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Education
Who Uses Income-Driven Repayment Plans?
Over the last two years, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid has quietly released additional data on the federal government’s portfolio of nearly $1.4 trillion in student loans. I was on the FSA website today looking up the most recent data on Public Service Loan Forgiveness employment certification forms (up to… Read more »
What Have Legislators Proposed for Education in Mississippi This Year?
Universal preschool, raising assistant teacher salaries, up for discussion
Internet Access in Schools: E-rate Trends and the End of Net Neutrality
The federal E-rate program has increased classroom internet access, but net neutrality decision could hamper it
As Public Pre-K Expands in Schools, Study Finds Principals are Unprepared to Support It
A look at New Jersey offers lessons to better prepare school leaders in early ed
The 2017 “Not Top Ten” List in Higher Education
Yesterday, I unveiled my fifth annual list of the top ten events in American higher education in 2017. Now it’s time for the annual list of the “not top ten” events—which are a mix of puzzling decisions and epic fails that leave most of us wondering what people were thinking. Enjoy the list—and send along… Read more »
The 2017 Higher Education Top Ten List
It’s safe to say that 2017 has been one of the most fascinating years in the realm of higher education policy in a long while. With the Trump administration seeking to reverse many Obama-era policies and both states and the private sector taking bold actions, there has been no shortage of high-impact events over the… Read more »
NLRB Denies Harvard’s Appeal In Graduate Student Union Election
The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that Harvard prevented a free and fair election on forming a graduate student union, clearing a path for another vote.
Never Mind Trump’s Visit — Mississippi’s New Civil Rights Museum is a Real Game Changer for Education
State’s racist history revealed in unsparing detail: ‘It hurts my heart’
Tolerating Failing Schools in New Orleans — So Long as They’re for Black Kids
The post-Katrina education reform shook up the school system; it’s time to do it again
