DeVos loosens for-profit college rules; more state cash may head to religious schools
DeVos "presses pause" on for-profit college regulation
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China’s first internet court to set up in Hangzhou city
Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province, will be the home base for China's first online internet court.
SEC settles fraud charges against defunct for-profit college company ITT
The Securities and Exchange Commission has settled its fraud case against ITT Educational Services, but it continues to pursue top executives from the defunct for-profit college firm for allegedly deceiving investors about high rates of late payments and defaults on student loans backed by the firm.
The politics of math: Is algebra necessary to obtain a college degree?
If you can’t simplify the following operation, chances are the state won’t let you graduate from community college:
Silence From the Secretary, Despite Major Rules Changes
It has been a month since Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has spoken publicly about higher education.
College after prison? New La. law makes it easier
Louisiana is the first state to prohibit public universities from asking applicants about their criminal histories, the latest development in a growing movement to "ban the box" on college applications.
Hard to say goodbye: Retired foreign teacher donates living room library
Many past and present students couldn't help shedding a tear as they farewelled Esther Snader from Anqing of East China's Anhui province.
College acceptance letters in augmented reality
Technology has been used for some pretty crazy reasons.
U. of Miss. to implement plan to put ‘past into context’
The University of Mississippi announced today plans to add plaques to various sites on its Oxford campus and rename one building, all with the goal of offering more history and "putting the past into context."
Md. just outlawed scholarship displacement
The state of Maryland passed a law this week banning public schools from "scholarship displacement," a practice in which schools reduce financial aid packages of students who receive scholarships from sources other than the school.
