As part of its state-wide Race to Submit Campaign, CSAC (California Student Aid Commission) has teamed up with Get Schooled, an award-winning non-profit focused on improving college access and success, and their national spokesperson, mega producer DJ Khaled, to launch the #RacetoSubmit Challenge. More...
The College Foundation of West Virginia has announced 32.5 percent of West Virginia high school students have filed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2018-19 academic year, exceeding the halfway mark to the statewide goal for the year. More...
Judging by the recent dramatic growth at UTHSC and the master plan that, under his guidance, will take it even further, he's taking the right steps to get UT noticed. More...
The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee appeared Thursday to agree on a number of provisions they would like to see in a new bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, which would streamline student loans. More...
$1B US for Education? Commentary on the US vs Microsoft Settlement Failure
Schools may not be getting a billion dollars worth of software, writes the author, but as a result they may be better off. Microsoft software would have come with Microsoft licenses, meaning that schools would have been looking at leasing their software in the future rather than owning it outright. More...
In a speech on Saturday, the high school student wiped back tears and demanded that US gun laws must change. These kids are fighting for their lives.
It’s Presidents’ Day today. Why not celebrate with a discount on bump stocks? Their manufacturer, Slide Fire, has a special offer on. You don’t know what a bump stock is? What kind of loser are you? It’s the device by which you can make a semi-automatic rifle function as a fully automatic one. Your own machine gun! You just keep your finger on the trigger and can fire between 400 and 800 rounds a minute. The discount code, by the way, is Maga: Make America Great Again. More...
The EDUCAUSE Program Plan for 2002
EDUCAUSE outlines its program priorities for 2002. The U.S. consortium of higher education institutions and consortiums will look at (among other things) public key infrastructure for higher education bridge certification authorities, launching a virtual communities and teams initiative, and the establishment of an institute for computer policy and law. More...
Degrassi Community School
Continuing on the topic of media and learning: for those of you unfamiliar with Canadian television, Degrassi Junior High (and later, Degrassi High) was a widely popular program a decade or so ago describing the issues faced by students. A significant part of the purpose of the program was to inform students and to give tools to help them cope. More...
Utah Student Defends Handling of AIM Security Flaw
This article raises more questions than it answers about how researchers should approach security flaws in software. The outlines of the story are straightforward: a student found a security hole in AOL's instant messenger, notified the company, was ignored, then widely publicized the breach. More...
A prominent university head has said university leaders are concerned about how federal government policies, particularly on immigration, are affecting higher education in the United States, writes Natasha Turak for CNBC. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
