Grant, Drury University Support Migrant Higher Education
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Drury University in Monett, Missouri has a program it calls Somos (“we are” in Spanish) that helps migrant workers’ children pay for their higher education. The program, according to Drury University’s website, is supported by a grant from the US Department of Education called the College More...
North Korea Executes Top Education Official
(Photo: Reuters) According to a South Korean government official, North Korea has executed top education official Kim Yong Jin by firing squad. The State Security Department branded him “anti-party and a More...
Notre Dame Launches Data Science Master’s Program
(Photo: Public Domain, Creative Commons) Notre Dame will be launching an online Master’s degree in Data Science in August 2017, which will be the university’s first ever entirely-online Master’s More...
Google App Lets Kids Explore Himalayas as 500 Foot Yeti
(Photo: Digital Trends) Google has released a new educational and interactive game that allows players to make use of Google Maps Street View to explore the Himalayas while playing as a 500-foot Yeti. The app, More...
Parent Mental Illness Raises Suicide, Violence Risks in Children
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) An overwhelmingly serious public health concern has been detailed in a study led by Roger T. Webb, Ph.D. of the Center for Mental Health and Safety at the University of Manchester in England, More...
Missouri Colleges Constraining Tuition, But Raising Course Fees
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway has released a report that details how many colleges and universities in the state have been working to keep tuition at the same level each More...
Report: Schools Should Do More For High-Achievers
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) New research shows that schools in both Ohio and South Carolina are the best in the country for high achievers, while schools in California, Maryland, Montana, New York, and More...
Virginia School Asks Supreme Court to Intervene on Bathrooms
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) The Gloucester County, Virginia school board has requested that the Supreme Court find that the US Department of Education does not have the authority to mandate that public More...
SmartAsset Report Analyzes Best Places to Be a Teacher
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) The financial management company SmartAsset has released its second annual study of the best places to be a teacher in the US. Factors such as school quality, culture, affordability, More...
Hindu Students Protest Muslim Hijab Decision with Saffron Scarves
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A group of Hindu students attending classes in a college in the southern state of Karnataka have begun to wear saffron-colored scarves as a sign of protest against the hijab More...