by Sarah Green | Jun 26, 2014 | News, Teacher Issues
Three hundred teachers and their supports have spoken out about the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, citing its wide influence over the US education system. Activists have a website, Teachers’ Letters to Bill Gates, which provides a forum online for teachers to...
by Sarah Green | Jun 20, 2014 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
According to a recent research report by the US Department of Education, over 25% of college students took at least one of their courses online in 2012. Of the US’s 21.1 million enrolled college students, 2.6 million took classes exclusively online. This follows 2.8...
by Sarah Green | Jun 18, 2014 | News
At the University of Alberta, the president and vice-chancellor, Indira Samarasekera is retiring next summer. Her position pays 400,000 Canadian dollars ($368,500 USD) and is now up for grabs. The committee is expecting top talent in the application pool, but what...
by Sarah Green | Jun 13, 2014 | News
The Council for Economic Education is holding its annual Visionary Awards in October. CEE delivers economic education to K-12 students by educating its educators. Its goal is to reach and teach every child to create a more informed citizenry capable of making better...
by Sarah Green | May 23, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Winning the annual New York Times contest “Win A Trip with Nick”, 20-year-old Nicole Sganga will be traveling on assignment with Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Nick Kristoff for her 2014 summer. Says Kristoff himself, “Nicole is a terrific journalist-in-the-making,...
