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To Woo Students, Colleges Choose Names That Sell – "All I hear in higher education is, ‘Brand, brand, brand,’ "
"There has been a sea change over the last 10 years. Marketing used to be almost a dirty word in higher education."
Idaho plan to toughen high school standards gets preliminary OK
Ed Board members want high school kids to take more math and science, complete a senior project and devote more than half of their electives to career development.
Cisco chief, John Chambers says Silicon Valley public schools are an embarrassment. . . . . . and names education and healthcare as the two largest issues facing US businesses
John Chambers, chief executive of Cisco agreed, saying it was embarrassing that the K through 12 public education system is broken in Silicon Valley.
M.B.A. Students Bypassing Wall Street for a Summer in India
"Now India means the world’s best software services, and increasingly, pharmaceuticals and auto parts."
Students charged with computer trespass – The Kutztown 13
The students, their families and outraged supporters say authorities are overreacting, punishing the kids not for any heinous behavior — no malicious acts are alleged — but rather because they outsmarted the district’s technology workers.
States invest in the future – pre-kindergarten education for all 3- and 4-year-olds makes children better learners
Research from as far back as the 1960s demonstrates that 3- and 4-year-olds who get high-quality education before entering kindergarten do better in higher grades and are more likely to finish school and stay out of prison, says Sherry Cleary of the University of Pittsburgh.
Idaho Arts Charter school readies to open with 500 kids
Idaho Arts Charter already has a waiting list and is part of a growing wave of support for arts-based teaching in the Treasure Valley. Parents say they like having the choice of an academic program for their artistic children. Teachers and administrators believe the arts are a creative and effective way to teach traditional subjects.
‘Grossology’ is stinky, oozy and educational
One of the museum exhibit’s 17 attractions is the Tour du Nose, which visitors enter through a giant pair of nostrils. They learn about nose hairs, sinuses and the wonderful world of mucus production. But watch out: The nose could blow at any minute, emitting a sneeze with a rush of air through the tunnel. (No liquid is sprayed.)
Learning Tech, Scot-Free
The BBC on Monday reported that Scotland is offering 100 pounds — a little more than $175 — to every adult in the land to develop and improve their computer skills.
Hello Justice, Hello Fairness: Teachers Discover Ethics Camp
They got ethics camp bags and coffee mugs decorated with daily reminders like "Was I fair and just?" and "Did I do more good than harm?"
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