Obama and Romney Draw Battle Lines over Education
On the surface at least, President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney see eye to eye on a number of key education issues: Both politicians place great store in standardized testing to evaluate teacher performance and student progress, and both generally back former President George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind program. Both favor charter schools as an alternative to failing public schools and merit pay to attract better teachers. And both have had their run-ins with teachers unions.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan: I believe in same-sex marriage
msnbc.com (blog)
And now United States Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, now stands as another member of the president’s cabinet to publicly issue his support for gay marriage.
Shaquille O’Neal Earns Doctorate Degree
ABC News (blog)
After leaving Louisiana State University early for the NBA, Shaq went back to school and earned his bachelor’s degree and then a master’s degree and now, a doctorate in education. O’Neal told ABC News there are three reasons he hasn’t just kicked his …
Arts Education Partnership Launches ArtsEdSearch.org – Nation’s First Research …
MarketWatch (press release)
Decades of research, collected and analyzed by the Arts Education Partnership (AEP) suggest this possibility. Now a new website developed by AEP will make it easier for an educator, parent, business leader, funder, student, researcher, artist,…
Sallie Mae Introduces Fixed-Rate Private Education Loan
MarketWatch (press release)
1 financial services company specializing in education, announced a new fixed interest rate option on its private education loans for academic year 2012-13. The new fixed interest rates, available to undergraduate and graduate students at …
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