The Atlantic
High-Profile Studies Overrate Going to College and Picking the Right Major
The Atlantic
Unfortunately, popular research on the costs and benefits of higher education is plagued by basic statistical errors, generating misleading conclusions and encouraging bad public policy. It is a basic tenet of statistics that correlation does not imply ...
Colleges' Concerted Campaign for IgnoranceChronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Articles: More Students Thinking Outside the College BoxAmerican Thinker
How to Get the Most Return on a College InvestmentFox Business
Great Falls Tribune -The Hindu -Tucson Citizen
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GET, other prepaid-tuition plans cost US Treasury big bucks
TheNewsTribune.com
Washington's prepaid college-tuition program has been such a bonanza for early buyers that someone who locked in five years' worth for $17,500 in 1998 can redeem the units today for $58,910. The lucky parents who bought into the Guaranteed Education ...
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The Guardian
Higher education: our MP3 is the mooc
The Guardian
Fifteen years ago, a research group called The Fraunhofer Institute announced a new digital format for compressing movie files. This wasn't a terribly momentous invention, but it did have one interesting side-effect: Fraunhofer also had to figure out ...
PennLive.com
Pa. State System of Higher Education coaches' tentative agreement leaves only ...
PennLive.com
Shippensburg University Faculty at Shippensburg University and the 13 other schools in the Pa. State System of Higher Education remain without a contract. The Associated Press/file. that leaves only one contract that stands between the Pennsylvania ...
The Guardian
University Awards: shortlist | Higher Education Network | guardian.co.uk
The Guardian
Sponsored by The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. Shortlist (Institute – project name): • Aston University - Languages for All. • University of Huddersfield - MyReading software. • Manchester Metropolitan University - Enhancing the ...
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U.S. News University
College Degrees Top Homeless Students' Holiday Wish Lists
U.S. News University
Many homeless students hope for a bachelor's degree for the holidays.Although many students struggle to pay for college, some individuals face a more challenging set of obstacles as they strive to balance homelessness and higher education.
More info on Tech's new degree programs (Higher education blog)
LubbockOnline.com (blog)
The degree programs still must be certified by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and acknowledged by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools before they can be offered. The master's degree could begin as early as the fall of 2013, ...
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CBS Local
Poll: Michiganders Feel A College Education Is Unaffordable
CBS Local
LANSING (WWJ) – A new “State of the State” poll from Michigan State University shows 97 percent of people in Michigan feel a college education is important for a successful career, but just one-third say they can afford it. “We in Michigan have had ...
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HIGHER EDUCATION NOTES: Bank of ND improves student loan program
Grand Forks Herald
To see more local higher education news, visit the websites of UND; University of Minnesota, Crookston; Northland Community and Technical College; Mayville State University; and Lake Region State College. Tags: higher education, gf and egf, grand forks ...
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Mendocino College counselor specializes in American Indian outreach
Lake County News
“I went to community college, a counselor inspired me about education, and I saw what education could do for somebody,” he said. Garcia worked previously at Long Beach City College, doing outreach and financial aid counseling. “It's been a really ...
