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Coos Commons Protection Council applies for community radio license

by magix | Nov 18, 2021 | Bandon, Education | 0 |

Coos Commons Protection Council has applied for a permit with the FCC for a full power non commercial radio station.

North Carolina Tells Charter-School Chain It Can’t Keep Administrator Salaries Secret

by MGx Staff | Nov 8, 2014 | Education | 0 |

by Marian Wang ProPublica, Nov. 7, 2014, 10:26 a.m. The North Carolina State Board of Education...

Teachers Sound Alarm over ‘Anti-Public Education’ Ruling

by MGx Staff | Jun 11, 2014 | Education | 0 |

– Sarah Lazare, staff writer In a ruling with broad implications for public education across...

These Seattle Teachers Boycotted Standardized Testing—and Sparked a Nationwide Movement

by MGx Staff | Mar 21, 2014 | Education | 0 |

Parents, students, and teachers all over the country have joined the revolt to liberate our kids from a test-obsessed education system.

Blowback for Disney As Pro-Fracking Elementary School Tour Exposed

by MGx Staff | Jan 10, 2014 | Education | 0 |

As Disney corporation withdraws from “Rocking in Ohio” tour, concerned parents say ‘not enough’

How College Pricing Is Like Holiday Retail Sales

by MGx Staff | Jan 3, 2014 | Education | 0 |

Many state schools have moved toward the “high-tuition, high-aid” model by discounting for students with high test scores or for out-of-state students who will ultimately pay more than residents

For Hundreds of Years, Cherry Blossoms Are Matter of Life and Death

by MGx Staff | Apr 14, 2013 | Education | 0 |

the cherry blossom or sakura has been a symbol of “the cycle of life, death and rebirth, on the one hand, and of productive and reproductive powers, on the other” throughout the history of Japan.

Course Load: The Growing Burden of College Fees

by MGx Staff | Mar 30, 2013 | Education, National | 0 |

Student fees have been something of a known irritant for years, often criticized as a kind of stealth, second tuition imposed on unsuspecting families. But such fees are still on the rise on many campuses. And though their names can border on the comical — i.e., the “student success fee” — there’s nothing funny about how they can add up.