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Trump's pick for education secretary champions vouchers and charter schools —...
During a January 18 Senate confirmation hearing, Betsy DeVos, President-elect Trump's pick for Secretary of Education, took a battery of questions related to her views on gun control, disability laws,...
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Americans are rejecting the 'homeschool myth' — and experts say the...
During Betsy DeVos' recent three-hour confirmation hearing to become President Donald Trump's education secretary, charter schools came up no fewer than 60 times. Homeschooling was mentioned...
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Trump's pick for education secretary loves 'school choice' — here's what that...
Both President Trump and his pick for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, are vocal advocates of giving parents alternatives to public school, which Trump has called"a government-run monopoly."DeVos,...
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New Education Secretary Betsy DeVos loves 'school choice' — here's what that...
Both President Donald Trump and his newly confirmed secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, are vocal advocates of giving families alternatives to public school, which Trump has called"a government-run...
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New education secretary Betsy DeVos champions vouchers and charter schools —...
During a January 18 Senate confirmation hearing, Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Education, took a battery of questions related to her views on gun control, disability laws,...
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An alarming study links fraud in the Enron scandal to similar practices at...
The charter-school industry — consisting of schools that are funded partly by tax dollars but run independently — is rife with the same types of fraud and mismanagement that led to the Enron collapse,...
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Paul Ryan faced hundreds of protesters during a visit to a Harlem charter school
A few hundred vocal protesters met House Speaker Paul Ryan when he arrived at Success Academy charter school in Harlem on Tuesday afternoon. Ryan, who met with Success founder and CEO Eva Moskowitz and...
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The charter network behind the best American public high schools shares its...
There was a clear pattern running through this year's list of America's best public high schools, compiled by US News & World Report.It wasn't that four of the top five schools are located in...
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The stakes in Los Angeles schools are so high that advocates sank $14 million...
A rancorous Los Angeles Board of Education election came to an end Tuesday, securing a victory for charter advocates as they won their first majority on the seven-member board, the Los Angeles Times...
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NYC billionaire apologizes for using racial insult against black state...
Billionaire hedge fund manager Dan Loeb apologized after writing a racial insult on Facebook about a black state senator, The New York Times reported.Loeb, who's chairman of the board of Success...
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Bill Gates is doubling down on education with a $1.7 billion investment in...
Bill and Melinda Gates have pledged to commit $1.7 billion over the next five years to bolstering public education in the US.The money will get divided into three buckets: public school curriculum,...
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Oracle is getting a $43 million charter high school on its Silicon Valley campus
Silicon Valley is getting its first-ever public high school that lives on a corporate campus.Oracle spent $43 million to build and outfit a new school for Design Tech High School, an existing public...
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Inside the best public school in America — a charter school that feeds...
Basis Scottsdale, a charter school in Arizona, is the best public high school in America.It dates back nearly 20 years, to when two economists struggled to find a school that could provide a rigorous...
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Mark Zuckerberg says technology could be a solution for America's broken...
In a letter posted to Facebook, Zuckerberg outlined his "lessons on philanthropy" in 2017.Zuckerberg asserted that technology is part of the solution to improving education in the US. He wants to build...
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Betsy DeVos visited a charter school, praising it as a 'shining example' —...
Last year, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and first lady Melania Trump praised a public charter school. Now, D.C. officials are shutting that school down.The school now joins the 200 to 300 charter...
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Bernie Sanders just unveiled his plan to overhaul public education, and it...
Democratic presidential candidateBernie Sanders released his plan to overhaul public education on Saturday.The plan includes halting federal funding to new charter schools and banning for-profit...
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Bill Gates wants you to read about an educator who's reformed public schools...
Billionaire Bill Gates released his annual list of book recommendations on Tuesday. He included one written by a former public school teacher who founded Summit Public Schools. The network of 11...
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Elizabeth Warren's advice to parents of kids in struggling public schools...
Elizabeth Warren's advice to parents with children in underperforming public schools sounds strangely conservative and reeks of privilege. In a recent interview with the largest teacher's union in the...
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The former head of a St. Louis Charter school was sentenced for his role in a...
Summary List PlacementThe former head of a St. Louis charter school was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for his role in a $2.4 million fraud education fraud scheme, according to the...
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Former Obama White House advisor arrested for allegedly stealing hundreds of...
Summary List PlacementA former senior advisor in the Obama White House allegedly stole more than $200,000 from a charter school network he founded and tried to launder the stolen money in order to get...
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