Virtual assistant Alexa moves into US student residences
Saint Louis University is latest institution to embrace Amazon-powered technology
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Outrage Over University’s $999 Online Textbook
An online textbook priced at almost $1,000 has infuriated students trying to navigate an already confusing textbook marketplace, but Louisiana-Lafayette officials insist they had "good intentions."
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.
‘Safeguards needed’ if Australia’s demand-driven system to be revived
Be more bolshie in your negotiations with government, sector told
Cutthroat Admission: College Accused of Stealing Students
Mercy College charges that Long Island University hired one of its deans and he then used confidential information he emailed to himself while still employed to poach students who had accepted admissions offers.
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.
Betting scientists correctly predict reproducibility of papers
Findings suggest markets could be used to help prioritise which experiments need repeating most urgently
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.
Tens of Thousands of Adults Line Up for Free College in Tennessee
Tennessee's tuition-free community college program is proving popular with adults.
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.
