Around the Web

NPR: California Lawmakers Vote to Remove Vaccine Exemptions for Schoolchildren

Photo Credit: CDC by Scott Neuman The California Assembly has joined the state Senate in voting to approve a controversial…

11 years ago

U.S. News and World Report: Gainful Employment Survives For-Profit Challenge

The controversial regulation evaluates career-oriented programs on student outcomes. by Allie Bidwell The Department of Education’s controversial gainful employment rule…

11 years ago

From eSchool News: The 3 key ingredients for mobile learning success

Photo Credit:  www.leanforward.com by Keith Krueger Don’t forget these keys of mobile implementations Why are some mobile learning implementations successful…

11 years ago

BBC News: Four in 10 students say university not a good value – survey

Photo credit: David Morris Four in 10 of the first students to pay higher fees do not believe their courses…

11 years ago

From Forbes: 5 Rarely Considered Obstacles to 21st Century Education

by Jordan Shapiro What are the biggest obstacles to changing education? Some are economic. Others are infrastructural. Few are technological.…

11 years ago

New York Times: Sweet Briar Reaches Deal to Stay Open

Photo credit Vdeb40 by Sheryl Gay Stolberg WASHINGTON — Sweet Briar College, the women’s liberal arts college in rural Virginia…

11 years ago

From U.S. News: Bridging the Democratic Divide

Could Hillary Clinton bring together a party splintered over education policy? by Allie Bidwell Outside of local elections, education policy…

11 years ago

Huff Post: Reading, Writing, Required Silence: How Meditation is Changing Schools and Students

Photo credit Leland Francisco by Jaweed Kaleem On a Wednesday afternoon in early May, after a full day of studying…

11 years ago

From Inside Higher Ed: Does Humor Have a Place in Higher Ed Marketing?

Photo credit Gennaro Visciano by Tim Jones College is a funny thing. It’s full of scholarly pursuits in the halls…

11 years ago

Yahoo! News: Professors flee, higher education suffers in Venezuela

by Jorge Rueda CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela has already lost many of its brightest young professionals to better-paying jobs…

11 years ago