Hack Education Weekly News read (National) Education Politics Late last Friday, the US Senate did pass its version of a tax reform bill, one with scribbles in the margins and handwritten addenda because everyone now thinks “move fast and break things” is a genius tactic. Thanks, Zuck. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Senate Passes Tax Bill With Major Implications for Higher Ed .” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Passage of Senate Tax-Reform Bill Leaves Colleges Scrambling.” Via The Washington Post : “ After a high-drama vote, here’s what the Senate tax bill means for schools, parents and students .” “8 Grad Students Are Arrested Protesting the GOP Tax Bill on Capitol Hill,” The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Adam Harris reported on Tuesday . But now “ House Republicans May Be Backing Away From Taxing Grad-Student Tuition Waivers ,” Harris says . Via The Hill : “ GOP bill would eliminate student loan forgiveness for public service .” That bill: the move to re-authorize the Higher Education Act . Via Inside Higher Ed : “A graduation rate requirement for access to special funds for minority-serving institutions in a proposed House Republican rewrite of the Higher Education Act would exempt historically black colleges and universities.” HBCUs would be exempted. “ Higher-Ed Lobbyists Are Told to Make Peace With Republicans,” according to The Chronicle of Higher Education . Via NPR : “ School Voucher Programs Should Be Clear About Disability Rights , Report Says.” That’s a report from the GAO . Via Edsurge : “How a ‘New’ GI Bill May Shape Tomorrow’s Education-to-Employment Pipeline .” Let’s watch how the “new” for-profit higher ed takes advantage of this, shall we? “Without Net Neutrality , How Would Internet Companies Treat K–12 Districts?” asks Education Week’s Market Brief . “How http://crwd.fr/2AQqheo #education #teach #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofyoutube #teachersofinstagram #teachersofinsta #teachersofig