Kimberly Hefling

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Student loan interest rates to increase

Kimberly Hefling · June 30, 2014 3:09 pm

Ed official: Some campuses hostile to victims

Kimberly Hefling · June 26, 2014 2:00 pm

This two-picture combo, framegrabs from an iPhone show two tweets from the Education Department. The Education Department on Wednesday apologized for a tweet that depicted a scene from the movie "Bridesmaids" with the words "Help me. I'm poor" imprinted on it as part of an effort to get students to apply for federal aid, left. "If this is you, then you better fill out your FAFSA: fafsa.gov," the tweet reads. The quote in the movie is said during a comedic scene on an airplane by the character played by actress Kristen Wiig. The apology tweet that was moved later is at right. (AP Photo/Education Department)

Education Dept. removes tweet with movie scene

Kimberly Hefling · June 25, 2014 8:40 pm

Education Dept. issues new special ed rules

Kimberly Hefling · June 24, 2014 4:37 pm

Some staff moved out of US embassy in Baghdad

Kimberly Hefling · June 16, 2014 3:43 am

In this June 10, 2014, photo, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy checks his phone outside the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, before the verdict in the Vergara v. California lawsuit in Los Angeles. Even before a California judge's scathing ruling against the state's teacher tenure policies, protections that make it harder to fire teachers had already been weakened in many states, and even removed altogether in a few places. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Some states roll back teacher tenure protections

Kimberly Hefling · June 12, 2014 3:17 pm

College presidents express support for Common Core

Kimberly Hefling · June 10, 2014 3:16 pm

ACT to enhance how scores reported

Kimberly Hefling · June 6, 2014 4:02 am

Common Application makes changes after tough year

Kimberly Hefling · May 9, 2014 6:16 pm

House passes bill in support of charter schools

Kimberly Hefling · May 9, 2014 5:24 pm

John Easton, Director of the Institute of Education Sciences and Acting Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, speaks during a program at Dunbar High School, Wednesday, May 7, 2014, in Washington, to announce results of The Nation's Report Card: 2013 Mathematics and Reading, Grade 12, which details 12th graders' performance in mathematics and reading nationwide and in 13 pilot states. In an abysmal showing, only about one-quarter of U.S. high school seniors performed solidly in math in a major assessment known as the nation's report card, reinforcing concerns that large numbers of students are unprepared for either college or the workplace. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

No gains for 12th-graders on national exam

Kimberly Hefling · May 7, 2014 6:24 pm

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2014 file photo, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. speaks about The Value of School Choice: The Release of the 2013 Education Choice and Competition Index, at the Brookings Institute in Washington. Lawmakers looking ahead to the November elections are putting renewed focus on education, tackling issues on Capitol Hill this week ranging from expanding charter schools to paying off student loan debt. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Education gets top billing on Capitol Hill

Kimberly Hefling · May 6, 2014 5:37 pm