December 20, 2015 Expert to Philadelphia schools: Listen to parents An expert argues the Philadelphia public school system can get rid of charter schools entirely if officials listen to the reasons parents pull their children out of schools.
December 20, 2015 Los Angeles schools halt $1B contract for iPads amid criticism Faced with criticism about the planning and rollout of a $1 billion effort by the Los Angeles Unified School District to provide iPads to all students, Superintendent John Deasy has suspended future use of a contract with Apple Inc.
December 20, 2015 Florida’s new school choice law likely to spark others Parents of certain special-needs students in Florida will be able to customize their children’s education, thanks to a law signed by Gov. Rick Scott on Friday.
December 20, 2015 Lawmakers to Justice Department: Take your fishing expedition elsewhere Top Republican lawmakers have stern words for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the state Department of Public Instruction regarding an “ongoing investigation” into Wisconsin’s school choice program.
December 20, 2015 In Nashville, even rich public school students get free lunches The federal government and the Nashville Metro School System believe the best way to make a child feel less insecure about accepting a free school lunch is to give everybody a free lunch.
December 20, 2015 Loophole allows school districts to raise property taxes in Pennsylvania One in three school districts in Pennsylvania is raising property taxes without the consent of residents, thanks to a loophole in a state law meant to relieve the burden of rising education costs.
December 20, 2015 Student loan bill fails in Senate Senate Republicans have blocked an election-year attempt by Democrats to let people refinance their student loan debt at lower rates.
December 20, 2015 Senate Democrats push student loan bill Democrats are keeping up their election-year drumbeat on student loan rates, scheduling a Senate vote to debate legislation allowing students to refinance their debt at lower rates.
December 20, 2015 Obama moves to extend student loan payment relief Aiming to alleviate the burden of student loan debt, President Barack Obama expanded a program Monday that lets borrowers pay no more than 10 percent of their income every month, and threw his support behind more sweeping Senate legislation targeting the issue.
December 20, 2015 USDA delays whole grains requirement for schools The Agriculture Department will allow some schools to delay adding more whole-grain foods to meals this year, responding to criticism from school nutrition officials and Congress that the standards were too difficult to put in place.