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HANOVER, N.H. – Alleging that Dartmouth College administrators have increasingly "assumed the role of paternalistic babysitters," students at the Ivy League institution have launched an online petition that aims to refocus the school on education and the free exchange of ideas. The "Take Back Dartmouth" petition,
Massachusetts
Earlier this month, a deliberately anonymous teacher set forth some of the problems she saw in the Common Core-based test she had to give her students. This teacher argued — and provided anecdotal evidence to show — that the Common Core-based test: (1) is developmentally inappropriate; and (2) does not actually assess
Florida
(CNSNews.com) – Starting in July, Florida schools will give students an opt-out option for the Pledge of Allegiance in their student handbooks and an atheist group is working to make sure it's in the pages. The American Atheists and Central Florida Freethought Community have sent a letter to
students
As words and phrases such as "safe space" and "micro-aggressions" find their way onto college campuses at an increasing rate, a belief has begun to form that our nation's universities are little more than cribs to coddle America's youth. [perfectpullquote align="
students
AMHERST – Amherst College received a $1 million award that recognizes its programs that help "high achieving students from low-income families" succeed, including underwriting study abroad and internships. The Cooke Prize for Equity in Educational Excellence from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is the most substantial award given to
students
The Obama administration is pressuring colleges to not include questions about criminal records on applications, and the country's largest application is already giving ground.
boston
BOSTON – Boston and its environs boast world-class universities and a bustling innovation economy. People from all over the world travel to the Hub to study, but after graduating, many highly skilled and well-educated foreigners learn that they can't remain in the U.S. legally. This amounts to a
parents
For American public education, 2015 was a dismal year, at least by the numbers. But don't blame the kids. Parents are missing in action. Except most Asian-American parents. They tend to oversee their children's homework, hold them accountable for grades, and demand hard work as the
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