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Taking a crack at California's education system
Source: L. A. Times Posted By: Len WIS...4069 days ago
Campus: Not specified
When Michelle Rhee wants to make a point about what she sees as the coddling of American children, she refers to her daughters' abundant soccer trophies. "My daughters suck at soccer," she....
CANADA: 'Hide Your Education if You Want a Job!'
Source: huffingtonpost. Posted By: Len WIS...4069 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Returning to Canada in the autumn of 2011, after completing my master's degree abroad, I had high hopes of starting a career. Fluent in German, with international experience, educated in Canada....
Why Men Don't Teach Elementary School
Source: ABC News Posted By: Len WIS...4070 days ago
Campus: Not specified
When Philip Wiederspan began teaching first-grade at age 25, he was the only male, except for the gym teacher. His former New Jersey college friends would look at him in shock when they learned....
Source: baltimoresun.co Posted By: Bailey COS...4070 days ago
Campus: Not specified
While I don't pretend to be an expert on the subject of education, the commentary by Larry Schmidt and Dallas Dance ("What kids need to compete," March 2) is yet another in the series of opinion....
A Boom Time for Education Start-Ups
Source: chronicle.com Posted By: Jason BRI...4070 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Harsh economic realities mean trouble for college leaders. But where administrators perceive an impending crisis, investors increasingly see opportunity. In recent years, venture capitalists....
Coursera's Contractual Elitism
Source: timeshighereduc Posted By: Jason BRI...4070 days ago
Campus: Not specified
If you wonder why your university hasn’t linked up with Coursera, the massively popular provider of free online classes, it may help to know the company is contractually obliged to turn away....
Keep the ‘public’ in public higher education
Source: bostonglobe.com Posted By: Ronny FLI...4070 days ago
Campus: Not specified
We are intrigued to see the results of two recent polls voicing support for Governor Deval Patrick’s plan to invest in education and transportation. While we are prepared to leave the specifics....
Depression, Anxiety Persistent Problems at Universities
Source: bu.edu Posted By: Len WIS...4074 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Depression and anxiety remain serious problems affecting nearly a quarter of BU students, according to data from a 2012 mental health survey—statistics that reflect a national trend. But there....
Madness you say? U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan wants highly paid college basketball coaches t
Source: nydailynews.com Posted By: Cat BEC...4074 days ago
Campus: Not specified
With March Madness about to take center court, the White House has suddenly jumped into the game. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, a close confidante of President Barack Obama, said Thursday....
Americans argue about the need for early schooling
Source: economist.com Posted By: Cat BEC...4074 days ago
Campus: Not specified
“WHAT part of the book is this?” asks the teacher, pointing to the binding. Twenty children of three and four answer: “The spine!” The instructor then asks, “Where is your spine?” and all the....
Opening doors through education
Source: nwherald.com Posted By: Cat BEC...4074 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Cinda Huber still regrets her decision five years ago to drop out of high school. Finding few work opportunities as a nongraduate without a general equivalency diploma, Huber, now 22, moved....
Letter: Arts are still needed for rounded education
Source: buffalonews.com Posted By: Maxcy JON...4075 days ago
Campus: Not specified
A recent letter offered a passionate plea for saving the jobs of teachers in the Clarence public schools. I have great empathy for the writer’s plea, but her suggested solution causes me some....
Why Isn't Better Education Giving Women More Power?
Source: theatlantic.com Posted By: Maxcy JON...4075 days ago
Campus: Not specified
In her new book, Lean In, Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, recounts a warning she delivered to Harvard Business School students in 2011. “About one-third of the women in this....
Magical thinking about technology in education
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Maxcy JON...4075 days ago
Campus: Not specified
To hear some people talk, you’d think technology is going to save public education. Really? Here’s a caution post from Larry Cuban, a high school social studies teacher for 14 years, a district....
AP good for high school, bad for college?
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Erin HER...4075 days ago
Campus: Not specified
I complained recently that college professors too often wrongly dismiss high school teachers as being unsuited to teach college-level classes such as the Advanced Placement courses so popular....
At Work: Recent College Grads Lack Professionalism
Source: online.wsj.com Posted By: Erin HER...4076 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Entry-level workers are an entitled, unprofessional bunch. That's the bleak assessment derived from new research by the Center for Professional Excellence at York College of Pennsylvania,....
Students scramble to make college work
Source: goerie.com Posted By: Erin HER...4076 days ago
Campus: Not specified
One out of every five college students works full time, 35-plus hours a week, all year long, according to the most recently released census figures. With college bills at record highs, students....
Viewpoints: Education agenda stresses math, science
Source: sacbee.com Posted By: Erin HER...4076 days ago
Campus: Not specified
Creative, out-of-the-box thinking and collaborative problem-solving are concepts synonymous with Silicon Valley. They are attributes that power our industry, motivate our work ethic and define....
Letters: Two views on Internet education
Source: L. A. Times Posted By: Billy TAM...4076 days ago
Campus: Not specified
As academic administrations continue their lurch forward into the 21st century, I see that The Times endorses a flirtation with online "education" in the California State University system. This....
University accountability: why not let the public track performance?
Source: Guadian.co.uk Posted By: Billy TAM...4077 days ago
Campus: Not specified
In today's knowledge economy, there is growing recognition that colleges and universities are powerful stimulants of economic growth. The talent, research and development, and economic activity....
