jihad, according to Israeli NGO IMPACT-se.
Students at $67K-a-year Yale offered course on Beyoncé and 'Black Radical Tradition'
Beyoncé and her expansive cultural legacy will be the subject of a new course at Yale University next year.
DOE probing NJ school district, Rutgers over 'discrimination involving religion'
The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights started investigations into Rutgers University and Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
You can now soar over the world's most spectacular vistas and wildlife — without ever leaving your couch
Talk about soaring to new heights.
I ran my first NYC Marathon at 60 to help my students learn to handle challenges
I aimed to show solidarity with my Success Academy scholars — all of them running an education marathon that is every bit as challenging as my 26.2 miles.
NYC parents call for student version of LinkedIn to showcase achievements
NYC high school parents are advocating for an online portfolio similar to LinkedIn for students to showcase their achievements to potential colleges and employers.
Dems gave up on good schools, Tim Walz’s dangerous wokeism and other commentary
From the left: Dems Gave Up on Good Schools “Better schools are no longer part of the basic litany of promises Democratic candidates make,” laments New York magazine’s Jonathan Chait....
Swing-state stumping Sen. Tim Scott sounds alarm on school choice: ‘The house is on fire, and there are kids trapped’
PHILADELPHIA — Swing-state stumping this week, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) sounded the alarm for children stuck in America’s failing public schools, calling on more leaders to wholeheartedly support school-choice measures. ...
How your job and bank account can affect your risk of developing dementia
Researchers followed 8,442 UK middle-aged adults over a decade to see how socioeconomic factors influenced changes in cognitive status.
Amateur magician-turned-teacher on Long Island wins prestigious educator award known as 'Oscar of Teaching'
“Yesterday he did a magic trick where he cut off somebody’s finger but he didn’t actually cut it off. It was for a kid's birthday ... He’s very slick —...
The 2024 choice on education: Trump sides with families, Harris with the teacher unions
Of all the policy issues where the choice between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is stark, perhaps the most surprising is education.
Antisemitism in NYC schools fueled by foreign actors, activist educators: report
Activists have infiltrated NYC public schools with anti-Israel materials, fostering bias and hatred of Jews, a new report charges.
Harris-Biden admin moves to cancel student loan debt for those with ‘persistent financial burdens’
Approximately 8 million borrowers “experiencing hardship” would be eligible for the program, which would authorize the secretary of education to “waive up to the entire outstanding balance of a student...
Millennial mom bashed for making homework 'optional': 'Who needs the stress?'
“We don’t force them to do it,” she explained. “Who needs the stress? There's more to life than just doing well in school. There's social skills to have and there's...
Harris-Biden administration extends student loan repayment freeze that impacts 8M borrowers
Roughly 8 million borrowers enrolled in the administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education [SAVE] plan will be excused from making monthly payments for at least another six months.
Post-COVID, families overwhelmingly want school choice — yet Dems keep blocking it
During COVID, parents learned how bad public-schools were, so now, as a new poll finds, overwhelming majorities of both parties back school choice — yet Democratic leaders keep blocking it.
Trump could scrap Education Dept., up school choice and boost education for all
Former President Donald Trump has vowed to "close the federal Department of Education" and expand school choice, and if he wins the White House, there's a clear path for him...