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GOP education bill would make college even less affordable for many, experts say

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The bill, known as the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act, would also make more money and regulatory flexibility available to for-profit colleges, many of which have been cited for high costs, low graduation rates and a history of taking advantage of low-income students and military veterans.

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States were adding lessons about Native American history. Then came the anti-CRT movement

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This story also appeared in The Nation “I knew that the public school system would not benefit my child without the important and critical history and culture of Indigenous people being taught,” said Tilsen-Brave Heart, a member of the Oglala Lakota Nation. And so they just don’t, so there is no Native history being taught.”

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How teachers can talk about the Israel-Hamas conflict

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The work Goldman’s office did to provide these educational guides is exactly how education leaders should respond to important social issues, according to Rick Hess, director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Related link: How do we teach Black history in polarized times?

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OPINION: Trump is back. We’re still waiting on his plan for schools

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The Republican platform calls for federal defunding of schools teaching curricula that conservatives don’t like, but it also pledges — immediately afterward — to “veto efforts to nationalize Civics Education [sic].” Now, there was a detailed conservative plan for federal K–12 education drifting around during the campaign.

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OPINION: Time to bring back our relationship with UNESCO for its strong commitment to education

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In 2008, the school helped pilot UNESCO’s “Breaking the Silence: The Transatlantic Slave Trade Education Project,” a resource for educators that addresses the history and scope of slavery. UNESCO is perhaps best known for its World Heritage Sites, but it is much more than that. citizens.

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What education could look like under Trump and Vance

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The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank behind Project 2025 , earlier this year released a set of policy recommendations on undocumented immigrants in U.S. The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank behind Project 2025 , earlier this year released a set of policy recommendations on undocumented immigrants in U.S.

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