Focus on certificates boosts completion goals
Louisiana and other states are closer to reaching college completion goals as their emphasis shifts to more certificates in addition to degrees.
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Google bans plug-in that picks out Jews
Google has banned an extension of its Chrome browser which was being used to identify Jewish names on the internet by surrounding them with three sets of brackets, or parentheses.
Ramadan for non-Muslims: An etiquette guide
There are 7 billion people in the world. And a full 22% of them -- 1.6 billion -- are fasting from sunup to sundown. Every day. For an entire month.
Final Push for State Authorization Rule
Education Department will push to finalize rule on state approval of online programs before the end of the year.
At 1,066 feet above rainforest, a view of the changing Amazon
A steel structure in the Amazon, taller than the Eiffel Tower, will soon begin monitoring the atmosphere above the world’s largest tropical forest,
Shakespeare scholar vents 500-tweet ‘bitterly sarcastic’ attack on book
Literary criticism has been taken to a new level by Holger Syme.
Most 21st Century Scholars not on track to receive state money
The vast majority of incoming high school seniors who could qualify for a state-funded scholarship are running the risk of losing out on the assistance that covers up to four years of college tuition
Shooting at UCLA prompts campus lockdown
Two people were injured in a reported shooting at UCLA on Wednesday morning, according to campus police.
Space age: Golf’s ‘arms race’ explores the final frontier
Since golfers first bunted leather balls around Scottish links, they have searched for equipment to make them better -- and longer.
How the circular economy boosts biodiversity
In the classic movie "Dirty Dancing," the final scene starts with the line "Nobody puts Baby in the corner!"
