News: Veterans, Less Engaged but Satisfied - Inside Higher Ed

News: Veterans, Less Engaged but Satisfied - Inside Higher Ed

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Veterans, Less Engaged but Satisfied

Influential student survey now details impressions and habits of returning servicemembers, as well as more information about individual majors.

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Grudge Match

Daytona State board and president spar over development issue, attracting negative attention from regional accreditor.

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Globalization 101

At Sloan-C conference, a Connecticut professor explains how he's using wikis to teach less cosmopolitan students the basics of 21st-century technology and cultural exchange.

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The New British Tuition

New system would let universities charge almost three times current levels.

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NJ Spotlight | Are Charter Schools Really Better?

NJ Spotlight | Are Charter Schools Really Better?

Are Charter Schools Really Better?

The state Department of Education admits charter school data is too fragmented to support overall conclusions

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By John Mooney, November 4 in Education |1 Comment

The presentation to the state Board of Education yesterday was clearly meant to be a positive portrait of charter schools in New Jersey, with charts of the growing interest statewide and glowing examples from some superstar schools.

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It didn’t go quite as planned.

Once the PowerPoint presentation by the state Department of Education was done, several members of the board were openly critical of the report and skeptical about claims that charters do any better than traditional public schools.

As to the fundamental question of how New Jersey’s 73 charters are doing in terms of student achievement, neither the department nor the board had any answers.

“It is important that we do that kind of analysis and study,” said Rochelle Hendricks, the acting

Colorado's new accountability system rates schools' academics - The Denver Post

Colorado's new accountability system rates schools' academics - The Denver Post

Colorado's new accountability system rates schools' academics 211/04/2010The first look at Colorado's newly developed school accountability system shows two-thirds of the state's schools are getting top grades, but 5 percent are in academic trouble.

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Colleges have demonized Four Loko, but students need to be smarter about risks - The Boston Globe

Colleges have demonized Four Loko, but students need to be smarter about risks - The Boston Globe

Loco for Loko

Colleges have demonized the caffeine-alcohol drink, but students need to be smarter about risks

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Globe Correspondent / November 4, 2010

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You’d think the academic world was on the brink of collapse. Campuses around the city have issued warnings. Medical professionals are up in arms. Academic officials quiver in fear. Regulators and watchdogs are on alert.

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Is it on-campus violence, Adderall abuse, or even rampant, hedonistic “Eyes Wide Shut’’-caliber sex parties?

Not this time. For today’s college student, danger arrives in an extremely colorful can. In that can is the beverage known as Four Loko.

This potent, intoxicating mixture of caffeine and malt liquor has had the additional effect of getting nearly everyone in a tizzy after it sent some

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