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Experimenting With Aid
Education Department moves closer to experimenting with federal aid and accreditation for alternative providers like boot camps and MOOCs, while White House books meeting on expanding space.
Opinion
Feuding Over Digital Courseware
The debate over digital courseware's adoption suffers from oversimplification, writes Gates Bryant, who breaks down the nuances of the important discussion.
Beyond the Transcript
Associations of registrars and student affairs administrators will work with eight colleges on prototypes for a new form of transcript -- a comprehensive record that includes learning outside the classroom.
Trigger Warning Defused
College backs away from mandatory notice on syllabus of graphic novel course that offended one student and her parents.
Online Classmates or Bystanders?
A study on bystander behavior and cyberbullying raises questions about student behavior in large online courses.
Defining Competency
Education Department and regional accreditors seek common ground on competency-based education, including what the faculty role should be in the emerging form of higher education.
Show, Not Tell
A new graduate school of education will be competency-based. As demand for teachers increases and alternative preparation programs spread, this school hopes to stand out to the best aspiring educators.