Best Tech For Savvy Students
written by Claire Courtney Lesser-known tools like Dropbox and OmmWriter make studying a snap. In Pictures: Best Tech For Savvy Students SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. — Back-to-school shopping is the second-biggest […]
Daily Archives: August 29, 2011
New Models for Status Quo Universities
Written by Jeff Sandefer Is it possible to create a new type of public university, where professors and administrators make clear promises to their students and deliver an exceptional […]
Grover Whitehurst Discusses Education Reform
Russ Whitehurst: There are three camps in the debate — those who want reform at the federal level; those who favor the status quo; and those who favor more direct […]
Poll: Merit Pay, Tenure Reform OK
Most New Jersey residents support education reforms proposed by Gov. Chris Christie, including tenure reform and school voucher programs, according to the latest Monmouth University/NJ Press Media poll. The public […]
EduJax: Teachers unions need to take lead; virtual schools see value in classrooms
Submitted by Jeff Reece EduJax Jennifer Jennings, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at New York University, has spent a lot of time studying how accountability systems affect […]
The Fight to Fix America’s Schools
By Nick Summers Legal journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill turns to education reform in a new book, ‘Class Warfare.’ Brill talks to Nick Summers about the crisis in America’s […]
Five Big Education Ideas Headed TN’s Way
State looks to be at forefront of movement <img src="http://cmsimg.tennessean.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=DN&Date=20110828&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=308280084&Ref=AR&MaxW=640&Border=0&Five-big-education-ideas-headed-TN-s-way" alt="Tennessee is gaining a reputation as a testing ground for educational trends.” /> Written by Julie Hubbard | The Tennessean […]
Murdoch Loses $27 Million Contract With N.Y. Schools
Flickr / World Economic Forum Murdoch acquired 90 percent of Brooklyn-based Wireless Generation for about $360 million last November. In the long wake of the News of the World phone […]
Majoring in debt: Some Asking if College is Worth Cost
Recent grads are finding themselves swamped by bills for their education. By Terrie Morgan-Besecker tmorgan@timesleader.com Law & Order Reporter Justin Kozloski of Dallas job shadowing reporters at The Times Leader. […]
Support Emerges for Higher Education Overhaul
Reporter: Lilly Rockwell, The News Service of Florida Gov. Rick Scott may have one crucial ally in his nascent effort to overhaul higher education in Florida: State University System Chancellor […]
UT System as a Leader in Productivity and Excellence
UT System Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa Presents Action Plan to Position UT System as a Leader in Productivity and Excellence AUSTIN – The University of Texas System Board of Regents […]
UT Chancellor Lays Out Broad Plan for Higher Education Reform
New reform framework unites critics and supporters of ‘seven breakthrough solutions’ By Teddy Wilson In much-anticipated remarks to the University of Texas Board of Regents Thursday, Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa laid […]
APF and America’s Next Impact Statement on UT Board of Regents Meeting.
Statement on UT Board of Regents Meeting AUSTIN – Americans for Prosperity Foundation State Director Peggy Venable, and America’s Next Impact Director Chris Covo, issued the following statements today in […]
