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• London's Metropolitan University: is higher-ed door too easy to open?
• Diversity Roundup: Texas Schools Grow Larger, More Hispanic and Poorer
• Chicago teachers union increases pressure as strike deadline looms

London's Metropolitan University: is higher-ed door too easy to open? Posted: 06 Sep 2012 12:24 PM PDT With an intake drawn from more than 150 countries at last count, London's Metropolitan University has long been a magnet for overseas students attracted not only by the world-class reputation of Britain's higher-education system but the prospect of going to school in one of the world's most multicultural cities.

Diversity Roundup: Texas Schools Grow Larger, More Hispanic and Poorer Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:07 AM PDT Texas Schools Grow Larger, Poorer: Hispanics became the majority of students in Texas public schools for the first time in 2011 and their numbers are expected to grow without any financial support to accommodate for it, the Texas Tribune reports. For the first time since the public schools system was modernized in 1949, the state legislature opted not to finance enrollment growth, a sign that the state's schools will only grow poorer as the student population is expected to rise to 9 million in 2050. ...

Chicago teachers union increases pressure as strike deadline looms Posted: 05 Sep 2012 09:00 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Teachers Union, which has vowed to strike next week without a new contract, filed unfair labor practice charges against the Chicago school system on Wednesday, ratcheting up pressure on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to make concessions as a key deadline looms. The union also said on Wednesday it would not extend the Monday strike deadline if no contract agreement is reached with the city. ...

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