30 Years On, Educators Still Divided On Scathing Schools Report

Claudio Sanchez — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:14:20 +0000

Thirty years ago this week, President Ronald Reagan's administration released "A Nation at Risk," a report warning of "a rising tide of mediocrity" in American public education.

According to the report, only one-third of 17-year-olds in 1983 could solve a math problem requiring two steps or more, and 4 out of 10 teenagers couldn't draw inferences from written material.

Student Loan Deal Pales Against Other Education Cuts

Claudio Sanchez — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 18:48:25 +0000

It came down to the wire, but finally, Republicans and Democrats agreed on a deal that keeps the interest rate on government-backed student loans from doubling. It will save the average borrower about $1,000 a year, but the compromise is likely to cost students a lot more than that over the long term.

The agreement that lawmakers passed Friday will keep interest rates at 3.4 percent for another year.