Education
NEA votes $3 member fee for school improvement
July 15, 2013Delegates to the union's annual convention, the first week in July in Atlanta, approved the fee at the urging of President Dennis Van Roekel.
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City College of San Francisco redoubles efforts to fight closure
July 12, 2013The saga CCSF's future took an unexpected turn when the accreditation committee decided to pull accreditation for it after the finish of this academic year.
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Student loan rates set to double as July 1 deadline looms
June 27, 2013On July 1 interest rates for federally subsidized Stafford Loans will double for 7.4 million students unless Congress takes action.
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Education advocates tell Pa. governor: fund public schools!
June 26, 2013They came from every corner of Pennsylvania yesterday, and some from New Jersey and New York.
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Shocking new cuts will gut Chicago schools
June 21, 2013After closing 50 schools, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools are cutting elementary and high school budgets tens of millions of dollars.
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