As the U.S. Senate judiciary committee prepares to hear testimony on the phenomenon, attentionfalls again to a civil rights case brought against Meridian, Mississippi
Education
Does Suspending Students Work?
Every now and again we hear stories about a kid getting suspended from school for some absurdly minor infraction.
In Mississippi, Will Competition Cure Head Start—or Kill It?
The only town in Mississippi’s George County is about to find out whether its Head Start center will get more federal funding or have to shut down
Can Community Colleges Put Americans Back to Work?
Community colleges have long played a key role as an entryway to better career opportunities for adults in the workforce.
MOOC Brigade: Can Online Courses Keep Students from Cheating?
As more colleges debate whether to give students credit for taking massive open online courses, tech companies are looking into using everything from webcam proctors to retina scans to cut down on cheating
The 13 Hidden College Expenses
With rising tuition rates, the cost of attending college might be more than what many students and parents anticipated when they began saving for a college education.
When Colleges Woo Students Through Social Media: Less Viewbooks, More Facebook
Once upon a time students received acceptance letters. Now they get app notifications on their smartphones. As college applications have gone high-tech, so too has the race to recruit the best and brightest
Texas School District Cancels Play About Gay Penguins
t’s true: life imitates art. In an episode of Parks and Recreation (which NewsFeed certainly considers art), protagonist Leslie Knope received fierce backlash after she performed a “marriage” ceremony for two penguins — …
When Colleges Look Up Applicants on Facebook: The Unspoken New Admissions Test
High school seniors applying to college have always had to worry about GPAs, SATs and resumes and. But with the rise of social media has come a whole new set of challenges – namely what to scrub from your digital identity
Investigative Report Reveals Some Religious Reform Schools Are Havens for Child Abuse
An investigation reveals extensive child abuse in youth programs in Florida.
California Saves Its Schools: Can the State Now Save Itself?
Voters in the Golden State have averted disaster, and now, with Democrats holding a rare supermajority, politicians have a window of opportunity to end the fiscal crisis for good
‘It’s Personal:’ One Principal’s Fight to Save a Flooded Coney Island School
In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, thousands of New York City students are relocating to temporary schools, but for these troubled Brooklyn teens, their high school is more than just a building, it’s a second home
MOOC Brigade: What I Learned From Learning Online
Our tech writer assesses his six-week experience in Coursera’s massive open online course on gamification
