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Rep. critical of Newark school reform spending (AP)

Published on November 12, 2010 By rohit

NEWARK, N.J. – A legislator is criticizing how officials are spending money in New Jersey’s largest city in the wake of a $100 million gift from the founder of Facebook. One of the first acts in the reform process has people knocking on 91,000 doors to ask Newark residents for suggestions on how to improve the schools

Voters make tough decisions on education spending (The Upshot)

Published on November 3, 2010 By

In the shadow of the big-ticket battles over control of Congress, voters endorsed a bevy of initiatives that will dramatically affect K-12 education spending in several states. Washington and Oklahoma both rejected initiatives that would have increased spending for education, while Arizona and Florida voters rejected lawmakers’ pleas to grant legislatures the ability to poach education funds to help plug budget deficits. Colorado voters shot down three proposals that would have reduced the government’s abilities to collect tax revenues to fund education and other programs

How to Find Your Optimal Debt Level (U.S. News & World Report)

Published on October 20, 2010 By

In the wake of the recession and mortgage crisis, it’s easy to forget that all debt isn’t bad.

3 Surefire Approaches to Saving More (U.S. News & World Report)

Published on October 4, 2010 By

A good number of young professionals in their twenties are either deep in credit card debt and student loans, or are living from paycheck to paycheck.

Stop Trashing Teachers! (The Daily Beast)

Published on September 30, 2010 By rohit

NEW YORK – Obama’s misguided policies and the overhyped doc Waiting For Superman have turned America against its teachers.

APNewsBreak: Charter school group to raise $160M (AP)

Published on September 29, 2010 By rohit

ATLANTA – Groups hoping to open charter schools across the country could soon have millions more dollars available. The Charter School Growth Fund is announcing a $160 million fundraising campaign Wednesday — the largest-ever aimed at helping start more of the nontraditional public schools nationwide

Gates Foundation focuses on college graduation (AP)

Published on September 27, 2010 By rohit

SEATTLE – For many years, diversity in higher education has been measured by how many low-income students and students of color enroll in college.

Newark mayor’s crime-fighting led to $100M gift (AP)

Published on September 24, 2010 By rohit

NEWARK, N.J. – Just two months ago, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was at a conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, and found himself seated at dinner with Newark Mayor Cory Booker.

Audit says Mo. schools could have gotten $21M more (AP)

Published on September 23, 2010 By

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.

FCC to expand use of Internet subsidies in schools (AP)

Published on September 21, 2010 By

WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission wants to get more bang from the federal dollars that subsidize Internet access in schools and libraries by lifting some of the restrictions that come with the funds. The FCC plans to let schools open their doors to the public after hours so that people can use subsidized Internet connections after students go home. It also plans to launch a pilot program that would let schools use the money to pay for wireless connections for electronic reading devices that can download textbooks