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Poll: Fans Not in Favor of Paying College Athletes
A national poll of sports fans reveals that a distinct minority supports paying college athletes but nearly half think top college coaches should be paid as much or more than their professional counterparts.
March 26, 2013
Students
Experts Recommend a Switch in Teacher Evaluations
When it comes to judging teacher effectiveness, value-added models—statistical models that a number of states and districts have adopted to rate teachers based on student test scores—are too problematic to be of practical use and could unfairly hurt teachers who get assignments in struggling schools.
March 24, 2013
Students
Ga. Lawmakers Look to Lower Grant Requirements
Georgia lawmakers are poised to reverse a two-year-old law that increased the grade point average eligibility for students seeking state grants at technical colleges.
March 24, 2013
Students
Kansas Immigration Hearing Draws Emotional Response
An emotional crowd gathered for a House committee hearing on a measure that seeks to repeal in-state tuition for Kansas students without legal residency.
March 21, 2013
Students
Expert Applauds Colleges’ Greater Sensitivity Toward American Indians
She cites the growing tendency of colleges to do away with Indian mascots, for example.
March 21, 2013
Students
UConn Opposing Bill to Regulate Scholarships
Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that would require the University of Connecticut to continue paying for the education of athletes who lose their scholarships due to injury, illness or even a coach’s decision.
March 20, 2013
Students
Religious Activity Rebounds on College Campuses
Over the past few months, there has been quite a bit of talk about the lack of religious identity among young people on college campuses.
March 20, 2013
Students
Community Colleges in Wash., Calif. Win Top Prize
Walla Walla Community College in Washington state and Santa Barbara City College in California were awarded the prestigious Aspen Prize on Tuesday for success attracting, retaining and graduating students into jobs and four-year universities.
March 19, 2013
Students
Admiral: Navy Wants to Keep Tuition Assistance
The chief of naval personnel sought to reassure sailors on Tuesday that the Navy wants to keep the service’s tuition assistance program intact, despite intense budget pressures that have forced other military branches to suspend theirs.
March 19, 2013
Students
Police Say Florida College Student Plotted Attack
A college student armed with guns and a backpack filled with explosives pulled a dorm fire alarm Monday in an apparent attempt to force other students out into the open so that he could slaughter them, authorities said.
March 19, 2013
Students
Explosives Safely Removed From UCF Dorm
ORLANDO, Fla. — A college student killed himself in a dorm at the University of Central Florida and authorities found explosives and guns in the room early Monday, authorities said, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of students and cancellation of morning classes. University spokesman Grant Heston said normal campus operations resumed around noon after […]
March 19, 2013
Students
Will New Report Move Colleges Toward a Color-Blind Sense of Diversity?
Anti-affirmative action advocates (from both the left and right), have long said it was really all about class — not race — in the quest for equal opportunity in student admission.
March 18, 2013
Students
Latino Blueprint Offers New Ideas for Financial Aid Policy
A leading Hispanic education organization is seeking to shake up current thinking about federal policy with a collection of new ideas that would re-imagine student financial aid for college.
March 18, 2013
Students
Tug of War Over Guns On Campus Intensifying
As lawmakers in nine states debate whether to permit licensed gun owners to carry concealed weapons on college campuses, administrators at two of the nation’s largest institutions oppose the legislation.
March 18, 2013
Students
Savannah State President Defends TRIO in Congress
When Savannah State University president Cheryl Dozier addressed a U.S. House subcommittee Wednesday about the impact of cuts to the federal TRIO programs, she said there was “no doubt” that TRIO helps students succeed.
March 13, 2013
Students
Southern University Seeks New Enrollment
Southern University is banking on identifying students who represent the best fit for the campus, improving student services and waiving some out-of-state student fees to get it close to its goal of recruiting 1,000 students next year.
March 12, 2013
Students
Service-Oriented Spring Breaks Gain Popularity
Students turn to spring break programs that will make a difference in the lives of others, shying away from the traditional party-fests.
March 12, 2013
Students
Sequestration: HBCUs Cast a Worried Eye at Title III and Student Aid Funding
For years, Historically Black Colleges and Universities or HBCUs have boasted that they can do more with less. But sequestration could reduce the coffers of institutions that already have few resources.
March 12, 2013
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