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Ex-Trump rival Ben Carson wins Senate OK as housing chief

WASHINGTON – Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon who challenged Donald Trump for the GOP presidential nomination, won Senate confirmation Thursday to join Trump’s Cabinet as housing secretary...

DATE: Mar 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Are you paying for not-at-fault accidents?

That car crash that you didn’t cause may be costing you

DATE: Feb 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Public college career programs offer better payoff

Graduates earn more than those from for-profit schools

DATE: Nov 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

ACT scores show many graduates not ready for college-level work

Many graduates are unprepared for college-level work

DATE: Aug 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

As schools resume, U.S. enrollment rises

Scores on national tests stagnant or slipping

DATE: Aug 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Math scores slip, reading flat for nation’s 12th-graders

WASHINGTON – It’s not a promising picture for the nation’s high school seniors – they are slipping in math, not making strides in reading and only about one-third are prepared for the academ...

DATE: Jun 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

13% of U.S. students are chronically absent

Suspension rates fall drastically, report says

DATE: Jun 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Segregation is getting worse in America’s public schools

WASHINGTON – Six decades after the Supreme Court outlawed separating students by race, stubborn disparities persist in how the country educates its poor and minority children. A r...

DATE: May 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Senate committee votes to approve new education secretary

WASHINGTON – A Senate committee has approved the nomination of John B. King Jr. to be the nation’s new education secretary. The vote by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pe...

DATE: Mar 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Early takers say SAT ‘wasn’t so bad’

WASHINGTON – Not so tricky. More straightforward. Guessing allowed. The newly redesigned SAT college entrance exam that debuted nationally Saturday received good reviews from some of the stu...

DATE: Mar 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Administration gives states ways to cut student testing

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is offering states and local school districts a lesson plan of sorts to cut the amount of time that students spend on those fill-in-the-bubble and other...

DATE: Feb 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

High school graduation rate ticks up to 82%

WASHINGTON – The nation’s high school graduation rate has risen slightly to 82 percent, a new high. The Education Department said Tuesday that the rate for the 2013-14 school year...

DATE: Dec 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education