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In the 2013-2014 school year, more than 100,000 students were subjected to some form of corporal punishment.
Six decades after Brown v. Board of Education, a U.S. agency finds we still have a two-tiered education system.
"My hope is legislators will realize they've made a terrible mistake," John King Jr. told a crowd.
Charter schools are some of the most racially segregated schools in the country.
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"The question is how do we shift direction, how do we seize the moment?"
His department wants schools to offer a "well-rounded education."
John King Jr.'s nomination only has to go through one more vote.
The Education Department conducted a "sham" investigation into whether Navient Corp. overcharged active-duty servicemembers, an audit shows.
Banks aren't the only "too big to fail" companies that put taxpayers at risk.
The nation's largest student loan specialist is under investigation by multiple government agencies for allegedly mistreating borrowers.