New California community colleges head is taking things slow
Los Angeles Times
And he said he will lead a broad public discussion about the direction of community colleges, including the state's commitment to its Master Plan for Higher Education, advocating open access and quality, and an embrace of new technology, especially ...
Higher Education
Daytona Beach News-Journal
During the ceremony, Lichte, who serves on the university's flight safety & education committee and the audit committee, will receive Embry-Riddle's Eagle of Aviation Award in recognition of his significant contributions to aviation. Before his ...
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RVCC receives the first Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award
NJ.com
Raritan Valley Community College has received the first Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a winner of the HEED ...
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McClendon: Texas Should Adopt a Standard Policy for Transfer of College Credits
Burnt Orange Report
I want to thank the Editorial Board of the Express-News for the Editorial published on November 21st, calling for a standardized, statewide approach to the transfer of higher education course credits. I could not agree more with your summary of the ...
Stumbo: No Extra Higher Education Funding Until UPike Becomes a State ...
WKU Public Radio
A battle may be brewing over the future of Kentucky higher education -- should the state add another state university, this one serving Appalachia? The leader of the Kentucky House said he won't support any extra funding for higher education until the ...
Q&A: What's in store as Ohio replaces grad test
San Francisco Chronicle
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State education leaders recently agreed on a plan for replacing the Ohio Graduation Test with a nationally standardized college readiness test, such as the ACT, and 10 subject-area exams. The decision to scrap the OGT and ...
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Working for Change in Higher Education: The Abysmal State of Adjunct Teacher ...
Truth-Out
Teacher and student in class (Image: Teacher in Class via Shutterstock)The recent Chicago teachers' strike provoked a great deal of thoughtful discussion on the topic of K-12 education and teaching conditions. Important aspects of higher education ...
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Ohio Graduation Test to be replaced with a nationally standardized test and ...
NewsNet5.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio - State education leaders have agreed on a plan for replacing the Ohio Graduation Test with a nationally standardized college readiness test, such as the ACT, and 10 subject-area exams. The decision to scrap the OGT and substitute a ...
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New York Times
Europe's Budget Crisis Hits Universities
New York Times
Such proposed mergers between teaching colleges and universities are part of a government plan to allow the Irish higher education system to educate more people better with less money. “There was need for changes anyway, but obviously now working ...
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College-for-all education policy not realistic
Fresno Bee
Nowhere is that rigid approach more evident than in the twin trends toward eliminating job-related classes, once called vocational education, and insisting that all high school students, regardless of their aptitudes, take college prep classes as a ...
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