Big Stories Of The Day

Maya Angelou calls Clinton my girl in South Carolina ad  AP
Poet Maya Angelou says in a new radio ad airing in South Carolina that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is a strong woman who is committed to equal treatment for all children.

More time in class equals better math skills USA Today
The study finds adding 10 minutes of math instruction to an eighth-grader's day translates into a jump in math skills.

Plans for Federal Reading Panel Hit a New Roadblock EdWeek
After several years of planning and a series of false starts, a new federal venture to review reading research has hit another bureaucratic hurdle—one that could keep it from ever getting off the ground.

Harvard Doing More for Middle-Income Students Washington Post
Harvard University announced yesterday a series of breaks for middle-income students, increasing financial aid enough to effectively slash costs by as much as 50 percent and eliminating required student loans.

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