Plea deal in Mass. bullying case
One of six teens charged in the notorious Massachusetts bullying case of a 15-year-old Irish immigrant who committed suicide has struck a plea agreement with prosecutors, according to…
Month: April 2011
Working women better educated than men: Census
A higher percentage of U.S. working women have college degrees than working men, the Census Bureau said on Tuesday in a report on American educational attainment, Reuters reports.
Community college rankings inadequate, critics say
The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program released a list of what it considers the 120 "best" community colleges in the country Monday, kicking off a multistep, data-driven process…
Educators question RateMyProfessor annual college rankings
Can 10 million college students be wrong? The popular site RateMyProfessor released its 2010-11 rankings April 26 – naming the top university and professors – as many in…
Sony unveils tablets to rival the iPad
Sony is planning an Android-based tablet computer with a touch panel similar to Apple's iPad, scheduled for release later this year, that the Japanese manufacturer promises will make…
Barnes & Noble adds apps to Nook eReader
Barnes & Noble Inc. on Monday added an applications store and an eMail program to its Nook Color eReader, bringing the $249 device closer to working like a…
Patients control computer using only their minds
A temporary surgical implant enabled patients to “talk” to a computer. Just by thinking the words aloud in their head they were able to control a cursor on…
University of Colorado seeks $1.5 billion in private gifts
In a move president Bruce Benson called the most ambitious in the school's history, the University of Colorado on Monday launched the public portion of a campaign to…
How online education could stop the higher-ed bubble from bursting
Low-cost online courses could help higher education from becoming the next economic bubble that bursts and inflicts fiscal pain on institutions, investors, and students, said educational technology experts…
Journals: USA, others need to re-tool their science programs
According to USA Today, the system of awarding science Ph.D.s needs to be either reformed or shut down, a provocative series of pieces in one of the world's…