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Public schools losing tug-of-war for top researchers
UC San Diego faced a losing battle recently when it tried to hang on to three star scientists being wooed by Rice University for cutting-edge cancer research. The recruiting package…
Campus payroll errors can translate to big bucks … but automation can help
Collecting and entering employee payroll information is a famously complex task in higher education. College payroll calculations are even more complicated—and fraught with error—when they’re done by hand.…
Feds take more steps to boost U.S. college graduation rate
Vice President Joe Biden on March 22 unveiled an administration plan to involve governors directly in efforts to boost college graduation rates, while providing millions in financial incentives for colleges…
Obama to seek changes in Pell Grants
President Barack Obama's budget plan would cut $100 billion from Pell Grants and other higher education programs over a decade through belt-tightening and use the savings to keep the maximum…
Feds reverse course on open education mandate
The departments of Education and Labor have heeded calls from online education experts to change a mandate in a $2 billion grant program that opened last month, meaning grant applicants…
Obama to push for new ed-tech agency
President Obama will request fiscal 2012 funding for an educational technology agency within the U.S. Department of Education (ED) that would bring resources and funding to schools and colleges, while…
GOP takeover signals major changes for higher ed
Congressional Republicans who have long railed against increases in federal student aid and new regulations aimed at for-profit colleges will serve influential roles on key committees next year—a shift that…
Feds grant $20 million to expand college access
Students in Pennsylvania and Kentucky will get an extra dose of academic advising and career counseling—aided by educational technology—after the U.S. Department of Education gave $20 million to an organization…
Community college grants, prizes to be unveiled at White House summit
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will announce a $35 million competitive grant program during the White House’s first Community College Summit, and two major banks will join philanthropic groups…
Educational innovation gets boost under new programs
A movement is under way to make it easier for entrepreneurs to navigate the lucrative and sometimes-tricky education market and introduce new technology and products into classrooms.…