Senate Democrats slam education chief’s ‘absurd’ logic
A trio of Senate Democrats on Monday sharply rebuked outgoing Education Secretary Arne Duncan for comments in which he downplayed alleged wrongdoing committed by Education Management Corp.
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Race on Campus: The Latest
Threat against black students at Kean turns out to have been hoax; Harvard drops use of title "master" for leaders of residential colleges ...
From curse to catfish: West Africa schools tackle stigma of disability
Working quietly in a classroom at a primary school in Dakar, nine-year-old blind boy Abdoulaye sits next to the star pupils, who watch and help him, and alert the teacher if he struggles.
Holiday lights and gadgets are killing your Wi-Fi
If you want super-fast Wi-Fi in your home, you may want to turn off your Christmas lights.
Student enrolments in Canada reach 2 million
Enrolments at public colleges and universities in Canada passed the 2 million mark in the 2013-14 academic year, led by a growth in international students.
Anger at ‘stolen’ online courses on Udemy
Udemy, a platform for experts to sell educational courses, has been accused of not doing enough to remove stolen content from its service.
Major overhaul planned for Tennessee colleges
Gov. Bill Haslam on Tuesday announced plans to overhaul the state's public higher education system by creating independent governing boards for the six universities currently managed by the Tennessee Board of Regents.
U.S. government reveals breadth of requests for Internet records
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has used a secretive authority to compel Internet and telecommunications firms to hand over customer data including an individual’s complete web browsing history and records of all online purchases
How Dow educates future sustainability leaders
More than 2.5 billion people lack access to proper sanitation.
Old School, New Tech
After spending millions on laptops and tablets for all students and upgrading its network infrastructure, Moravian College explores how it can use those investments to "redefine the classroom."
