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By almost every educational measure, the Agora Cyber Charter School is failing. Nearly 60 percent of its students are behind grade level in math. Nearly 50 percent trail in reading. A third do not graduate on time. And hundreds of children, from kindergartners to seniors, withdraw within months after they enroll. SOURCE: The New York […]
Maryland Representative Seeks Salary Details at 13 Schools Reliant on Federal Student AidSOURCE: The Wall Street JournalRead the Full Article
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec 8 – Today Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard introduced H.R. 3614, the Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act of 2011 (ATTAIN Act) to help prepare students to meet the needs of 21st century employers. SOURCE: Representative Roybal-AllardRead the Press Rlease
In this three part article Mr. Michael Lambert Executive Director of Distance Education and Training Council shares his views on current issues facing higher education system of voluntary accreditation with the readers of Today’s Campus. Mr. Lambert has close to 4 decades of leadership experience in defining, maintaining and promoting standards of educational excellence. SOURCE: […]
A report released Tuesday updates Congress on the state of accessibility to learning materials for college students with visual impairments such as blindness, and it recommends ways to improve their learning conditions.SOURCE: Wired CampusRead the Full Article
Ball State University today announced that it will award a $500 Completion Scholarship to Hoosier students who are on track to earning their degrees within four years. SOURCE: Ball State UniversityRead the Press Release
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released results from a second undercover “secret shopper” investigation of for-profit colleges, this time attempting to enroll a fictitious student online at 15 unnamed institutions.SOURCE: Inside Higher Education Read the Full Artcile
Several Republicans in the U.S. Congress who voted this year to overturn net neutrality rules — with most opponents arguing the rules would create the first-ever regulation of the Internet — have now signed on to sponsor one of two bills that would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to seek court orders to shut […]
Appalachian State University’s Distance Education program is experiencing a gradual decline in applications and revenue, administrators said.SOURCE: The Appalachian OnlineRead the Full Article
