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California Governor Seeks More Money for Higher Ed
California Governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat, will present his 2014-15 budget plan today, and a leaked copy suggests a continued...
Academic Minute: Nostalgia and Optimism
In today’s Academic Minute, Wing Yee (VerBon) Cheung of the University of Southampton explains why how we think about the...
Cengage Teams With Knewton for Adaptive Learning Technology
Cengage Learning, the second-largest higher education publisher in the U.S., on Tuesday announced it has formed a partnership with Knewton...
Getting High School Dropouts to College
A new report from MDRC, a nonprofit social policy research organization, describes promising efforts to help the 39 million adult...
Cartoon Caption Contest: Arctic Vortex Edition
Okay, that was a cheap ploy. Yes, the contest is winter-themed this month, but it really has nothing to do...
Education Dept. Plans 'Technical Symposium' on Ratings
WASHINGTON -- The Education Department is convening a panel of experts to make public presentations later this month on how...
UC Santa Barbara Will Get New Meningitis Vaccine
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved the distribution of a new vaccine -- approved in Europe but...
Judge Blocks Part of NYU Expansion Plan
A state judge on Tuesday issued a ruling that will block about half of a controversial expansion plan by New...