New data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that more than 1.1 million homeless students–10 percent more than the previous year–are enrolled in the nation’s public schools. North Carolina is among the states with the biggest growth in the number of homeless students at 53 percent. Read the entire article, which links to the […]
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A well-educated workforce, not tax cuts, is key to worker and state prosperity: new repo...
According to a report released by EARN (Economic Analysis and Research Network), “The best way to strong wages and a strong workforce is through education, not by cutting taxes to capture private investment from other states in what amounts to a race-to-the-bottom economic development strategy.” Cutting taxes as a short-term means of trying stimulating the […]
Salon: Are virtual schools just another online racke...
Nearly 200,000 students in the U.S. are educated in full-time virtual schools. Touted as a promising (and cost-effective) way to educate, online schools are coming under tremendous criticism due to a lack of accountability and student success. “The virtual schools are gaming the system,” says Gary Miron, a professor of education at Western Michigan University […]
State Trends: Legislative Victories 2011-20...
“On October 10, 2013, the Campaign for Youth Justice releases a new report, State Trends – Legislative Victories from 2011-2013: Removing Youth from the Adult Criminal Justice System. The report takes a look at states that have, and are taking steps to remove children from the adult criminal justice system. This report arrives at a moment when […]