Navy Will Mandate Transgender Sensitivity Education
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) The US Navy has made an announcement that it will be requiring all naval personnel to undergo transgender sensitivity training to be completed by July 2017. At that time, the navy will begin to accept transgender recruits. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced a separate decision in June to overturn a ban […]
Christie Pushes to Re-write New Jersey Education Funding Formula
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration is arguing in court that the state needs the ability to overrule teacher contracts, rather than receiving additional funding, in order to improve struggling school districts. The governor is asking the Supreme Court to give the state the authority to override teacher contract rules in a total […]
Lawsuit Claims Detroit Schools Offered Inadequate Education
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and educational officials working in the state are facing a lawsuit against them regarding the quality of the education system in Detroit, which has been deemed to have systemically failed to provide students with an adequate education and deprived them of necessary learning resources. Lawyers from the […]
Bridgepoint Education Charged with Deceptive Loan Practices
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Bridgepoint Education, Inc., a for-profit chain of colleges, is about to return $ 23.5 million to students because of claims that the organization tricked them into applying for and receiving loans that cost more than the students were told they would cost. The settlement was made this week with the Consumer […]
PBS’ Spotlight Education Week to Debut in September
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) PBS has announced the creation of Spotlight Education, a full week of primetime programming that will focus on the challenges currently faced by students and the education system in the United States. In all, eleven films and documentaries will be aired on local PBS stations for Spotlight Education, set to take place […]
Israeli Government Looks to Impose Core Secular Education
(Photo: Marc Israel Sellem, POOL/Flash90) Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation has approved a law for its first reading in the Knesset that would cancel a law passed by the previous government requiring haredi elementary schools to teach 11 hours per week of English, math, and science. The law intended to reduce the amount of funding for schools […]
Anne Holton, Wife of Tim Kaine, Resigns as Virginia Secretary of Education
(Photo: Patch) Anne Holton, the wife of Sen. Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton’s choice to be her running mate, has stepped down from her position as Virginia’s education secretary following the announcement of her husband’s selection for the vice presidential slot o nthe Democratic ticket. In Clinton’s announcement speech last week, she applauded Holton’s work in Virginia. On Tuesday, […]
Clinton, Kaine Vow to Move Past ‘Education Wars’
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee for president, and her vice presidential running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine are looking to make progress on education in the United States after what they say has been a period of relative stagnation. Before the Democratic National Convention that made their nominations official, the pair talked education […]
Dept of Education Issues Guidance on Religious Discrimination
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) The United States Department of Education has released a series of actions in an effort to confront discrimination and promote inclusion within schools and encourage respect for students of all faiths and beliefs. Included in these steps is a website discussing religious discrimination, an updated civil rights complaint form, an increase to […]
Ireland Ed Minister Pushes for Early Coding Education
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Irish Minister for Education and Skill Richard Bruton has sent an official letter to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) to point out the advantages of including coding classes in primary school. The NCCA is currently drafting a new framework for the primary curriculum and is also working on an innovative […]