Watch: Twitter boosts college grades and class engagement
Twitter has been credited with — and blamed for — a lot of things. Supporters claim it fueled the Green Revolution in Iran and helped the Arab Spring,…
Month: October 2012
Minnesota eases restrictions on online education following internet dust-up
Hey, all you colleges and universities not in Minnesota: Want to offer a free, online, not-for-credit course to people living here, no questions asked? This is your lucky…
The definitive list of the 12 most expensive colleges in the United States
While people have complained about the costs of undergraduate education for generations, things have really gotten out of control in the last decade or so, the Daily Caller…
A&T professor is taking debate online
A professor at N.C. A&T is using social media to create a group setting online, where participants can react as the presidential debate unfolds.
Rising college costs pose test for Obama on education policies
In campaign stops across college campuses, and again in the debate on Tuesday, President Obama has promoted his efforts to make college more affordable, the New York Times…
Sexual violence on Amherst’s campus
An offensive T-shirt printed by an off-campus fraternity at Amherst College has triggered a heated debate about the school's alleged "sexist" culture, which some students say has spawned…
New face for Senate higher education panel
Since it was created in 2009, the Senate Higher Education Committee has been led by State Senator Judith Zaffirini, Democrat of Laredo. But this month, Lt. Gov. David…
Turnitin Releases Common Core Rubrics as Free Educational Resource
Turnitin Releases Common Core Rubrics as Free Educational Resource Open access to correlated rubrics helps educators implement standards and assess ... Read more
EDUCATION GROWTH SUMMIT 2012 ANNOUNCES ENTREPRENEUR OPEN FINALISTS
For Immediate Release Contact: Kavitha Thimmaiah 303.433.7020 kthimmaiah@csg-pr.com EDUCATION GROWTH SUMMIT 2012 ANNOUNCES ENTREPRENEUR OPEN FINALISTS Early-stage education companies that ... Read more
Two-thirds of college class of 2011 finished school with loan debt
It's the latest snapshot of the growing burden of student debt and it's another discouraging one: Two-thirds of the national college class of 2011 finished school with loan…