Education

After Complaints, BYU-Idaho Reverses Medicaid Decision

7:33am November 26, 2019

by James Dawson

Brigham Young University-Idaho faced a backlash after it introduced a policy barring students from using Medicaid to meet requirements for health coverage to enroll in the school.

Pilar Vega Martinez is using gratuidad to attend the University of Chile to become a nurse. "Without gratuity, I could not have studied. I could not have gone to university. It was my opportunity to go to university," she says.

What The U.S. Can Learn From Free College In Chile

9:54pm November 25, 2019

In 2016, Chile passed gratuidad, or "free college." As the idea gains popularity ahead of the 2020 presidential election in the U.S., Chile offers some lessons from what has happened there.

A nonprofit student loan group alleges that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has abandoned its duty to police widespread mismanagement of a loan forgiveness program for public service workers.

Consumer Agency Failed To Protect Student Loan Borrowers, Lawsuit Says

7:46pm November 25, 2019

by Chris Arnold

A nonprofit student loan group alleges that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has abandoned its duty to police widespread mismanagement of a loan forgiveness program for public service workers.

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Students Share Experiences At Town Hall For Teens On School Violence

12:23pm November 25, 2019

by Bethany Chafin

Students and parents came together last week to talk about whether young people feel safe at school during a WFDD town hall focused on teen voices.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., are proposing to forgive student debt for most Americans. They greet each other at a Democratic primary debate in July.

Forgiving Student Debt Would Boost Economy, Economists Say

11:32am November 25, 2019

by Chris Arnold

Democratic presidential candidates want to obliterate student debt. Economists say that could help with income inequality, but it would come with a big price tag and risks.

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Investigation: There's A Ban On Isolated Timeouts In Illinois Schools

7:45am November 25, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jennifer Smith of the Chicago Tribune about the investigation, along with ProPublica, into the seclusion of Illinois children alone behind locked doors.

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Demonstrators stage a protest on the field at the Yale Bowl disrupting the start of the second half of an NCAA college football game between Harvard and Yale, Saturday in in New Haven, Conn.

Activists Disrupt Harvard-Yale Rivalry Game To Protest Climate Change

2:45pm November 24, 2019

by Sam Gringlas

The game was delayed for about an hour Saturday when students stormed the field after half-time calling on the universities to divest their multi-million dollar endowments from fossil fuels companies.

Education

Teaching Thanksgiving

8:04am November 24, 2019

Teaching Thanksgiving in schools is often heavy on the crafts and light on the historical facts. Teachers Michelle Portera, Andrea Riley-Mukavetz and Molly Till talk about how they do it.

Texas Students Are Still Fighting For Special Education

5:02pm November 23, 2019

by Laura Isensee

In 2004, Texas put an arbitrary cap on how many children could receive special education. Last year, the policy was deemed illegal, but some parents still struggle to enroll their kids in special ed.

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A Look At The Value Of Active Shooter Drills In Schools

6:04pm November 22, 2019

The jury is still out on whether active shooter drills do more harm than good. But according to a new U.S. government report, there is one proven way to make schools safer: prevention.

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