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31 août 2016

The gig economy is making waves in education

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. According to a recent FlexJobs report, over one-third of the American workers freelance — and education is one of the top-five industries with high demand for freelance laborers. More...

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30 août 2016

Profs who ban guns in their classrooms will be punished, UT lawyer says

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Three professors duking it out in court for the right to ban guns in their classrooms were told Monday they will be punished if they do, according to the latest legal back-and-forth prompted by Texas' new campus carry law. More...

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30 août 2016

Feds plead with colleges not to move up their financial aid deadlines

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The Education Department sent a letter this week imploring colleges and universities not to make any changes to their financial aid deadlines, despite the earlier availability of the federal government’s application for grants and loans. More...

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30 août 2016

Helping college-bound Native Americans beat the odds

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Native American students make up only 1.1 percent of the nation's high school population. And in college, the number is even smaller. More than any other ethnic or racial group, they're the least likely to have access to college prep or advanced placement courses. More...

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30 août 2016

Living in a university town

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. State high school basketball tournaments were the most thrilling adventure, the Bearcats frequently in the running for the state championship. An occasional speech and drama tournament added to our love for this super university town. More...

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30 août 2016

Workforce development programs not meeting employee expectations

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Learning and development is under fire this week, as Spherion Staffing released its 2016 Emerging Workforce Study (EWS). The survey indicates that while corporate spending is up for workforce training by as much as 50%, many employees are still not getting the right training to help them stay competent in their roles. More...

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30 août 2016

Community college offers no textbook classes

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Going to college just got a little bit less expensive for students at Wytheville Community College (WCC). WCC now offers students significant savings by providing classes this fall that do not require them to buy books or supplemental course materials. More...

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30 août 2016

To get to Harvard, go to Haiti?

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. This summer, as last, Dylan Hernandez, 17, noticed a theme on the social media accounts of fellow students at his private Catholic high school in Flint, Mich. More...

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30 août 2016

For-profit college fights ED on blocking conversion to a nonprofit

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The Center for Excellence in Higher Education, a Utah-based chain of career colleges, is demanding the Department of Education reconsider its request to become a nonprofit under the federal financial aid program, accusing the agency of disregarding legal precedent to advance a political agenda. More...

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30 août 2016

Jamaican government removing barriers to higher ed

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Floyd Green, says the government, through the ministry, is working to eliminate barriers which continue to prevent qualified students from matriculating in tertiary institutions. More...

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