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26 juin 2016

Video Shows Shooting and Heroism at Seattle Pacific

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. Following a lengthy court fight, officials have released a video showing a shooting and a heroic student stopping the shooter at Seattle Pacific University in 2014, The Seattle Times reported. Read more...

26 juin 2016

ACT Starts Center on Equity in Education

HomeBy Scott Jaschik. ACT on Wednesday announced the creation of the ACT Center for Equity in Learning, which will bring together many of the organization's research efforts and other initiatives designed to promote equity in education. Read more...

25 juin 2016

South Carolina House Introduces Bill to Expand Course Options for Public School Students

http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickheader.jpgHigher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A South Carolina bill to expand public school students’ access to credit-bearing courses from public schools, colleges, nonprofit organizations, employers, and other course providers was introduced in the House on April 14, 2016. More...

25 juin 2016

College Board and Khan Academy ‘revolutionising’ student learning in US

http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickheader.jpgHigher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. As students in the US receive their SAT test results, the university preparation association, the College Board and online learning platform, the Khan Academy are celebrating an unparalleled online learning uptake by the nation’s students. More...

6 juin 2016

Trump victory would deter international students, NAFSA told

By Mary Beth Marklein. A contentious climate on Capitol Hill poses challenges for anyone’s policy agenda in the United States this year. But the 2016 election season is further complicating the goals of advocates for global learning, who gathered last week in Denver in the US for the 68th annual conference of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Read more...

6 juin 2016

Trump's emerging higher education platform

While final decisions have not been made on when Donald Trump’s ideas on higher education will be formally unveiled, not to mention many details worked out, the presumptive GOP nominee's campaign expects higher education to be a major issue in the general election later this year, writes Scott Jaschik for Inside Higher Ed. Read more...

6 juin 2016

Students stand up for public universities

Tens of thousands of students, teachers, education workers and supporters marched through the streets of downtown Buenos Aires city on 12 May to support the country’s public education system, venting their anger at President Mauricio Macri and his administration in the wake of what education unions are calling a full-scale funding crisis, writes Orlando Jenkinson for Buenos Aires Herald. Read more...

4 juin 2016

Streit über Schein-Universität: Donald Trump vermeidet Prozess im Wahlkampf

SPIEGEL ONLINEAn der Trump University soll der republikanische Präsidentschaftskandidat Donald Trump Seminare für den Immobilienerfolg angeboten und dabei mehr als 5000 Studenten um insgesamt 40 Millionen Dollar betrogen haben. Das höchste Gericht des US-Bundesstaats New York muss nun entscheiden, ob gegen den republikanischen Milliardär deswegen prozessiert wird. Mehr...

4 juin 2016

Teure Abschlussredner an US-Universitäten: Wie viel kostet Obama?

SPIEGEL ONLINE166.000 Dollar für einen Filmstar, 35.000 Dollar für eine Journalistin: US-Unis zahlen horrende Gagen, damit Promis bei ihren Abschlussfeiern eine Rede halten. Doch der Trend kehrt sich gerade um. Mehr...

4 juin 2016

The New-Brunswick Step-Function

Résultat de recherche d'images pour By Alex Usher. So there’s a kerfuffle going on in New Brunswick about the government’s new “tuition-free” policy for students from families with under $60K in income which I mentioned in passing a couple of weeks ago.  Basically, the problem is that the government drew up the program hurriedly, on the back of an envelope, and didn’t think through the consequences. More...

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