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Study: 30 private college presidents made more than $1 million (The Christian Science Monitor)

Published on November 16, 2010 By rohit

Parents struggling with high tuition bills might be fuming when they look at the list of the top-paid presidents of private colleges and universities. The annual analysis of tax records by the Chronicle of Higher Education found 30 top executives – out of the 448 institutions the Chronicle surveyed – received a total compensation of more than $1 million in 2008

With divided Congress, tough road for ed reform (AP)

Published on November 16, 2010 By

The Obama administration has pushed an ambitious education agenda in the last two years, sending $100 billion to states thorough the stimulus package and spurring reform in many locations through the Race to the Top competition. But none of the major initiatives pushed by President Barack Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have been bipartisan. Most were approved through large spending bills that Republicans opposed

Publishing exec named new NYC schools chancellor (AP)

Published on November 9, 2010 By

NEW YORK – Mayor Michael Bloomberg named a top publishing executive with no background in education to head the nation’s largest school system after announcing Tuesday that New York City’s longtime chancellor was stepping down. Bloomberg said Hearst Magazines chairwoman Cathie Black would replace Joel Klein, who has overseen the city’s 1.1 million-student school system since 2002.

Incoming House education chair: Vow to abolish Education Department just a ‘talking point’ (The Upshot)

Published on November 4, 2010 By

Even as he rued an Election Day “shellacking,” President Obama seemed hopeful in his post-midterms press conference yesterday that Democrats and Republicans may find common ground on education legislation, if not much else. The Washington Post’s Nick Anderson examined that wish in a story today, focusing on the handful of newly elected Republican candidates who ran on a pledge to abolish the Department of Education — a position that doesn’t exactly bode well for interparty cooperation on the issue. Soon-to-be Senators Rand Paul of Kentucky, Rob Portman of Ohio, and Mike Lee of Utah have supported initiatives in the past to abolish the DOE or stated their support for the department’s abolition

College Costs Are Up Again (BusinessWeek)

Published on October 29, 2010 By rohit

Students and families already struggling in a tough U.S. economy got little relief from swelling college costs this year, with the published prices of tuition and fees continuing their upward climb, according to a College Board report released today. The news isn’t all bad, though, with the financial blow to families somewhat softened this year by record increases in federal grant aid, said the College Board, a nonprofit membership association of colleges and high schools.

RI Dem says he respects Obama despite ’shove it’ (AP)

Published on October 28, 2010 By rohit

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Rhode Island Democratic gubernatorial candidate Frank Caprio says he has the highest level of respect for President Barack Obama despite having declared the president could “shove it” for not endorsing him. Caprio was speaking Wednesday during the second to last televised debate featuring seven gubernatorial candidates

Education reformers say GOP-controlled Congress would block funding (The Upshot)

Published on October 27, 2010 By

Education reformers are worried a Republican-controlled House of Representatives will block spending for new reforms touted by President Barack Obama, Seyward Darby of the New Republic reports. The irony is that former President George W.

Wash. case raises alcoholic energy drink concerns (AP)

Published on October 26, 2010 By

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Teachers unions fight public performance rankings (The Upshot)

Published on October 22, 2010 By rohit

A big legal battle is brewing between New York City’s education department and the local teachers union over the recently announced plan to issue public rankings of teachers based on how their students perform on tests. Union leaders say the practice would be an intrusion on the privacy of rank-and-file members — and are suing the city today to prevent the plan from going forward. Unless the union prevails, the education department will hand over the rankings of 12,000 teachers tomorrow morning to reporters who have requested the data

FACT CHECK: Obama’s education claims missing facts (AP)

Published on October 15, 2010 By rohit

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says almost every chance he gets that Republicans would cut education spending by 20 percent if their party wins control of Congress in the Nov. 2 elections. He also says they would repeal a new college tuition tax credit