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Maryland agrees to mediation over historically black colleges
A judge found that the state is violating laws on desegregation.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 1, 2013 -
Strayer cuts jobs and school locations as income slides
Students from closed schools will be able to continue classes online.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 1, 2013 -
Coursera forms partnership with U.S. government
"Learning hubs" give foreign students access to Internet and free American college classes.
By Daniel Shumski • Nov. 1, 2013 -
McGraw-Hill Education partners with UPenn on ed tech incubator
The six-year partnership will see Education Design Studio, Inc., benefit from McGraw-Hill's insight and experience.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 31, 2013 -
Newly launched London ed tech accelerator seeking applicants
Emerge Education seeks to meet the specific needs of European ed tech startups.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 31, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Adaptive learning: The best approaches we've seen so far
Ed tech's hottest trend is impacting how students learn from K-12 to higher ed, and these companies are at the forefront.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 31, 2013 -
N.C. A&T suspends adjunct running for city council
Adjunct Jamal Fox allegedly violated a political activity policy.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 31, 2013 -
The Common Application: Glitches still linger as deadlines loom
The website says its technical difficulties are resolved, but more colleges are issuing deadline extensions.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 31, 2013 -
Obama nominates NewSchools chief to education post
Ted Mitchell will be the Education Department's top official on higher education.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 31, 2013 -
Colleges worry about fading interest in humanities
Viewing college as a tool for job preparation leaves some arts proponents concerned.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 31, 2013 -
Napolitano commits $5 million to help students here illegally
The money will go to students who do not qualify for federal aid.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 31, 2013 -
Professor on leave after in-class martial arts demo injures student
Video of the incident from American River College Professor Geoffrey Stockdale's class found its way to YouTube.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 30, 2013 -
Deep Dive
Unions and universities: Where do organizing efforts stand?
A string of victories in the Boston area has unions in the headlines, but it's not all good news for labor organizers.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 30, 2013 -
Another entry in rankings: Healthiest colleges
Brigham Young gets the top spot in The Daily Beast rankings.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 30, 2013 -
New York police commissioner booed off stage at Brown
NYC's top cop was the target of "stop and frisk" protests.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 30, 2013 -
Faculty union sees devilish motive behind $666 pay raise
Cleveland State University organizers were "in effect" called Satan, a labor complaint alleges.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 30, 2013 -
UIC's $1 million chancellor home rarely used for events
The home was renovated under the premise that it would host university events.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 29, 2013 -
Don't judge us on graduates' earnings, Berkeley chancellor says
Dirks says colleges must be part of shaping any new government ratings system.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 29, 2013 -
Apple's iPad market share: 94% in education
The technology company sold more than $1 billion to schools in the recent quarter.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 29, 2013 -
Why MOOCs may still stumble
For one consultancy, the problem is simple: the business model.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 29, 2013 -
What's missing from Obama's college rankings plan?
Two academics see holes in the criteria that the president's plan would set up.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 29, 2013 -
Deep Dive
2 reasons OSX Mavericks matters to educators
The free upgrade brings popular mobile features to Apple's desktops and laptops—and even more freebies.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 28, 2013 -
Penn State settles with 26 Sandusky victims for $60M
One lawyer says he still has more victims to present.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 28, 2013 -
Clarion U. moves ahead with layoffs, but education school won't exactly close
Layoff numbers are slightly lower than originally anticipated.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 28, 2013 -
Western Michigan University professors censure provost
The rebuke comes from his handling of gender equity and pay for female faculty.
By Daniel Shumski • Oct. 28, 2013
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