Notes in the Margins: Turnitin, exchange students and the liberal arts edgeFebruary 2, 2012 1:47 AMBy Alex FriedrichClaremont McKenna Not Alone in Admissions Mischief The news that Claremont McKenna College submitted false SAT scores for incoming freshmen to U.S. News & World Report (and other outlets, including the Department of Education) is causing a ripple of shock throughout higher education. (Bloomberg/SFChronicle via University Business) Liberal arts education lends an edge in down economy Grads…
Educators say aging facilities impede research, ask state for building upgradesFebruary 2, 2012 12:00 AMBy Alex FriedrichCollege educators told legislators their labs are so old they're holding back research.
Challenge to schools: Embracing digital textbooksFebruary 1, 2012 6:00 PMTop education officials challenged schools and companies to get digital textbooks in students' hands within five years.
Anoka-Hennepin teacher, school board member to run for MN SenateFebruary 1, 2012 4:58 AMBy Tom ScheckTwo candidates file as DFLers.
Play3min 54secTribal members back in classroom for skills, jobsFebruary 1, 2012 4:00 AMBy Tom RobertsonA program shows promise at luring unemployed adults on the Red Lake Indian Reservation back in the classroom.
AP: Changes ahead for foreign exchange studentsFebruary 1, 2012 4:00 AMThe U.S. State Department is proposing what it calls "significant and controversial" changes to a foreign exchange program that has been exploited by unscrupulous labor brokers and organized criminals in the sex industry.
Why Inver Hills is targeting middle-ranked studentsFebruary 1, 2012 1:26 AMBy Alex Friedrich“There are a lot of kids we’re missing with College in the Schools or AP. It’s preparing them for college and actually helping them see that there is potential and they are college material.” — District 196 Superintendent Jane Berenz to an InverGroveHeightsPatch reporter on why her district is teaming up with Inver Hills Community College to…
Notes in the Margins: Social ineptitude, faked SAT scores and reality TVFebruary 1, 2012 12:45 AMBy Alex Friedrich100 Reasons NOT to Go to Graduate School #77. It attracts the socially inept. (100rsns.blogspot.com) College administrator faked SAT scores to boost ranking An administrator at Claremont McKenna College admitted he falsified SAT scores to publications such as U.S. News & World Report. (USA Today) Attributive justice The practice of “blind marking” students’ written work has become almost…
Play53min 59secControlling college costsJanuary 31, 2012 3:02 PMPresident Barack Obama unveiled his plan to control the ever-rising costs of higher education last week at the University of Michigan.