California to community colleges: graduate more students or lose your funding
California’s politicians and educators are getting serious about how to solve an immense and vexing problem — the graduation rate at the community colleges.
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What’s Next for Silent Sam? UNC Says It Would Be ‘Irresponsible’ to Speculate
he chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said on Thursday that it would be irresponsible for her to say what the university plans to do with Silent Sam, the Confederate statue that protesters pulled down in dramatic fashion on Monday.
EPSB waives Rank II requirement for Ky. teachers
The Kentucky Department of Education recommends changes to teacher qualifications. Monday, the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board waived the mandatory requirement for teachers to move from Rank III to Rank II. For most teachers, that meant earning a master's degree.
Instagram goes back to school with college-based networks
When Facebook started off it was essentially an online yearbook based entirely on where you went to college — you could only log in if you had a .edu email address.
U. of Ill. to offer free tuition for some in-state students
It's a plan designed to keep more Illinois students in-state for their college education.
Vice President Pence gives his take on Trump’s warning of violence if Democrats take control of Congress
Weighing in on President Donald Trump's warning that there will be violence by his opponents if Democrats win control of Congress this fall, Vice President Mike Pence said he took the president to mean that Democrats want to undo everything Trump has done.
The hot new subject on campus? It’s blockchain
Among the classes on offer at Cornell University this year are “The Anthropology of Money” and “Introduction to Blockchains, Cryptocurrencies, and Smart Contracts.”
Two new price matching programs rolled out at private colleges
Price matching isn't just for coupon clippers anymore, now college students can get in on the action too.
Fighting hunger on N.Y. campuses: Food pantries to be mandatory
As college students across the state begin the new school year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has launched a new initiative to address food insecurity on public campuses and ensure hunger doesn't interfere with students' education....
Stanford will no longer announce undergrad application numbers
Beginning in fall 2018, Stanford University will no longer publicize data regarding the numbers of undergraduate applications it receives during the early or regular admission cycle.
