Connecticut Innovation Fund Supports Student Entrepreneurs
(Photo: Youth Entrepreneurship Summit) The University of Connecticut, in partnership with Connecticut Innovations (CI) and Webster Bank, has designed a $ 1.5 million Innovation Fund to supply university-affiliated businesses with financial aid in the early stages of their development. The plan is to offer help that the businesses need to grow and More...
Michigan May Close Over 100 Low-Performing Schools
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) More than 100 low-performing schools across the state of Michigan are set to close their doors by the end of the 2016-17 school year, according to the state School Reform Office. School More...
Australian College Kids Build Alternative Census Site for $500
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Two freshman college students in Australia took just 54 hours and $ 500 to create an alternative website to the ABS Census site that was recently shut down after being attacked More...
MIT, edX Extend Reach to 1.7 Million Online Students
(Photo: University of Washington) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is not only challenging minds, but also the way education is accessed and taught — and it won’t cost you a penny. The university, More...
Texas Instruments Invest $5mil in STEM Education Nationwide
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) The philanthropic arm of Texas Instruments (TI) is investing $ 5.4 million to improve the US public education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Previously More...
AEI Report Shows It’s Tough to Compare Charter, Public Schools
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A new report from the American Enterprise Institute considers the growth of charter schools in America since the first such school opened its doors 25 years ago, with more More...
Between Nations, Private Higher Education Role Varies
(Photo: Jisc, Creative Commons) A report published by the Centre for Global Higher Education, which is the largest research center in the world with a dedicated focus on higher education and its future development, More...
Court Dismisses Suit Against Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A lawsuit bringing into question the constitutionality of the largest school voucher program in Florida has been dismissed by the First District Court of Appeal. According More...
Refugee Students in Pennsylvania Sue Over School Placement
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Lancaster, Pennsylvania resident Khadidja Issa, who is originally from Sudan, was five years old when she began her decade-long stay in a Chadian refugee camp because of the More...
Dept of Ed Turns Down For-Profit’s Request to go Non-Profit
(Photo: Mike Groll, AP) A request made by the Center for Excellence in Higher Education, the Utah-based chain of career colleges, seeking the ability to change its status to nonprofit for federal financial aid has More...