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A new multi-pronged campaign from the National Education Association will try to shift the focus of federal education policy away from high-stakes testing and back toward students, with a special emphasis on "children living in poverty, students with disabilities and English-language learners." MoreThis year's " Money Matters on Campus" survey questioned 43,000 college students across institutions in the United States about their money practices for the third year in a row, and the results were eye-popping. More
The United States Department of Education has released its first guide for developers, startups and entrepreneurs. MoreThe essay by a third-grader won thousands of dollars of equipment and software for her East Los Angeles elementary school. MoreThe University of Akron will host a STEM career day featuring a challenge asking students in grades 6-12 to build a Rube Goldberg machine in competition for $15,000 in prizes. More
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