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EDU News• Monica Rhor of Chron.com shares the various pros and cons that must be weighed by students as they apply to and receive responses from postsecondary institutions. • The Central Wisconsin Hub has an article today about enrollment trends: Why are some colleges continuing to experience increases while others are not? • Katherine Long, Seattle [...]
• Inside Higher Ed’s Libby A. Nelson asks the right questions in today’s post: “What We Don’t Know about College Student Debt.” • Deirdre Griswold of Workers World tells U.S. students how to fight student debt the Canadian way by looking to students in Quebec as a role model. • The San Francisco Chronicle’s Andre [...]
• The Plain Dealer wire services has a report today on a lawsuit by eight California students claiming that state tenure laws have robbed them of a quality education. • Matt Reynolds of the Courthouse News Service adds that the eight California students are being represented by a large law firm. Some additional details about [...]
• Inside Higher Ed’s Kaustuv Basu reports on initiatives at Stanford University and other postsecondary institutions to shorten the length of time required to earn a doctorate in humanities while connecting the degree more closely to gainful employment. • Is a college degree worth it? Recent graduate Katie Thompson says “yes” via the Gordon College [...]
• Anthony Cotton of the Denver Post shares an inspiring story about Colorado State University students putting their learning to good use by helping autistic students with their social skills. • One-third of young adults with Autism have no paid work experience or education seven years after completing high school. The Associated Press’s Lindsey Tanner [...]
• U.S. Airways has announced individual scholarships for dependents of employees and education grants for non-profits. • Katherine Long of the Seattle Times warns parents to be cautious about investing in the state’s Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program. This information may also be helpful for others around the U.S. considering a pre-paid tuition plan. • [...]
• Camilo H. Smith of the Summit Patch shares a report showing that: “Arts Education Leads to Higher Test Scores.” • Artists and other supporters are lobbying for the arts in New Jersey according to Peggy McGlone of the Star Ledger. • The debate over whether the arts should be offered in light of the [...]
• Jessica Driscoll of NJ.com shares the inspirational story of Rowan University soon-to-be graduate Louiza Ouazzi who as a cafeteria worker noticed the amount of food discarded each day. She founded the Universities Feed Project so that this food could be properly persevered and provided for those in need. • Students moving out of residence [...]
• Is education “bloated with athletics and administration”? Bruce Atkinson says “yes” in a letter to the Post Bulletin. • Adam Samrov of the Bennington Banner reports that the Cambridge Central School district of New York plans to cut one-half of their sports programs to help balance the budget. • On the other hand, Arizona [...]
• Daniel E. Slotnik of the New York Times asks: “What Teacher Do You Appreciate?” Read and join in on the discussion! • Valerie Strauss shares a thought-provoking list of quotations about teachers in today’s Washington Post. • The Sacramento Bee shares some facts on how National Teacher Day began and some statistics on teaching [...]
