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New Questions on Test Bias
For many years, critics of the SAT have cited a verbal question involving the word "regatta" as an example of...
Putting It to Provosts
CHICAGO -- Like many advocacy groups, higher education associations are notoriously self-referential (if not self-reverential). They're quick to promote the...
No Doctoral Rankings in August, but Timetable Is Likely
The long-awaited rankings of doctoral programs by the National Research Council -- years behind schedule and with an evolving methodology...
FBI Admits It Tracked Howard Zinn
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday admitted that it tracked Howard Zinn, the noted historian and political activist who...
SEC Questions Source of Funds for $10M Gift to Michigan
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has brought civil charges against Samuel Wyly and Charles Wyly, two brothers, for securities...
Training Accountable Teachers
WASHINGTON — Many teachers are failing at their jobs, and teacher preparation programs are not being held accountable for failing...
In Whose Interest?
Scholarly groups line up against open access legislation, but anthropologists ask whether researchers' views are being represented.
Wildcat Scratch Fever
In a case highlighting how the National Collegiate Athletic Association is cracking down on the predatory recruitment of teenage basketball...