Charting a Course CorrectionBefore the Trump administration's sweeping demands for reform in the Ivy League, before "it depends on the context," before the tentifada, before the occupation of Hamilton Hall, before Yale administrators tried to railroad a law student over a "trap house" party, before students screamed at Erika Christakis for imaginary racial insensitivity, before the…Washington Free Beacon3d agoWhole story →EducationBuild
Americans are using buy now, pay later more than ever. Here’s what to know if you’re among themNEW YORK — Americans spent more than $160 billion last year using buy now, pay later plans, according to research published by Federal Reserve economists. Experts say they’re increasingly seeing people use the plans for everyday expenses like groceries, bills, transportation and, sometimes rent. “It has been very hard outPittsburgh Tribune-Review5d agoWhole story →BuildEducation
New York County Lawyers rail at federal effort to strip American Bar Association of law school accreditationAs the U.S. Education Department comes close to deciding whether to strip the American Bar Association of its power to accredit law schools, the New York CityAM New York7d agoWhole story →GovernmentBuildaba law school accreditation debate
City launches free rideshare for Detroit high schoolsMayor Mary Sheffield launched a free rideshare program for four Detroit high schools facing chronic absenteeism due to transit barriers.Detroit Free Press7d agoWhole story →BuildEducationMary Sheffielddetroit rideshare program launch
Indian Prairie D204 school board OKs $476 million budgetDistrict officials say the deficit is due to factors like reduced federal funding and rising costs for transportation and benefits.Chicago Tribune8d agoWhole story →BuildEducationschool budget approval
Lawmakers must restore school buses for charter schools | Opinionin January, the Supreme Court said that school districts don’t have to provide this service for charter schools.Mechanicsburg Patriot News12d agoWhole story →BuildEducationpennsylvania charter school bus ruling
Newport News wants to beef up aviation workforce trainingNewport News wants state lawmakers to provide $3 million in funding toward aviation workforce initiatives at Newport News-Williamsburg Airport and to grant localities more authority in approving local housing grants.Norfolk Virginian-Pilot13d agoWhole story →BuildEducationvirginia legislative priorities
ICE has ramped up its use of Penn State’s airport to move detainees between immigration facilitiesBecause it receives federal funding, State College Regional Airport has to make sure “the airport will be available for public use on reasonable conditions and without unjust discrimination.”Mechanicsburg Patriot News28d agoWhole story →GovernmentBuildice detention transfers
