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Department of EducationDepartment of Education Now Plans a College-Rating System Minus the RatingsThe U.S. Department of Education has retreated from its plan for a large college-ratings system, as reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education for leaders.EdCircuit Staff · Jun 26, 2015 · 1 min read
Teacher RetentionAfter Years Lambasting Teacher-Ed Programs, Art Levine Creates OneThe Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, led by teacher-education critic Art Levine, is creating its own graduate school of education with MIT.Goldie Blumenstyk · Jun 18, 2015 · 1 min read
Higher EducationKipnis Case Highlights Perilous Clash of Title IX and Academic FreedomThe Kipnis case at Northwestern University shows how Title IX protections and academic freedom can clash, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.EdCircuit Staff · Jun 4, 2015 · 1 min read
GraduationPost: A bittersweet farewell to Sweet Briar as college celebrates final graduationSweet Briar College held its final graduation, and The Washington Post reports on dean Amy Jessen-Marshall and the Class of 2015, nicknamed the earth shakers.Moriah Balingit · May 19, 2015 · 1 min read
GraduationA Look at the Numbers behind the Class of 2015: Good News and Bad NewsIf you look at the numbers, there's the typical mix of good news/bad news for this year's crop of college graduates. Let's start with the good news.According to the National Center for Education Statistics, colleges and universities expect to award about 1.8 million bachelor's degrees. Experts are noting that this class faces the most favorable job climate in years, due to a pent up demand for workers.EdCircuit Staff · May 18, 2015 · 2 min read
Higher EducationThe U-Va. dean sues Rolling Stone for ‘false’ portrayal in retracted rape storyA University of Virginia associate dean has sued Rolling Stone for defamation over how a retracted rape story portrayed her, The Washington Post reports.T. Rees Shapiro · May 13, 2015 · 1 min read
Online LearningMOOC Town Hall Today!A MOOC town hall with Gordon Rogers examines how online courses, competency-based education and new credentials are unbundling American higher education.EdCircuit Staff · May 5, 2015 · 1 min read
Higher EducationFrom Chron.com: Galveston professor fails entire class, quits courseA Texas A&M Galveston professor, Irwin Horwitz, failed his entire management class and quit the course, citing cheating and disrespect, Chron.com reports.EdCircuit Staff · Apr 29, 2015 · 1 min read
Around the WebCorinthian Colleges Shuts Down, Ending Classes for 16,000 Overnightby M. Alex Johnson I n what's believed to be the biggest shutdown in the history of higher education in the United States, Corinthian Colleges said Sunday it's closing its remaining 28 for-profit schools effective immediately, kicking about 16,000 students out of school.Corinthian, based in Santa Ana, California, said in a statement and an email to students that it would lean on government agencies and other institutions to place the students, who were enrolled at Heald College locations in California, Hawaii and Oregon and at Everest and WyoTech locations in California, Arizona and New York.Read the rest of the story at NBC News.EdCircuit Staff · Apr 28, 2015 · 1 min read

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