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fromThe Mercury News
1 week agoHow this small Napa County district pays teachers $50,000 more than its neighbors - and why the gap keeps growing
Significant teacher pay disparities exist within the same county because property-rich 'basic aid' districts retain surplus local property tax revenue, enabling much higher salaries.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 weeks agoPrinceton Will Require Standardized Test Scores Again
the decision was based on data collected over the past five years of test-optional admissions showing "that academic performance at Princeton was stronger for students who chose to submit test scores than for students who did not." Like other institutions that have switched back to requiring test scores in recent years, the university said the test scores would be considered among other admissions materials and that there was no specific minimum score needed to be admitted to Princeton.
Higher education
fromTruthout
3 weeks agoActivists Who Want to Dismantle Public Schools Now Run the Education Department
Even as McMahon has shrunk the Department of Education, she's operated in what she calls "a parallel universe" to radically shift how children will learn for years to come. The department's actions and policies reflect a disdain for public schools and a desire to dismantle that system in favor of a range of other options - private, Christian and virtual schools or homeschooling.
Education
Brooklyn
fromNew York Family
3 weeks agoDeputy Chancellor Christina Foti Wants Education to Be Accessible for Everyone - New York Family
DIAL centers students with disabilities and multilingual learners to create inclusive, accessible learning environments and improve equitable access across New York City public schools.
Education
fromwww.npr.org
1 month agoWhat schools stand to lose in the battle over the next federal education budget
Three competing FY2026 federal K–12 funding proposals would preserve, consolidate, or deeply cut programs, risking steep reductions for vulnerable and low-income students under two plans.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 month agoCharter school supporters rally for 'equal treatment', more funding as mayoral election nears * Brooklyn Paper
Over 200 NYC charter schools and 15,000 supporters marched to demand equitable access, defend charter expansion, and influence education policy ahead of the mayoral election.
Education
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months agoOntario's Grade 10 financial literacy test could discourage teens' interest in personal finances: experts | CBC News
Ontario's financial literacy graduation requirement, including a mandatory 70% test in Grade 10 math, may discourage students and overlook low-income experiences.
Austin
fromAustin Monitor
2 months agoMore than 2,000 Austin-area kids will get free or low-cost after-school care this year - Austin Monitor
Travis County funded free or low-cost after-school programs at 27 schools serving over 2,000 disadvantaged pre-K and elementary students after a 2024 tax increase.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months agoFewer pupils in less affluent English schools taking languages, survey finds
Ministers must make access to language learning a national priority, after research showed that children from more deprived areas of England are disproportionately denied the opportunity to learn a foreign language.
Education
fromWashington Post
3 years agoD.C.'s struggle to hire more diverse teachers - and keep them
"This gap should matter to us as it matters to the students who walk into the school every single day...how many stories our Latinx students and their families would be empowered to tell if there were more Latinx teachers to tell them to."
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