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Here are news and opinion stories educators, advocates, policy wonks and makers are talking about today:
News and Analysis
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has picked Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine to be her vice presidential running mate—and friends of career and technical education have reason to be pleased. (Education Week)
In tapping Sen. Timothy M. Kaine (D-Va.) as her running mate, Hillary Clinton didn’t just choose the popular former governor of a purple state that she hopes will turn out for Democrats in November. She also chose one half of a Virginia power couple with a history of public service and advocacy on issues related to child welfare and education. (The Washington Post)
Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, loves to tell voters that her administration would pick up the policy baton from President Barack Obama. (Education Week)
The Obama administration on Friday released its latest proposal on how colleges that offer distance education programs to students in other states should be regulated. (Inside Higher Ed)
Akerman Hall is a gateway to the complex that houses the University of Minnesota’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. But wandering through it is more like an experience in archeology. (The Atlantic)