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Study Finds Teacher Shortage Worsening

The United States is facing its first major teacher shortage since the 1990s, one that could develop into a crisis for schools in many parts of the country, according to a new study by the Learning Policy Institute, an education think tank. The shortfall is a result of increased demand for teachers as schools reinstate […]

September 22, 2016

Wiley Acquires Ranku to Help Market Online Degrees

Seattle-based software company Ranku announced today its acquisition by academic publishing company John Wiley & Sons. Ranku offers a recruitment platform using predictive analytics to help colleges increase online degree enrollment. In 2013, co-founders and childhood friends Kim Taylor and Cecilia Retelle started Ranku out of the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, raising $500,000 in seed funding […]

September 22, 2016

W.Va. Educator: ITT Targeted Low-Income Students

The chancellor of West Virginia’s Community and Technical College System told state lawmakers Monday that the recently closed ITT Technical Institutes, a national for-profit group of colleges that had a Huntington campus, appeared to enter very low-income communities and promise students 100 percent job placement rates, while charging them high tuition and issuing them its […]

September 22, 2016

Some Community Colleges Aren’t Taking ITT Credits

One of the most pressing questions for thousands of students left in the cold by last week’s closure of ITT Tech campuses nationwide is whether other colleges would accept the credits they earned at ITT Tech. Former ITT Tech students attending one community college session in Orange County received a disappointing answer. “The short answer […]

September 22, 2016

For-Profit Colleges Spell Trouble for Politicians Who Backed Them

Sen. Kelly Ayotte returned campaign donations from a for-profit college chain under investigation by the Justice Department. Sen. Marco Rubio took fire in the presidential primary because he asked regulators to go easy on a chain that later collapsed after a federal fraud investigation. And Hillary Clinton’s been facing questions about her husband’s $17.5 million […]

September 22, 2016

New Report Outlines Higher Education’s $2.7 Billion “Debt Bomb”

As I’ve written recently, higher education, and in particular the for-profit sector, has become increasingly financialized—meaning, it is focused on money over outcomes and engaged in financial machinations that actually undermine the quality of the core business proposition, which is supposed to be turning out well-prepared students. But the problems aren’t limited to the for-profit […]

September 22, 2016

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Devry Sets Limit on Revenue from Federal Student Aid

DeVry Education Group, one of the largest operators of for-profit colleges, said Tuesday that it will limit the amount of revenue it receives from federal student aid, including veterans and military tuition assistance, getting in front of a controversial issue as the for-profit industry buckles under economic and regulatory pressure. For-profit colleges are prohibited by […]

September 22, 2016

NORM JONES

NORM JONES has been selected as chief diversity and inclusion officer at Amherst College. He was associate chief diversity officer at Harvard University. Jones holds a bachelor’s from Morehouse College, and a master’s and a doctorate from Pennsylvania State University.

September 22, 2016

NILDA PERAGALLO MONTANO

NILDA PERAGALLO MONTANO has been named dean of the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a professor and dean of the School of Nursing and Health Studies at the University of Miami. Montano earned a bachelor’s from the University of Chile, a master’s from West Virginia University and a doctorate from The University of Texas at Austin.

September 22, 2016

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SHALINI (SHAL) KHAZANCHI

SHALINI (SHAL) KHAZANCHI has been named department chair of management, international business and entrepreneurship in the Saunders College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). She is an associate professor of management at RIT. Khazanchi earned a bachelor’s from South Gujrat University, an MBA from the University of Pune, both in India, and a doctorate from the University of Cincinnati.

September 22, 2016

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Proposed Legislation Seeks to Improve Access, Completion

Colleges and universities that enroll too few low-income students and those that have the worst graduation rates could suffer financial penalties under a bipartisan bill introduced Thursday.

September 21, 2016

NEA President Lily Eskelson García ‎Advocates Educational Equality for All

Lily Eskelsen García, president of the National Education Association has dedicated her career to making sure everyone has the same educational opportunities.

September 21, 2016

President Obama Nominates Howard University Chair to National Council

President Obama has nominated Dr. Dana A. Williams, chair of the Department of English at Howard University, to serve as a member of the National Council on the Humanities.

September 21, 2016

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Illinois Gets $1.8M for Low-income Students Taking AP Tests

CHICAGO — Illinois will receive nearly $1.8 million to help low-income students take advanced placement tests. The U.S. Department of Education announced today that it has awarded the grants as part of efforts to boost college- and career-readiness for underserved students. The tests let students obtain college credit for high school courses, reducing the time […]

September 21, 2016

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Hands Up, Hands Down! It Doesn’t Matter

I was talking to one of my childhood friends today about the shooting of an unarmed African-American male in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His remark about the shootings of Black men by police officers made me realize one thing. These shootings will not stop. There may be a temporary respite from time to time but the shooting […]

September 21, 2016

College Student Disciplined for Photo Depicting Black Face

HAMDEN, Conn. — Quinnipiac (KWIHN’-ih-pee-ak) University officials say they have disciplined an unidentified student after a Snapchat photograph of a woman with brown mask-like material on her face went viral on social media. The woman in the image appeared to be white, and an accompanying caption said, “Black Lives Matter.” Connecticut NAACP President Scott Esdaile […]

September 21, 2016

Stop Denying Poor Women Medical Care

Forty years ago this month, Congress passed the Hyde Amendment (named for the late Illinois Congressman Henry Hyde), which bans Medicaid coverage for abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or to save the life of the pregnant woman. In other words, Congress decided to limit health care for women struggling to make ends meet. […]

September 21, 2016

Exhibit Takes Long View of Native American Health Care

An interactive exhibit installed Thursday at Arizona State’s Hayden Library examines the history, culture and tradition of indigenous medicine to help viewers explore Native American health from a wide-ranging perspective that includes spiritual, social and community well-being. “Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness,” on display through late October, looks at the connection […]

September 21, 2016

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