Digital skills gap opens up in English schools
There is new evidence that the revolution in computing education in English schools is faltering - and that fewer children are getting the digital skills that employers and the government say are vital.
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A Journal Implodes
Promising open-access anthropology publication abandons its business model and faces criticism over allegations that top editor and others created toxic environment.
Florida college fraternity sued over ‘revenge porn’
An Arizona woman is suing her ex-boyfriend and members of a university fraternity in Florida for sharing sexual content without her consent.
China to create cultural heritage centres in universities
The Chinese government has announced plans to establish 100 “cultural heritage” centres at universities throughout the country that will run academic programmes and conduct scientific research in a bid to promote traditional Chinese culture.
Trump administration undermined student debt relief unit while claims mounted
As thousands of applications for student debt forgiveness poured into the U.S. Education Department, the Trump administration cut the staff working on the claims and ordered a halt to an overhaul of the system, according to the agency’s inspector general.
University unveils program to attract top Chinese students
The University of New Hampshire has unveiled a program designed to attract Chinese students with high scores on a national exam in China.
Europe watches as Dutch seek caps on English-language students
A backlash in the Netherlands against teaching in English could spread to other countries, observers have predicted, after Dutch universities published a new strategy to deal with concerns over poor quality teaching and the alleged erosion of Dutch culture.
Free MOOCs face the music
In its quest to find a sustainable business model, online course provider edX will test charging users for access to previously free content. Observers say the move was inevitable.
46 percent of colleges employ virtual reality in courses
About half of universities and colleges have deployed virtual reality in some form on campus, but there will be more demands to develop it — and with the technology improving and prices falling, institutions will find it easier to move ahead
Under DeVos, a Smaller Department of Education
Inside Higher Ed analysis of employee data shows the agency has shed more than 500 workers -- 13 percent of its total staff -- since the start of the Trump administration. Former officials say that means employees are stretched thin.
