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Call to Improve Federal STEM Education Efforts
Federal programs to promote science and technology education need better coordination and better analysis of their effectiveness, says a new...
Non-Basketball Anger at Rutgers U. President
Rutgers University President Robert Barchi -- already under fire over the scandal over an abusive basketball coach who many think...
Watching Korean Developments, but Not Changing Plans
North Korea has been warning foreigners to leave South Korea. But early indications are that American students and those leading...
Success for 'Holistic' Med School Admissions
Boston University has demonstrated the success of "holistic" admissions for medical school, according an analysis published in The New England...
Academic Minute: Psychology of Telecommuting
In today’s Academic Minute, Kevin Rockmann of George Mason University explores how the practice of telecommuting alters the relationship between...
San Jose State Expands edX Partnership
San Jose State University last fall began offering its students an online engineering course from edX, a provider of massive...
Calls for Resignation of Russia’s Education Minister
Russia’s education and science minister is facing calls to resign, The Moscow Times reported . Among other things, Dmitry Livanov...
Pell Spending Continues to Decline
Federal spending on the Pell Grant Program declined slightly during the first half of the 2012-13 award year compared to...