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EDUCATION: TOP STORIES THIS WEEK - June 28, 2016

Alarming Trends I've Noticed Teaching Yoga to Little Kids

By April M. Short, AlterNet

We adults are creating a pretty stifling environment for our young ones. READ MORE»


Inside Charles Koch's Plot to Hijack Universities Across America and Spread His Radical 'Free-Market' Propaganda

By Alex Kotch, AlterNet

With his grants, Koch is installing libertarian-minded economics professors at hundreds of universities. READ MORE»


How Long Can Big Money Keep Democrats in the Charter School Camp?

By Jeff Bryant, Campaign for America's Future

In California and beyond, charter school advocates team up with big finance to influence Democratic Party candidates in state and local elections. READ MORE»


After Abigail Fisher

By Liliana M. Garces, The Conversation

What we need to know about considering race in admissions. READ MORE»


Charter Schools Are Frequently Dogged by Corruption Scandals - Why Is It So Hard to Hold Them Accountable?

By Bobbi Murray, Capital and Main

The finances of charter schools receive less oversight than the average public school bake sale. READ MORE»


How a Trump University 'Coach' Ripped off a Student for $230,000 as Part of a Massive Ponzi Scheme

By Brad Reed, Raw Story

A Pittsburgh woman fell prey to a Ponzi schemer and convicted criminal who also just happened to work for Trump University. READ MORE»


Does Education Software Actually Help Students Learn More?

By Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report

The most rigorous study to date of "adaptive-learning" courseware at colleges and universities points to "not necessarily." READ MORE»


Education Department Recommends Axing Accreditor of For-profit Colleges

By Annie Waldman, ProPublica

The department's unprecedented recommendation may mark the beginning of the end for ACICS. READ MORE»


Reflections on a Life in Education and Activism

By Deborah Siegel, AlterNet

Advocate and educator Laurie Levy discusses blogging, social media, community activism, and her new book of essays.  READ MORE»


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