MITx MicroMasters Program Maturing, Expanding
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) The MITx MicroMasters program first launched by MIT in 2015 allows online students to take master’s-level courses on the edX platform and then complete a master’s More...
Penn State’s Brain3M Program Brings Brain Science Online
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) A Pennsylvania State University research project is helping middle school students to explore the human brain with the help of 3D printing and interactive technology. Funded by More...
‘Together Counts’ Program Aims to Reduce Childhood Obesity
(Photo: Public Domain, Creative Commons) The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, which is a not-for-profit organization aimed at reducing childhood obesity, along with Discovery Education, the largest supplier More...
Stanford Summer Program Offers Girls AI, STEM Exposure
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) A summer program available through Stanford University this year focused on introducing high school girls to artificial intelligence. Participants were able to experience a More...
Tennessee County Uses Incentive Program to Boost Attendance
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) Shelby County Schools in Tennessee have started an attendance campaign called Represent Every Day, which is a new effort to improve attendance following last year’s approach 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...
Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program Sees Enrollment Increase
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Enrollment in Florida’s Tax Credit Scholarship Program continues to see an increase, with participation numbers for the 2016-17 school year reaching an all-time high. The More...
High Expenses, Weak Results Mar Australia Vocational Program
(Photo: Louise Kennerley, Australian Financial Review) An educational policy debacle has seen money pouring from the Australian federal government coffers into the pockets of vocational education and training More...
Report: Cutting Louisiana Scholarship Program Loses Money
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) A new report from the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform examines the elimination of the Louisiana Scholarship Program, which was proposed as an answer to 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...