Education

Education

Key Changes Would Alter The Government's Massive Survey On Schools And Civil Rights

9:01am October 19, 2019

by Alexis Marshall

The Education Department is proposing that it collect more information on bullying and sexual assaults happening at schools, and less information on things like preschool suspension rates.

Kathleen Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on March 7. On Thursday, she faced questions from senators about problems with a student loan program for public service work

Senators Press CFPB To Dig Into Problems With Public Service Student Loan Program

6:43pm October 17, 2019

by Chris Arnold

The senators urged the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to do more to examine problems with a troubled loan forgiveness program, citing an investigative story by NPR this week.

Education

Day 1 Of The Chicago Teachers' Strike Leaves Parents Scrambling For Childcare

4:29pm October 17, 2019

by Sarah Karp

Thursday marks the first day of a teacher strike in Chicago. The walkouts have left parents in the nation's third largest district scrambling to find childcare.

Education

Classes Canceled For 300,000 Students As Chicago's Public Teachers Prepare To Strike

3:13pm October 17, 2019

The Chicago Teachers Union will go on strike tomorrow after failing to reach a contract deal with the country's third largest school district. Some 300,000 students won't be in school.

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Chicago Teachers Go On Strike

7:32am October 17, 2019

by Sarah Karp

Chicago teachers will hit the picket line Thursday morning. The teachers' union voted to go on strike after delegates rejected the school district's contract proposals.

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News Brief: Pence In Turkey, Gordon Sondland Profile, Chicago Teachers

4:59am October 17, 2019

Vice President Pence is meeting with Turkey's President Erdogan in Ankara, trying to convince him to stop the assault on the Kurds in Syria. Also, a look at the history of Gordon Sondland.

Chicago Teachers Will Go On Strike, Capping Years Of Social Justice Activism

9:37pm October 16, 2019

by Sarah Karp

For the second time in seven years, Chicago Public Schools teachers will be on strike starting Thursday, walking out of class, they say, in the name of better schools.

The University of Iowa is working to include teens on the autism spectrum in its programs for gifted students.

Health & Safety

Gifted Students With Autism Find An Intellectual Oasis In Iowa

7:08pm October 16, 2019

by Jon Hamilton

A center at the University of Iowa is making sure that its programs for gifted teens include those with autism spectrum disorders.

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Teachers, staff and their supporters marched through downtown Chicago on Monday to show support for the teachers union.

Chicago Cancels Public School Classes As Teachers' Strike Looms

5:58pm October 16, 2019

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday that she expects the teachers union to move ahead with a strike after a contract agreement wasn't reached.

Kathleen Kraninger is director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency that was thwarted by the U.S. Department of Education from examining problems with a troubled student loan forgiveness program.

Exclusive: Turf War Blocked CFPB From Helping Fix Student Loan Forgiveness Program

1:00pm October 15, 2019

by Chris Arnold

The Trump administration blocked the nation's top consumer protection agency from digging into problems with a program designed to help police, firefighters and other public service workers.

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