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Education Fixation: The week ahead in education news
From higher ed spending to controversial textbooks, here's what you can expect to see on Education Dive in the coming week.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 4, 2014 -
Veterans ban lifted for U. of Phoenix San Diego campus
The for-profit has been given the go-ahead to sign up veterans by federal officials after a state agency barred the school from doing so in seven programs.
By Keith Button • Aug. 4, 2014 -
Trendline
Mental Health and Wellness
This Trendline examines how colleges can address rising mental health concerns and support at-risk groups, such as transgender students and college athletes.
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Finances, tradition, and rankings: The week's most read education news
Get up to speed on our latest features, Forbes' latest college rankings, and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 1, 2014 -
Report details former Westfield State president's extravagant spending
Massachusetts' inspector general issued a caustic report detailing the vacations and other personal expenses Evan Dobelle billed to the school.
By Keith Button • Aug. 1, 2014 -
U. of Phoenix barred from enrolling vets in 7 San Diego programs
The for-profit's San Diego campus can no longer enroll veterans in seven programs following an audit.
By Keith Button • Aug. 1, 2014 -
New book analyzes what makes a good teacher
Chalkbeat Founder Elizabeth Green's "Building a Better Teacher" argues that the nation's education schools are not doing their jobs when it comes to preparing teachers.
By Allie Gross • Aug. 1, 2014 -
California pays $2.5M settlement in wrongful death of grad student
The student was killed in a December 2012 altercation with Cal State San Bernardino police.
By Keith Button • Aug. 1, 2014 -
Maine high school, college graduation rates improving
A new report from the MItchell Institute breaks down the numbers on college attendance by Maine high school graduates.
By Keith Button • Aug. 1, 2014 -
More big data, blended learning coming for MOOCs, says edX's Agarwal
EdX CEO Anant Agarwal made the case to the Campus Technology conference that massive open online courses still stand to improve teaching approaches.
By Keith Button • Aug. 1, 2014 -
Senate bill addresses student data privacy concerns
The proposed legislation would require educational institutions to take steps to secure student data or face the loss of federal funding.
By Keith Button • July 31, 2014 -
Harkins report: For-profits rake in $1.7B of Post-9/11 GI Bill funds
Eight of the program's top 10 recipients are for-profits.
By Roger Riddell • July 31, 2014 -
Report: Continue student loan forgiveness for public service, but with tweaks
A group of financial aid administrators is calling for fine-tuning on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
By Keith Button • July 31, 2014 -
Minnesota university system, union reach tentative agreement
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system agrees to contract with union representing 4,000 faculty members.
By Keith Button • July 31, 2014 -
Bipartisan Senate campus sex assault bill unveiled
The proposed legislation would require, among other things, student surveys about sexual violence with publicized results, as well as stiffer penalties.
By Keith Button • July 31, 2014 -
ExamSoft's bar exam snafu called biggest in history
Law students in at least 17 states experienced frustrating delays and failures trying to upload bar exam answers by a Tuesday night deadline.
By Keith Button • July 30, 2014 -
Williams tops Forbes' college rankings
The magazine unveiled its seventh annual Top 100 U.S. Colleges list on Wednesday.
By Keith Button • July 30, 2014 -
Forbes names Stanford top 'entrepreneurial university'
The rankings are based on how students and alumni identify themselves on LinkedIn.
By Keith Button • July 30, 2014 -
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Records request shows Alabama State paid $318K to sue auditor
The university sued a forensic accounting firm hired by Gov. Robert Bentley to look for financial wrongdoing.
By Keith Button • July 30, 2014 -
McRaven to serve as next University of Texas chancellor
The retiring Navy admiral is perhaps best known for planning the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
By Keith Button • July 30, 2014 -
Infographic: Can cheating be curbed in online courses?
According to the stats, 73% of students believe everyone has cheated on a test at least once.
By Roger Riddell • July 29, 2014 -
College students paying 50% of full cost for the first time
A Trends in College Spending report paints falling subsidies as the source.
By Keith Button • July 29, 2014 -
Research shows college work-study programs generally benefit students
A study of college student employment subsidies finds that the programs generally improve degree completion and employment for lower-income students.
By Keith Button • July 29, 2014 -
Deep Dive
8 campus traditions that aren't all pomp and circumstance
From superstition to the downright offbeat, some U.S. institutions have had well over a century to adopt some fairly strange traditions.
By Roger Riddell • July 29, 2014 -
VA higher ed presidents: Say 'no' to proposed federal ratings system
The 50 higher ed leaders have signed a letter expressing concerns about the Obama administration's proposed college ratings system.
By Keith Button • July 29, 2014 -
BioHealth, Bryman colleges shutter 10 days after Chapter 11 filing
The closure of the California for-profits leaves 280 students in the lurch.
By Keith Button • July 29, 2014
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