How safe are school buildings? Recent shootings prompt schools to assess security concerns
Conversations about school security have resurfaced following the recent Santa Fe, Texas, school shooting that killed 10 and injured 10 more.
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The rich get the most out of college
Representing economic research to the public is a difficult exercise; results can be subtle and come with a lot of qualifications.
‘Block teaching’ model rolled out as pass rates soar
An Australian university is to extend its Swedish-inspired “block teaching” model after it was credited with boosting student achievement.
For-Profit High School Recruits Students With Guarantee on Admission to Top College
And scholarship offers are also a sure thing, this high school says, at "top 100" colleges.
Commercial publishing system ‘may never deliver full open access’
Some of Europe’s biggest research universities have warned that the current commercial academic publishing system may not be able to deliver fully open-access research, and that institutions themselves may have to set up rival platforms instead.
New federal policy would hike student spacecraft costs
There are only a handful of astronauts, but every year thousands of high school and college students get to visit space vicariously, by launching their own satellites.
By One Measure, ‘Nontraditional’ Presidents Less Rare
New findings tweak "traditional" label for presidents, asking whether U.S. public colleges and universities these days are being led by more nonacademics than we think.
Asian university hands control of curriculum design to industry
An Asian university’s decision to hand control of curriculum design to major employers has sparked debate about how higher education institutions can ensure that their students graduate with the skills needed by industry.
New Jersey Institute of Technology partners with Woz U
Technology-based education start-up Woz U, announced today a partnership with the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), one of only 32 polytechnic universities in the United States.
After Obama-era crackdown, for-profit colleges seek nonprofit status
Ashford University is one of more than a dozen for-profit colleges across the country looking to become nonprofit institutions, a change that would make them subject to less federal oversight and shed the often-maligned “for-profit” designation.
