Obama Education
Education Secretary Arne Duncan looks on as President Barack Obama talks to students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Copyright 2009 AP News
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Sector Snap: For-Profit education cos. downgraded
William Blair downgrades 3 for-profit education providers, doesn't see shares rising A William Blair analyst lowered his rating on three higher-education providers, saying ...
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Sector Snap: For-profit education providers sink
SEC inquiry into Apollo raises specter of regulatory investigations in for-profit ed sector Shares of for-profit education companies tumbled Wednesday a day after ...
White House wades in to calm Obama school speech uproar
The White House tried Sunday to allay some parents' fears that a speech President Barack Obama will deliver at a Virginia school this week is an attempt to ply American children with liberal propaganda. Conservatives have been up in arms since the ...
Back to School Q and A
FILE - In this May 5, 2009, file photo, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, right, has lunch with students at Eagle School in Martinsburg, W.V. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, FILE) Copyright 2009 AP News
Schools look to teacher furloughs to trim budgets
School districts across the country furlough teachers to reduce spending amid budget cuts High school librarian Melissa Payne is starting her new school year with $1,000 less in her paycheck and three days that she'll be forced to stay home from her ...
Teach for America eligible for stimulus
Teach for America, other programs might get stimulus dollars Teach for America and programs like it could benefit from a $650 million competitive grant fund for school reforms pushed by President Barack Obama. The money is part of the economic stimulus law, ...
Risk to Australia's reputation: think tank
Attacks on overseas students and dodgy education providers risk "poisoning" international attitudes to Australia and souring relations with China and India, a major think tank said Wednesday. The crisis facing Australia's international education sector could also destroy the country's third-largest export earner, ...
'Student crisis poisoning Australia's reputation'
Attacks on overseas students and dodgy education providers risk "poisoning" international attitudes to Australia and souring relations with China and India, a major think tank said Wednesday. The crisis facing Australia's international education sector could also destroy the country's third-largest export earner, ...
