San Jose State University's test results are in: Online education technology appears to improve pass rates in real-world college courses.
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4/10/2013
As if Rutgers University President Robert Barchi did not have enough to handle with the fallout from the basketball scandal, he is also facing a growing revolt on the school’s Newark campus.
4/10/2013
State funding for higher education in Louisiana should be determined by college performance, according to a bill approved by the Senate Education Committee Wednesday.
4/10/2013
President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed shifting federal student loans to market-based rates rather than the current system in which interest rates are fixed by law and subject to congressional whim.
4/9/2013
Déjà vu all over again? The interest rate on government-subsidized Stafford loans is set to double on July 1 – to 6.8 percent from 3.4 percent – unless Congress acts to stop it. And there’s no guarantee it will.
4/9/2013
John Wolf, believed to have recommended against firing basketball coach Mike Rice in December, has resigned from his position as interim senior vice president and general counsel last week, but sources say he has been reassigned to another role within the university
4/9/2013
Plastic single-serving bottles filled with water will no longer be sold in most places on Drake University’s campus next fall after a successful student-led campaign to ban the convenient and popular items.
4/9/2013
A bill that would have allowed Colorado's community colleges to offer a very limited number of bachelor’s degrees failed by one vote in the state House Education Committee.
4/9/2013
Penalties for Michigan's colleges, universities, school districts and communities that approved union contracts in the weeks leading up to right-to-work laws taking effect will not be included in the state Senate versions of those budgets.
4/9/2013
Midland U is trying a no-nonsense student accountability program. Three black marks — for skipping class, failing quizzes or missing homework — and a student will be kicked out of that class.
4/9/2013
A student went on a building-to-building stabbing attack at a Texas community college Tuesday, wounding at least 14 people before being subdued and arrested, authorities said.
4/8/2013
Minnesota House and Senate budget bills unveiled Monday would send more money to the state's grant program for financial aid and give public colleges and universities millions of dollars dedicated to freezing tuition rates for the next two years.
4/8/2013
New state rules may slash the number of Florida students eligible for the state's most popular type of Bright Futures scholarship, according to an analysis by the University of South Florida in Tampa.
4/8/2013
A bill crafted to make sure tuition waivers and exemptions for public universities share the same requirements on making satisfactory academic progress passed the Senate unanimously, but only after three amendments carved out exceptions.
4/8/2013
Which European country sends more students to U.S. universities than any other? The answer may surprise you.
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