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Parents’ “overwhelming” interest in virtual schools has one of Louisiana’s two online charter schools asking the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to allow it to double its enrollment.SOURCE: The News Star Read the Full Article
Twenty-nine universities across the country have started a project to extend their high-speed networks to surrounding communities. SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher EducationRead the Full Article
New findings may explain why children with autism tend to fixate on details instead of seeing the big picture.SOURCE: MITRead the Full Article
Management software rarely gets the Hollywood treatment. But earlier this month, Cornell University held a premiere for its new financial management system, complete with a two-story projection screen.SOURCE: Inside Higher EducationRead the Full Article
Abstract As the growth of online programs continues to rapidly accelerate, concern over the retention of the online learner is increasing. Educational administrators at institutions offering online courses, those fully online or brick and mortars, are eager to promote student achievement. Retention is critically important, not just for student success, but also for the success […]
WASHINGTON — Veterans currently attending private colleges and universities that charge more than $17,500 in tuition and fees wouldn’t see their tuition spike next month after all, under a change to the Post-9/11 G.I. SOURCE: Inside Higher EdRead the Full Article
–New Programs From PBS NEWSHOUR, FRONTLINE, GREAT PERFORMANCES and NOVA-SOURCE: PBSRead the Full Article
This past April, the Colorado House Education Committee rejected a bill that would have granted the children of undocumented state residents in-state university tuition.SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher EducationRead the Full Article
University Park, Pa. — School districts nationwide are experiencing unprecedented financial hardships, and the situation is likely to worsen in the coming years, according to a Penn State researcher.SOURCE: Pennsylvania State UniversityRead the Full Article