State and National Education News
Recent news updates from a variety of sources here in Washington and around the country.
Highlights in the News from WFIS
Foreign-student recruiter shuts down, leaving Mass. schools in the lurch
…dozens of schools and more than 300 students in Massachusetts and across the country could be out hefty sums of money. Tuition bills are going unpaid, payments for students’ health insurance have ceased, and host families aren’t receiving their monthly stipends, even though the company collected tens of thousands of dollars from individual families to cover those expenditures.
read moreBritain’s Labor Party passes motion calling for abolition of private schools
Party says it would ‘integrate’ independent schools into state sector, while universities would be told to ensure that no more than seven per cent of their students were privately educated The motion says that “the ongoing existence of private schools is...
read moreFew Parents Using 529s for K-12
According to a piece in USA Today, “Few parents are using 529 savings plan for their school-aged children’s tuition more than a year after the Trump administration first allowed the tax-advantaged funds to go to K-12 private education.” The article...
read moreOther news from around the country
- Charter school that opened in Kent this fall abruptly closes
A charter school in Kent closed last week after several teachers quit and more than half of its 140 students left for other schools. ... read more47 mins ago - Feds: Massachusetts owes private schools millions9 hours ago
- 3 largest districts in Kansas’ most populous county sue Juul9 hours ago
- District: Personal student information, test scores breached9 hours ago
- Florida commission says mental health system needs overhaul9 hours ago
- Talks planned between striking Colorado teachers, district9 hours ago
- Classes canceled as threat of Chicago teacher strike looms9 hours ago
- Chicago teachers’ contract talks about more than money9 hours ago
- Elementary school marks 100 years of artistic history9 hours ago
- School district backtracks on transgender student policy9 hours ago
- Statewide Voucher Program Enrollment Increases 37 Percent in WisconsinProponents of the voucher programs say they provide educational options for families who might not otherwise be able to afford a private education, while opponents argue the programs funnel money away from local school districts. ... read more11 hours ago
- Montpelier teacher is 2020 Vermont Teacher of the Year12 hours ago
- Panel: Florida should tighten school shooter drills12 hours ago
- Hood: Reeves commercial filmed at private school is ‘phony’12 hours ago
- School suspends girls, says rape-awareness note was bullying12 hours ago