Bitcoin mining ban considered by China’s economic planner
Bitcoin creation has joined a list of activities facing a ban in China.
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UK schools are turning to foreign governments to fund languages
Some primaries would be unable to afford specialist language teaching without the money they receive from overseas schemes
14 Agree to Plead Guilty in Admissions Scandal
One coach and 13 parents reach deals over legal charges.
‘Chief teacher’ pilot program announced
China will choose chief teachers at primary and middle schools in rural areas in its central and western regions in a pilot program to promote local education, according to a notice from the Ministry of Education on Tuesday.
College grads sell stakes in themselves to Wall Street
To pay for college, Amy Wroblewski sold a piece of her future. Every month, for eight-and-a-half years, she must turn over a set percentage of her salary to investors.
The advantages of 3D printing are still far from circular
3D printing has been around for three decades, but only in the last few years has the technology become a serious contender for displacing conventional manufacturing methods now that it can achieve material strength that rivals legacy offerings and can deliver parts in a fraction of the time
These gov’t agencies allocate the most funding to higher ed
In light of President Donald Trump’s executive order directing government agencies to restrict and remove federal research funding from universities that infringe on students’ rights to free speech, Campus Reform compiled existing government data to determine exactly how much federal research money is doled out each year.
First ever black hole image released
Astronomers have taken the first ever image of a black hole, which is located in a distant galaxy.
Dirty Jobs
A tweet has launched a raging online debate on whether Harvard is misusing federal work-study money by paying students to clean dormitories and toilets.
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center agrees to stop using race in medical school admissions
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has agreed to stop using race when considering applicants to its medical school, bowing to pressure as the Trump administration campaigns to curtail the use of affirmative action in education.
