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Students defrauded by for-profit colleges score win in court decision
Students defrauded by for-profit colleges scored an important victory on Tuesday, when a court cleared the way for an Obama-era policy that will make it easier for them to get...
Russian official urges love at 2018 FIFA World Cup after backlash
Russian women and visiting World Cup soccer fans: be fruitful and multiply.
School safety panel formed after Parkland shooting will not look at role of guns, DeVos says
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says the federal commission on school safety set up after a Florida high school shooting won't be looking at the role of guns in school violence.
Despite modest income, teachers pay for class needs, study shows
Every year Anna Graven dips into her modest teacher salary and spends her own money to buy bulletin boards, pencils, paper, highlighters and tissues for her high school students in...
Big jump in job program for foreign graduates of U.S. colleges
A program that allows foreign students to stay in the United States for temporary employment after graduation has expanded significantly over a dozen years as technical companies stepped up hiring...
Trump offers support for limited effort on background checks
From the confines of his golf club, President Donald Trump offered support for a limited strengthening of federal background checks on gun purchases Monday while staying largely mum in the...
Poverty, segregation persist in U.S. schools, report says
Too often, low-income, black and Latino students end up in schools with crumbling walls, old textbooks and unqualified teachers, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Commission on...
Faced with high illiteracy rates, D.C. pushes adult learning
A high school dropout, Nicole Dickey adds fractions in math class at a charter school for adults, hoping to earn her high school credentials and find a good paying office...
Education Dept. wants to narrow civil rights work in schools
The Education Department wants to narrow the scope of civil rights investigations at schools, focusing on individual complaints rather than systemic problems, according to a document obtained by The Associated...
Lawsuit seeks new recourse on for-profit college fraud
Two women who claim they were defrauded by a for-profit college have sued the Education Department and a private loan servicer in a case their attorneys say could provide a...