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Filling Superman Joel Klein’s Shoes (The Daily Beast)

Published on November 10, 2010 By rohit

NEW YORK – In a jaw-dropping appointment, Hearst exec Cathie Black will succeed New York City schools chancellor Joel Klein, education reform rock star. Lloyd Grove talks to Klein about the challenges she faces

Publishing exec named new NYC schools chancellor (AP)

Published on November 9, 2010 By

NEW YORK – Mayor Michael Bloomberg named a top publishing executive with no background in education to head the nation’s largest school system after announcing Tuesday that New York City’s longtime chancellor was stepping down. Bloomberg said Hearst Magazines chairwoman Cathie Black would replace Joel Klein, who has overseen the city’s 1.1 million-student school system since 2002.

FCC taking on cyberbullying in schools (Reuters)

Published on October 29, 2010 By rohit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Schools receiving subsidies for Internet service will have to teach students about the perils of cyberbullying and the responsible use of social networking sites, the U.S.

How to Find Your Optimal Debt Level (U.S. News & World Report)

Published on October 20, 2010 By

In the wake of the recession and mortgage crisis, it’s easy to forget that all debt isn’t bad.

Flunking His Midterms? (The Daily Beast)

Published on October 15, 2010 By

NEW YORK – Obama’s ambitious education agenda is in peril, as his allies face firing at the polls in November. Dana Goldstein on the shaky state of school reform. When Barack Obama was first elected president, his education agenda—deploying federal money to turn around failing schools, hold teachers accountable for student test scores, and open more charter schools—earned glowing reviews from Republicans on Capitol Hill.

For-profit college stocks tumble on Apollo warning (AP)

Published on October 14, 2010 By

NEW YORK – Investors fled for-profit college stocks on Thursday after the sector’s bellwether predicted a 40-percent drop in student enrollment next quarter and withdrew its forecast for next year. The news chilled an industry facing increased government scrutiny over concerns about soaring student loan defaults

Opposition to education rules gathers steam (Reuters)

Published on October 1, 2010 By rohit

BANGALORE (Reuters) – U.S. for-profit colleges, widely criticized for saddling students with big debts and not fully preparing them for the workplace, are kicking back as they garner public support

New tool helps explore path to more tech grads (AP)

Published on September 28, 2010 By

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Policymakers and philanthropists have a new resource in the effort to increase the number of graduates in science, technology, engineering and math. An online tool developed by the Business-Higher Education Forum with help from Ohio State University debuted Monday. It allows people to see what combinations of policies might create the most interest in such degrees and careers, such as retaining more teachers or starting an elementary science club

Daley mentored others as he reshaped Chicago (AP)

Published on September 19, 2010 By rohit

CHICAGO – When Boeing Co.

Online Education in the Ivy League (U.S. News & World Report)

Published on September 17, 2010 By rohit

In what could be a watershed moment for online education, Dartmouth College has announced it will combine professors from its highly rated Tuck School of Business (ranked 7th by U.S. News ) and its Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice to launch a new, mostly online, master’s program designed to prepare mid-career healthcare leaders for the future of their profession. With more provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act going into effect this month, the burden of ensuring effective reform has been passed from legislators to healthcare executives