Graduating collegians cope with student debt in a weak economy – 37 minutes ago
Los Angeles Times- Education — Students and graduates from several Southland campuses talk of their loans and how paying them off figures into their plans. For some, the path seems secure; for others, uncertainty is the only certainty.College graduation is typically a time to t... Read More
RemoveWestside charter school teacher gone after allegations of cheating – 37 minutes ago
Los Angeles Times- Education — Teacher at an Ocean Charter campus was found to have given fourth-graders a chance to correct their mistakes on a state test, risking the school's API rating.A Westside charter school teacher has left her job following allegations that she po... Read More
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High School Challenge methodology – 5 hours, 18 minutes ago
Washington Post- Higher Education — The High School Challenge ranks schools through an index invented by Washington Post education columnist Jay Mathews. The index formula is a simple ratio: the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and other college-level tests ... Read More
California's child care system faces deep cuts – 17 hours, 58 minutes ago
San Jose Mercury News- Education — It's the strongest preschool programs -- those that pay off when a child enters school -- that appear to be most at risk under the governor's budget proposal. Read More
Preserving old books uncovers treasures – 20 hours, 37 minutes ago
San Francisco Chronicle- Education — Day after day, a tall, shy woman weaves her way unnoticed through the earnest and learned campus swirl of Brown University. She enters the hush of a library, then promptly vanishes from sight. Down goes Marie Malchodi,... Read More
Cramming for Degrees in Hybrids – 1 day ago
New York Times- Education — As automakers increase their efforts to design vehicles that are more fuel-efficient, college engineering programs are likewise adapting their curriculums, preparing students to build vehicles increasingly powered by batteries. Read More
World Briefing | The Americas: Quebec Government Passes Law to Restrain Protests – 1 day, 2 hours ago
New York Times- Education — Quebec’s government passed an emergency law Friday restricting demonstrations and shutting some universities, seeking to end three months of protests against tuition increases. Read More
Bill Cosby to USF grads: Make no excuses, have no fear – 1 day, 7 hours ago
San Francisco Chronicle- Education — Those forced to graduate from college and enter the cold and competitive Real World could do worse than have comedian Bill Cosby nudge them from their ivy-covered nest. "You have this education . There are parents... Read More
Boringness: The Secret to Great Leadership – 1 day, 12 hours ago
Harvard Business Review — Until recently, I hadn't really known any great leaders. As a writer, the highest-ranking people I deal with are editors,... Read More
Do You Know What You Are Feeling? – 1 day, 14 hours ago
Harvard Business Review — Over the 23 years since we met, my wife Eleanor and I have spent considerable time, money, and energy on... Read More
Guest Post | Teenager Writes About 'Crushing Weight of College Debt' – 1 day, 15 hours ago
New York Times- Learning Network Blog — George Edwards, 17, a high school senior, writes about how the prospect of crushing student debt is affecting his future plans. Read More
TED: JR: One year of turning the world inside out - JR (2012) – 1 day, 16 hours ago
TED Talks Latest Videos — Street artist JR made a wish in 2011: Join me in a worldwide photo project to show the world its true face. Now, a year after his TED Prize wish, he shows how giant posters of human faces, pasted in public, are connecting communities, making chang... Read More
Found Poem Favorite | 'Free Flight Into the Wordless' – 1 day, 16 hours ago
New York Times- Learning Network Blog — The fifth of our 11 winners in this year's Found Poem Contest was created using Walt Whitman's 1892 obituary. Check back daily through May 25. Read More
Early Word on 2012 College Admission Yields and Wait-List Offers – 1 day, 21 hours ago
New York Times- The Choice Blog — In our preliminary look at admissions yields and wait-list offers, it seems as though Ivy League schools have much higher yields than others. Read More
