School-Reform Legislation, Education Aid Among Items on Year-End Agenda
By John Mooney Last-minute votes could delay Common Core-related tests, reconfigure impact on teacher evaluations Up against the state…
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5 Key Areas of the Senate Democrats’ Bill to Renew the Higher Education Act
By Kelly Field, Washington Senate Democrats formally unveiled on Wednesday their plan to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, introducing…
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Why Starbucks Baristas Should Be Wary of the Education the Company Is Offering Them
By Michelle Chen There’s a potential downside to the coffee chain’s plan to offer a partial tuition discount to…
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Obama’s Move to Help Students Is Not as Forgiving as It Seems
By Anna Bahr If you’re a student loan-burdened recent college graduate putting the final touches on a note to…
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Advocates for reining in tuition at NJ state colleges rally in Trenton
By Patricia Alex, staff writer, The Record TRENTON — Student advocates frustrated with the cost of public higher education…
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It’s Time for the Department of Education to Dump Sallie Mae
By Annika Neklason This piece originally appeared at Youngist and is reposted here with permission. For more than year,…
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East Side HS student documentary to air on Cablevision
By Naomi Nix/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — U.S. Sen Cory Booker is often featured on television answering probing questions about…
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Despite optimism, rapprochement between Rutgers and state a ways away
Andrew Seidman And Jonathan Lai, Inquirer Staff Writers. Locked in a struggle to reshape Rutgers University, New Jersey Senate…
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New Jersey Assembly calls for task force on Common Core, assessments
By Andrew Segedin, Staff Writer, The Montclair Times. With debate over standardized testing and Common Core standards roaring in…
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Big Ten may mean big costs for Rutgers
By Patricia Alex, Staff Writer, The Record. With its entry into the prestigious Big Ten conference less than two…
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Full Ahead, Ease Back: Doing the Common Core Dance in Committee
By John Mooney Senate panel hears two sides testify on task force to assess new standards, testing before results…
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