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Attorney General Martha Coakley investigating more than 12 for-profit schools in Massachusetts

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 24, Clicks: 4)
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Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has broadened her investigation into recruiting and lending practices at for-profit colleges and trade schools, which critics say leave students with mountains of student loan debt, but often do not lead to decent-paying jobs.

1 comments | Tags: massachusetts martha coakley for-profit colleges student loan debt | Topic: Higher Education BAD >_<

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Texas fight highlights higher ed culture clash

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 39, Clicks: 4)
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If colleges were automobiles, the University of Texas at Austin would be a Cadillac: a famous brand, a powerful engine of research and teaching, handsome in appearance. Even the price is comparable: Like one of the luxury car’s models, in-state tuition for a four-year degree runs about $40,000.

2 comments | Tags: university of texas texas rick perry association of american universities public research universities | Topic: Higher Education BAD >_<

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Celebs gather to promote arts education _ and eat

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 45, Clicks: 5)
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For all the talk about fewer celebrities making it to Washington this time for the inauguration, you would have had a hard time not bumping into one — literally — at a packed downtown restaurant Sunday evening.

1 comments | Tags: fine arts creativity creative coalition public education | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Will longer school year help or hurt US students?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 31, Clicks: 4)
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Did your kids moan that winter break was way too short as you got them ready for the first day back in school? They might get their wish of more holiday time off under proposals catching on around the country to lengthen the school year.

2 comments | Tags: national center on time & learning instructional time school calendar classroom time arne duncan | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Tennessee: Teachers embroiled in test-taking fraud

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 60, Clicks: 7)
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It was a brazen and surprisingly long-lived scheme, authorities said, to help aspiring public school teachers cheat on the tests they must pass to prove they are qualified to lead their classrooms.

4 comments | Tags: clarence mumford sr. pre-service teachers praxis tennessee teacher certification tests | Topic: Higher Education BAD >_<

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Smaller iPad expected Tuesday, but at what price?

Sculb sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 84, Clicks: 4)
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The price tag remains a big question mark as Apple prepares Tuesday to unveil what is expected to be a smaller iPad. Apple hasn’t said anything about the device, but the veil of secrecy that the company throws over unreleased products has been a see-through affair this year. Most of the details of the iPhone 5, for instance, were known well in advance of its launch a month ago.

0 comments | Tags: ipad mini apple ipad | Topic: Online Learning BAD >_<

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Malala shooting shows challenge to girls education

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 78, Clicks: 4)
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A teenage activist recently shot and critically wounded by the Taliban risked her life to attend school, but the threat from the militant group is just one of many obstacles Pakistani girls face in getting an education.

1 comments | Tags: malala yousafzai taliban achievement gap pakistan | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Massachusetts: MathWorks in Natick hosts project to build eco-friendly cars

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 76, Clicks: 4)
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If you’re looking for the newest generation of eco-friendly car builders, search no further than Natick. Locally based MathWorks, a company that develops engineering software, has lent a helping hand to the best and brightest college and graduate-level students seeking to learn how to develop and improve upon such cars in the EcoCAR 2 competition.

1 comments | Tags: ecocar 2 competition stem education mathworks natick massachusetts engineering | Topic: Higher Education BAD >_<

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Massachusetts: Lemelson-MIT Program salutes high school inventors

MrGreen sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 53, Clicks: 4)
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The Lemelson-MIT Program said Wednesday that it has invited 16 teams of high school inventors to its EurekaFest event, where students will have a chance to showcase their inventions. The program calls this initiative InvenTeams, and its goal to engage students through invention projects that focus on STEM-subjects – science, technology, engineering, and math.

1 comments | Tags: lemelson-mit program inventeams massachusetts institute of technology eurekafest stem education | Topic: Secondary BAD >_<

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School strike first of many challenges for Emanuel

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 132, Clicks: 4)
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The grueling teachers strike is over. Now comes the hard part for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

1 comments | Tags: chicago illinois chicago teachers union rahm emanuel teacher evaluations | Topic: Teaching Jobs BAD >_<

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Massachusetts: Growing drug problem is being addressed at high schools

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 110, Clicks: 4)
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These days, schools are spending more time than ever trying to prevent teens from using drugs. While dog searches rarely result in major drug finds or arrests, law enforcement officials, such as Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone, said they are part of a prevention policy — one that includes communication, education, and surveillance – that is necessary to reach teens before they become addicted.

0 comments | Tags: massachusetts drug problem middlesex county massachusetts random mandatory drug testing | Topic: Secondary BAD >_<

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Hong Kong drops plans for Chinese patriotism classes

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 125, Clicks: 4)
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Hong Kong officials backed down Saturday on plans to make students take Chinese patriotism classes following a week of protests in the former British colony sparked by fears of pro-Beijing ‘‘brainwashing.’’

1 comments | Tags: china hong kong national curriculum national education services center chinese history | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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Chicago teachers ready to strike, hoping for deal

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 112, Clicks: 4)
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The Chicago Teachers Union and district officials said they will negotiate through the weekend, if necessary, to try to avoid a strike on Monday. Teachers are ready to walk off the job for the first time in 25 years over issues that include pay raises, job security and teacher evaluations.

0 comments | Tags: chicago illinois chicago teachers union rahm emanuel | Topic: Teaching Jobs BAD >_<

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Vermont school district violated civil rights

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 112, Clicks: 4)
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The Springfield school district was ordered to pay nearly $3,000 in counseling services after an African-American sixth-grader was threatened by a teacher’s aide who also used a racial epithet.

0 comments | Tags: springfield vermont civil rights u.s. department of education frank perotti | Topic: Other BAD >_<

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Can an honor code prevent cheating at Harvard?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 128, Clicks: 4)
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Harvard University, whose motto ‘‘Veritas’’ means ‘‘truth,’’ has never had a student honor code in its nearly 400-year history — as far as it knows. But allegations against 125 students for improperly collaborating on a take-home final in the spring are leading to renewed consideration of the idea.

1 comments | Tags: harvard university honor code cheating veritas academic integrity | Topic: Higher Education BAD >_<

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