Student Alleges Rape by Football Player, Inaction by UNC
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) A student attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has claimed she was raped by a football player at the school earlier in the year. A press conference was held earlier in the week by UNC Sophomore Delaney Robinson to allow her to discuss the alleged delays in her […]
Kansas Supreme Court Hears Teacher Job Protection Arguments
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Two years ago, Kansas lawmakers took away teachers’ job protection, but this week the Kansas Supreme Court reviewed the legislation to determine whether the state constitution was violated when the action was handed down. The 20,000 member Kansas National Education Association believes that the Kansas Legislature overstepped its authority when it created […]
Lawsuit Claims Detroit Schools Offered Inadequate Education
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and educational officials working in the state are facing a lawsuit against them regarding the quality of the education system in Detroit, which has been deemed to have systemically failed to provide students with an adequate education and deprived them of necessary learning resources. Lawyers from the […]
Bridgepoint Education Charged with Deceptive Loan Practices
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Bridgepoint Education, Inc., a for-profit chain of colleges, is about to return $ 23.5 million to students because of claims that the organization tricked them into applying for and receiving loans that cost more than the students were told they would cost. The settlement was made this week with the Consumer […]
Service Through Selflessness, Sacrifice Leads to a Better World
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) By Thomas J. Botzman, Ph.D. – Misericordia University Like most organizations, institutions of higher education have mission statements and a set of core values that guide them in the decision-making process. It is a way to ensure colleges and universities are true to their past, present and future. The students who […]
Teacher Shortage Report Diagnoses Causes, Suggests Fixes
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) A new report released by the Learning Policy Institute has examined the teacher shortage issue facing the United States and suggested strategies to be used in order to attract, as well as keep, high-quality teachers. The report, “Solving the Teacher Shortage: How to Attract and Retain Excellent Educators,” states that teacher shortages are one of the […]
Obama Administration Asks Schools to Re-Think Role of SROs
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) The Obama administration is calling on schools to rethink the disciplinary techniques they employ when responding to misbehavior following a systemic increase in disciplinary action being undertaken by school policing services. The focus is being shifted from policing in schools to initiatives that generate collaborative partnerships between students, schools and safety […]
Grade-Level Allocation Failing Millions of Students, Report Says
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Federal and state level education policies that focus on grade-level proficiency are failing millions of students across America and putting the nations future prosperity at risk, a new policy brief has found. The publication from the Institute for Education Policy at the Johns Hopkins School of Education sought to challenge the […]
Reading Classic Literature for Fun and (Personal) Profit
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) By Sally Allen Every day around the world, thousands of people who boast little to no scholarly training in art history walk into museums. Despite this potential absence of knowledge about the proper way to interpret art, visitors are welcomed into these museums. They are, at least tacitly, encouraged to experience […]
Nikon School Online Offers Photography Courses
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Nikon has announced the launch of a new online photography and video training program meant to further the skills of Nikon camera owners of all levels of knowledge. Nikon School Online has officially launched as an expansion on the company’s current nationwide Nikon School program. Participants can view courses from a computer, […]