Education

Rick Perry's New Endorser: New Hampshire "Sold" Adopted Kids to Homosexuals

Meet the Texas governor's eyebrow-raising new allies in the Granite State.

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| Fri Sep. 23, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Fox in the Schoolhouse: Rupert Murdoch Wants to Teach Your Kids!

News Corp.'s major move into the education business.

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| Fri Sep. 23, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Constitution Day: Not Just for Tea Partiers Anymore

Tea party activists want public schools to teach the Constitution and challenged people to make it happen. So I did.

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| Tue Sep. 20, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

For-Profit Colleges Target Vets' Education Benefits

The GI Bill has long been veterans' ticket to the middle class. But it has also become a cash cow for corporate colleges.

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| Mon Sep. 19, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

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Why Expanding Colleges Won't Fix Income Inequality

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| Thu Sep. 15, 2011 3:47 AM PDT

Forget the US News College Rankings. Enroll Here and Actually Get a Job.

Here are nine top-notch degree programs in fields that are both cool and hiring like mad.

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| Thu Sep. 15, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

How Rick Perry Put Teacher Retirement Money in His Cronies' Hands

New evidence suggests the Texas governor relied on flawed investigations to bury a potential pension-fund scandal.

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| Thu Sep. 15, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

The Gutsiest Campus Newspapers of 2011

Whether they were covering the Alabama tornadoes in depth, pissing off James Franco, or exposing undercover drug busts, these campus newspapers boldly broke the news.

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| Thu Sep. 15, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Charts: Shocking Stats on College Costs
Thu Sep. 15, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Confessions: "How I Paid for College"

Our readers share some of the offbeat ways they made ends meet as students.

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| Thu Sep. 15, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Despite Scandals, These States Still Don’t Check for Cheating Teachers

Erasure analysis exposed widespread cheating in Atlanta schools. So why aren't these states testing their teachers?

—Lois Beckett, ProPublica

 | Wed Sep. 14, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

There's No Such Thing As A "State-Level DREAM Act"

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| Tue Sep. 13, 2011 6:34 AM PDT

Michigan GOP Lawmaker: Public School Teachers "Are More Than Greedy"

The latest in Michigan Republicans' assault on public school teachers.

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| Tue Sep. 13, 2011 3:05 AM PDT

Unmasking Dark Money Is Good for Democracy—and for the Bottom Line

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| Wed Sep. 7, 2011 9:35 AM PDT

CNN Series Follows MoJo's Investigation of Teen Homes

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| Fri Sep. 2, 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Michigan Republicans: Let's Privatize Public School Teaching

A state senator breaks new ground in the right-wing plan to gut public education.

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| Thu Sep. 1, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Even Teen Birth Rates Are Bigger in Texas

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| Tue Aug. 23, 2011 9:01 AM PDT

Rick Perry Accidentally Speaks Truth on Evolution Education

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| Fri Aug. 19, 2011 9:42 AM PDT

Apparently We've Forgotten Who the Milkens Are

Michael and Lowell Milken's role in the rise of junk bonds helped make them rich. That wasn't enough for UCLA to turn down Lowell's $10 million donation—or even acknowledge his family's checkered past.

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| Thu Aug. 18, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Michele Bachmann Is Not a Doctor

…But she played one on TV. The story behind the Minnesota congresswoman's bogus "Dr." claim.

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| Thu Aug. 18, 2011 3:00 AM PDT