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NACAC Issues First Report on Best Colleges Rankings (U.S. News & World Report)

Published on November 18, 2010 By rohit

The National Association for College Admission Counseling surveyed its members on attitudes toward U.S.

Calif man accused of ramming bus pleads not guilty (AP)

Published on November 17, 2010 By

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A man accused of intentionally ramming his car head-on into a school bus in Southern California has pleaded not guilty.

NYC mayor’s choice for schools stays under wraps (AP)

Published on November 17, 2010 By

NEW YORK – The magazine executive Mayor Michael Bloomberg chose to lead New York’s sprawling public school system has spent the week shuttling between her Park Avenue apartment building and her office at Hearst Magazines, shadowed by City Hall aides who are briefing her on education issues. Bloomberg’s curveball choice of Cathie Black for the post of schools chancellor has upset some city leaders, who have petitioned the state to deny her permission to serve, blasted her lack of education experience and urged the mayor to instead conduct a public search for the person who will head the country’s largest public school system at 1.1 million students

Minn. Catholic school deletes student editorials (AP)

Published on November 17, 2010 By

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Study: 30 private college presidents made more than $1 million (The Christian Science Monitor)

Published on November 16, 2010 By rohit

Parents struggling with high tuition bills might be fuming when they look at the list of the top-paid presidents of private colleges and universities. The annual analysis of tax records by the Chronicle of Higher Education found 30 top executives – out of the 448 institutions the Chronicle surveyed – received a total compensation of more than $1 million in 2008

US sees jump in overseas students: official (AFP)

Published on November 16, 2010 By

WASHINGTON (AFP) – A record 690,923 international students are studying at colleges and universities in the United States, with a greater influx of students from China, the US State Department said Monday. The international student roll for the 2009-2010 academic year was three percent higher than the previous year.

Ranks of millionaire college presidents grow (AP)

Published on November 15, 2010 By

The club of private college and university presidents earning seven figures is getting less exclusive.

DeVry says education dept to review programs (Reuters)

Published on November 12, 2010 By

BANGALORE (Reuters) – DeVry Inc said the U.S. education department plans to review programs that get federal student aid at its biggest university. Earlier this month, the department notified market leader Apollo Group of a similar review, stoking fear of more scrutiny in the sector

Rep. critical of Newark school reform spending (AP)

Published on November 12, 2010 By rohit

NEWARK, N.J. – A legislator is criticizing how officials are spending money in New Jersey’s largest city in the wake of a $100 million gift from the founder of Facebook. One of the first acts in the reform process has people knocking on 91,000 doors to ask Newark residents for suggestions on how to improve the schools

Cal State committee votes for tuition hike (AP)

Published on November 10, 2010 By

LONG BEACH, Calif. – California State University is expected to hike tuition 15.5 percent by next fall after finance committee trustees voted Tuesday for the increase to offset state funding cuts.