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A sharply divided Supreme Court concluded certain immigrants or asylum seekers do not have an automatic right to periodic custody or bail hearings. Powered by WPeMatico

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against an environmental challenge to President Trump’s border wall, delivering a win to the Trump administration in a decision that allows construction plans to move forward. Powered by WPeMatico

Iran has built another permanent military base outside Syria’s capital city complete with hangers used to store missiles capable of hitting all of Israel, according to Western intelligence sources. Powered by WPeMatico

Though the pair were eventually allowed to board, Natalia says the event left her and her Russian-born mother, who speaks limited English, feeling humiliated. Powered by WPeMatico

In the middle of her work shift Sunday morning, Tori Burley received a text from her father that gave her a tingle of excitement: “The blue ice is back!” Powered by WPeMatico

A 17-year-old from Texas is charged with capital murder after she allegedly stabbed her minutes old child nine times and put it in a shed. Powered by WPeMatico

This home’s seen its fair share of happy endings — but not for the person who was about to buy it. Powered by WPeMatico

A concerned Florida father turned his son’s phone into police after seeing disturbing posts with guns shared on social media only to have him arrested after investigators say they found child porn on his devices. Powered by WPeMatico

Former FBI Director James Comey, preparing to launch his new tell-all book, took a swipe at President Trump on Tuesday. Powered by WPeMatico

All was not well in the high skies. Powered by WPeMatico

Liberal journalists at the New York Times are “embarrassed” and concerned about the paper’s credibility because they’re unhappy with the content of its op-ed section, according to Vanity Fair. Powered by WPeMatico

By nearly every account Timothy Locke is one of the most beloved teachers in the Cherry Hill, New Jersey school district. Powered by WPeMatico

A person in Illinois who was witnessing a stabbing verbally threatened the assailant with an AR-15-style rifle and ultimately stopped the attack, officials said. Powered by WPeMatico

A woman in Nevada who allegedly carried a pickaxe as she shouted threats at a playground where hundreds of children were playing has been arrested. Powered by WPeMatico

Melina Roberge, 24, and Andre Tamine, 63, have entered guilty pleas in connection with the Aug. 2016 incident after their partner in crime already pleaded guilty in November. Powered by WPeMatico

NPR Education Department Wants To Protect Student Loan Debt CollectorsNPRUpdated at 11:09 a.m. ET. Student loan debt collectors have been accused of deceiving and abusing student borrowers and have been sued by attorneys general in a handful of states. Now, they may be getting some relief. The debt collectors, that is. Not …DeVos moves to […]

U.S. News & World Report The Fierce Mistakes of UrgencyU.S. News & World ReportPart of this is driven by the type of people who get involved in education reform. If you scroll through the “About Us” pages of education reform organizations, you see a mélange of bright-eyed, smiling faces looking back at you. They tend […]

New York Magazine Obama’s Education Legacy Has Been Forgotten. Now He Has to Save It.New York MagazineOn February 17, 2009, Barack Obama signed one of the most sweeping federal education reforms in American history. You may not have heard of it. His program was a federal grant, called “Race to the Top,” which was doled […]

NJ.com Murphy says teachers union did not ask him to fire top education officialNJ.comGov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday said New Jersey’s largest teachers union had nothing to do with his decision to fire an assistant state education commissioner just hours after she was confirmed for the job. “Ridiculous,” Murphy said when asked about …Phil Murphy: […]

U.S. News & World Report   States’ Strong Education Systems Often Cost Students U.S. News & World Report The 2018 U.S News Best States ranking data show that of the states ranked in the top 10 for education, half rank in the bottom half of states for low debt at graduation, including New Hampshire, which […]

BBC News More Scottish school leavers stay on in educationBBC NewsThe percentage of Scotland’s school leavers staying on in education has continued to rise while the numbers going into training continue to fall. New figures showed the percentage signing up for university last year was 40.7%, up from 37.8% six years … and more » Powered […]

Washington Business Journal Discovery Education to Find a New Owner in SF Private Equity FirmEdSurgeDiscovery Education, a large provider of print and digital textbooks and curriculum, is taking a big step away from its parent company Discovery Communications, best known for its broadcast TV channels. San Francisco-based private equity firm Francisco …Discovery to shed education […]

The Chronicle of Higher Education She Left Harvard. He Got to Stay.The Chronicle of Higher EducationKarl went to see Verba, the associate dean for undergraduate education, after some of her friends encouraged her to get Harvard’s administration involved. She hoped Verba would be an ally. He had been the chair of the government department when […]

New York Post Public advocate blasts Education Department for closing Renewal schoolsNew York PostPublic Advocate Letitia James ripped Mayor de Blasio’s cash-guzzling Renewal school program Tuesday at a City Council hearing on the $582 million initiative. “The Renewal schools program was announced with great fanfare in November of 2014,” James told … and more » Powered […]

Observer A Year of Disruption? 7 Education Trends for 2018ObserverLike few other professions, educators have always been experimenters. That’s not going away in 2018; if anything, it’s accelerating. Socrates taught in a variety of forums that wouldn’t fit today’s definition of the classroom. Often in schoolhouses … and more » Powered by WPeMatico