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New master’s degree in STEM education approved for fall

April 28, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

Boise State University received permission to offer a new master’s degree in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education from the Idaho State Board of Education (SBOE) April…

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Journals: USA, others need to re-tool their science programs

April 25, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

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…

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CA Senate bill mandates gay history in schools

April 15, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

Gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people would be added to the lengthy list of social and ethnic groups that public schools must include in social studies lessons under…

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Marijuana college: Oaksterdam focuses on higher education

March 28, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

On the second floor of the downtown campus, a motley group of students listens to a lecture entitled "Palliative and Curative Relief Through a Safe and Effective Herbal…

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State board boosts math requirement

March 23, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

Getting admitted to a four-year public university in Massachusetts just got harder, reports the Boston Globe.

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Half the game is mental; So is the other half

March 10, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

The students memorize all they can, usually in 15-minute stretches of tedious silence, reports the New York Times.

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3 steps for choosing the right high school classes

March 8, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

Finding success as an applicant, however, rests more on what you do with the talents you possess than the fact that you have them, reports U.S. News &…

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Extracurricular sex toy lesson draws rebuke at Northwestern

March 4, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

The president of Northwestern University said Thursday that he was “troubled and disappointed” by a psychology professor’s decision to present his students last week with a demonstration outside…

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The top places to study video game design–for credit

March 3, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

Princeton Review and GamePro Media, the publisher of GamePro magazine, a video-gamers’ bible, have joined forces to handicap what they consider the “Top 10” undergraduate and graduate programs…

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Arizona university founds civility institute

February 22, 2011 by Meris Stansbury

A university in Tucson is seeking to turn the shooting rampage that severely wounded U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords last month into a teachable moment with a new institute…

New master’s degree in STEM education approved for fall

Journals: USA, others need to re-tool their science programs

CA Senate bill mandates gay history in schools

Marijuana college: Oaksterdam focuses on higher education

State board boosts math requirement

Half the game is mental; So is the other half

3 steps for choosing the right high school classes

Extracurricular sex toy lesson draws rebuke at Northwestern

The top places to study video game design–for credit

Arizona university founds civility institute

Regis University Partners with Collegis Education to Modernize IT Infrastructure and Strengthen Denver’s Higher Ed Innovation Footprint

Beyond the Degree: The Rise of Skills-Based Hiring and What It Means for Higher Ed

Bridging the Skills Gap: How Universities Can Align Curricula With Workforce Needs

HEA Policy Shifts Update: How Are Educational Stakeholders Responding?

Nation’s Premier Collegiate Honor Society Inducts Talethia Jean Nevaeh Gray-Nance Into Membership

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