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Schools Out! Online Degrees The New Learning Alternative
The online learning environment is continuously evolving, offering a fantastic opportunity to learn and grow. With increasing tuition costs, budget cuts and limited course selections. These challenges have caused many students to search for education […]
State College Of Florida Shows Exactly What It Thinks Of Teachers’ Worth With Vote To End Tenure
One month ago, the board of trustees at the State College of Florida (SCF) voted to eliminate tenure for faculty hired after July 1, 2016. The vote made the college one of only 28 Florida […]
University Turns Minecraft Into Engaging Biochemistry Lessons For Children
England’s University of Hull has turned the universally popular computer game Minecraft into a way to teach biochemistry to children. Students at the University have built a Minecraft world they are calling MolCraft, which will […]
Study Finds That Students Take Almost 112 Mandated Standardized Tests Throughout School Career
According to the first thorough, comprehensive survey of the largest school districts in the United States, the number of standardized tests required in the country’s public school has dramatically increased in the past ten years. […]
Fueled By Stories Of Success, Indian Girls Are Surpassing Males In School Enrollment
For the first time in India’s history, girls are enrolling in higher number than boys in schools, despite a shortage of teachers, unsanitary conditions and overcrowded classrooms. According to How India Lives, a report which […]
Test Scores Of White Children Are Not Negatively Affected By School Diversity
According to a recent study, making schools more diverse does not have an impact on the test scores of white children. Even in today’s day and age, some parents are fearful that increasing diversity in […]
Cash Strapped Students Are Living In Retirement Homes And Seniors Think It’s Awesome
Millennials are coping with the rising costs of higher education by enrolling in a form of bartered lodging offered by some retirement communities. Students can trade the pleasure of their company or skills like music […]
Research Shows That Students Who Change Schools Frequently Have Poorer Math And Behavior Skills
Open enrollment allows parents a choice of schools for their children, but it is not the cure to fixing academic outcomes, according to a new study released by the American Psychological Association. The study, involving […]
Renovations At The University Of Virginia Uncover America’s First Chemistry Lab
Renovations taking place at the Rotunda of the University of Virginia led to an amazing discovery: the nation’s oldest surviving chemistry lab designed by Thomas Jefferson himself. The find is quite astonishing, given that the […]
South Korean Government To Replace Aging History Textbooks With Its Own Version Of History
In a move which should resonate with its communist northern neighbor,South Korea’s government says it will introduce plans to control the history textbooks used by schools. At present, schools can choose from textbooks published by […]
McGraw Hill To Revise Book Referring To Slave Trade As Worker Immigration
A U.S. publisher was forced to make revisions in a book after they referred to African slaves as “workers” and slave trade as “immigration.” The labeling of part of America’s darkest history as simply an […]
Students Buying Their Degree Hurts Just About Everyone
In several parts of the world, buying a diploma or degree is easy if you have the money to do so. This hurts legitimate students, educational systems and the economies of entire countries. Not to […]
Happy American Museum Day! Over 1,400 Museums Across The U.S. Are Free Today!
Today, more than 1400 museums across the U.S are offering the public free admission to commemorate the 11th annual Museum Day Live. Last year a record 400,000 people took advantage of the Smithsonian hosted event, […]
The Average Score On The Bar Exam Just Dropped To Its Lowest Level In History
The average scores for the bar exam, the test to be a practicing lawyer, have dipped to their lowest level since 1988 according to the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). The results are due […]
New York City Announces Plans To Ensure Computer Science Taught To Every Student
Within the next ten years, every New York City (NYC) public school will have to offer all students computer science courses under regulations announced today by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. The Mayor said […]
New Survey Finds Americans Get A ‘D’ Grade In Science
Americans average a D when it comes to science, says a new study. Though the U.S. is known for a host of scientific breakthroughs in nuclear weaponry and space technology, very few Americans can score […]
Traditional West Point First Year Pillow Fight Marred By Violence
The annual first year cadet pillow fight at the renowned West Point military academy is likely to have a new set of rules introduced after this year’s event turned into a bloody brawl. Thirty cadets […]
Despite Notable Gains, Politics Means School Lunches Won’t Be Getting Healthier Any Time Soon
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama has proven to be a formidable opponent to Republicans and food business interests in her campaign for American schools to provide healthier lunches, but her dreams of kids eating more […]
California Just Saw A Rise In Home Schooling After Passing Mandatory Vaccination Law
California homeschooling organizations are seeing a sharp uptick in interest following passage of a law mandating vaccines for any student in public or private school. The law was passed in a rush following the Disneyland […]
As School Approaches, Teachers Remain Sharply Divided On The Use Of Technology In The Classroom
While it’s natural to assume that the use of laptop computers, smartphones and tablets in classroom settings is fairly universally accepted, given some schools are even supplying laptops for a small fee to students, this […]
Apple Drops $99 Tech Classes, Will Start Teaching All Users For Free
Apple is supposedly planning to end its “One to One” teaching plan for iOS and Mac users. According to Mac Rumors, quoting an unspecified source, the organization plans on dropping the $99 plan in favor […]
97 Percent Of The ‘Good Jobs’ Created Since 2011 Went To Degree Holders
Higher education institutions received some great marketing material today with the release of a report by Georgetown University that shows almost all higher paying jobs created during the 2010 – 2014 “recovery” were filled by […]
Top Colleges Now Offering Video Game Scholarships
Bucking the notion that video games use up time that would better be spent outdoors, the nation’s first varsity eSports squad at Robert Morris University (RMU) in Illinois is providing scholarships for students to play […]
After 22 Year Drought U.S. Claims Victory At International Math Olympiad
In Chang Mai, Thailand, Team USA eked out a narrow yet important victory in the International Mathematical Olympiad where the team of top-ranked students from around the country battled teams from over 100 other countries […]
Once Mighty University Of Phoenix Announces Restructuring Plan To Rise From The Ashes
Once synonymous with the idea of online education the University of Phoenix, struggling with sagging profits and low enrollment, announced on Tuesday it will be removing most of its associate programs, closing many physical locations, […]
American Students Cut Education Costs By Attending German Universities
American university tuition is the most expensive in the world and students are increasingly taking measures that show they’re acutely aware of this. According to Ulrich Grothus, the deputy secretary general of the German Academic […]
8000 Chinese Students Were Expelled From American Schools Last Year
China isn’t just taking a cavalier attitude towards its political affairs; its study-abroad students are also taking a haphazard approach to their studies, according to a new report from WholeRen Education. The report shows that […]
Australian Prime Minister Doesn’t Think Kids Should Learn About Computers
Ultra conservative Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott doesn’t think kids should learn computers. In an embarrassing blunder he even ridiculed his own government’s investment in technology education, showing yet again how the people who make […]
University of Oklahoma Patron Harold Hamm Tried To Have Fracking Researchers Fired
University of Oklahoma benefactor Harold Hamm, the billionaire founder and CEO of Continental Resources, told a dean he wanted scientists fired who were researching links between fracking for oil and the state’s earthquake surge. “Mr. […]