For-profit colleges concede defeat on new rules, vow to fight on
Efforts by lobbyists from for-profit colleges – including some of the largest online education programs – fell short last week when Congress passed a compromise budget bill that would allow the Education Department (ED) to move ahead with its long-awaited “gainful employment” regulations.
Teenagers now look favorably on torture because the media taught them it was morally acceptable
Over at the Daily Beast, Daniel Stone dives into a study on torture conducted by the American Red Cross, reports the Huffington Post.
Data from NASA’s sky-mapping telescope released
NASA has released a trove of data from its sky-mapping mission, allowing scientists and anyone with access to the internet to peruse millions of galaxies, stars, asteroids and other hard-to-see objects, Fox News reports.
How many hours do students spend texting every day?
Sending and receiving rapid-fire text messages may be college students’ favorite pastime, as new research from a small Pennsylvania university says the typical student spends three hours every day on their cell phone keyboard.
Congress passes budget bill, but some in G.O.P. balk
Congress voted Thursday to keep the government financed through September, putting an end to a raucous first skirmish in this year’s showdown between Democrats and Republicans over federal spending while presaging bigger ones to come, reports the New York Times.
Portage freshman arrested over nude photos of classmates on phone
A 15-year-old Portage High School freshman boy was removed from school last week and sent to the Porter County Juvenile Detention Center after police found nude photos of female classmates on his cell phone, reports PortageCommunity.com.
CA Senate bill mandates gay history in schools
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 a landmark bill passed Thursday by the California Senate, the Associated Press reports.
Universities told not to edit their Wikipedia entries
Campus communications officials shouldn’t aggressively monitor and change their university’s Wikipedia page unless the entry has been “vandalized” by another editor, a Wikipedia spokeswoman said during a recent discussion on how educators are using the vast online encyclopedia.
Christie proposes education reform bills that would eliminate current tenure system for teachers
Gov. Chris Christie sent a package of education reform bills to the Legislature Wednesday that would eliminate tenure as teachers know it and offer job protection only to those who consistently show a high level of performance based on new statewide evaluation system, reports NJ.com.
Google tablets expected to challenge iPad
Apple’s iPad will maintain tablet supremacy for the next four years, but higher education soon could see an influx of tablets that operate with Google’s operating system during the same period, according to an April 11 report from IT research company Gartner.