December 20, 2015 Loophole allows school districts to raise property taxes in Pennsylvania One in three school districts in Pennsylvania is raising property taxes without the consent of residents, thanks to a loophole in a state law meant to relieve the burden of rising education costs.
December 20, 2015 Student loan bill fails in Senate Senate Republicans have blocked an election-year attempt by Democrats to let people refinance their student loan debt at lower rates.
December 20, 2015 Senate Democrats push student loan bill Democrats are keeping up their election-year drumbeat on student loan rates, scheduling a Senate vote to debate legislation allowing students to refinance their debt at lower rates.
December 20, 2015 Obama moves to extend student loan payment relief Aiming to alleviate the burden of student loan debt, President Barack Obama expanded a program Monday that lets borrowers pay no more than 10 percent of their income every month, and threw his support behind more sweeping Senate legislation targeting the issue.
December 20, 2015 USDA delays whole grains requirement for schools The Agriculture Department will allow some schools to delay adding more whole-grain foods to meals this year, responding to criticism from school nutrition officials and Congress that the standards were too difficult to put in place.
December 20, 2015 Sallie Mae reaches nearly $100M settlement with feds over costly loans to military members Student lender Sallie Mae has reached a $60 million settlement with the Justice Department to resolve allegations that it charged members of the military excessive interest rates on their student loans, the federal government announced Tuesday.
December 20, 2015 Study: No connection between school spending, student outcomes For decades, it's probably the most troublesome question facing education: Why are results for U.S. public school students so mediocre, despite the billions of taxpayer dollars spent?
December 1, 2015 Bill Cosby's image as generous philanthropist falls under shadow of sexual assault allegations Bill Cosby's record of big donations to colleges and other institutions has been a key part of his rosy public image.
November 30, 2015 Schools working to tackle 'summer melt,' keep incoming college students on track to enroll The excitement of acceptance into that dream college has passed. The first day of classes is still weeks away. But the resources provided by high school teachers and computer labs are no longer available for recent graduates.
November 21, 2015 College in NYC suburbs raises $80,000 a year with valet parking, shuttle to nearby airport A state college in the New York City suburbs has earned hundreds of thousands of dollars for scholarships and other programs by offering parking spaces and bus rides to a nearby airport.
