(US News) By Farran Powell — With new federal financial aid changes in effect this year, colleges and universities are altering the way award letters are now handled. The change for the 2017-2018 school year comes after the Obama administration switched the tax year needed for filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly called the FAFSA, the […]
Read More »(Edweek) By John B. King Jr. — The passage just over a year ago of the bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, provides us an opportunity to begin our work together. The top-down, one-size-fits-all approach of the No Child Left Behind law was a blunt tool, ill-suited to a task that called for nuance. […]
Read More »(Houston Chronicle) Editorial — Houston Independent School District made a move in the right direction on Thursday when trustees scaled back the district’s reliance on the state’s standardized testing program, known as STAAR. Trustees voted to use results for student promotion only when required by state law. Currently, the state mandates passage of STAAR in […]
Read More »(Forbes) By Erik Sherman — The so-called boomerang effect in housing, where members of the millennial generation land back at home with mom and dad, and it’s troubling. As Pew Research Center reported in July 2015, the number of 18- to 34-year-olds living at home remains high even as the economy seemed to improve. In […]
Read More »(The Journal) By Diann Schaffhauser — High school students are willing to ignore educational opportunities when they’re concerned about how they’ll be viewed by their classmates, according to a new study by researchers from three universities. “Cool To Be Smart or Smart To Be Cool? Understanding Peer Pressure in Education” was a project undertaken by […]
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