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A Call to Improve Federal Education Research Efforts
The National Center for Education Statistics needs increased autonomy to better do its job, according to a report issued Sunday...
Trying to Revive Compton Community College
Accreditors yanked recognition of Compton Community College more than five years ago, effectively forcing it to shut down, but local...
Larry Summers Finds Popularity in the Classroom
Lawrence Summers may have had a controversial run as Harvard University's president, but now that he's back from service in...
Study Documents Hookah Use by Students
A survey of students at eight colleges and universities in North Carolina found that 17.4 percent are current users of...
Australian Universities Focus on Indigenous Students
Leading Australian universities are creating new positions to recruit and retain indigenous students, The New York Times reported. Indigenous people...
Budget Bill Won't Block Rules on 'Gainful Employment'
The Obama administration and Senate Democrats have rebuffed an effort by Congressional Republicans to use pending budget legislation to hamper...
'Washington Post' Scrutiny of Its Own Kaplan Ties
A long article in The Washington Post examines the ties between The Washington Post Company, the newspaper and Kaplan Higher...
Civil Rights Panel Still Won't Study Alleged Admissions Bias Against Women
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights refused on Friday to reconsider suspending its investigation into discrimination against women in university...