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• Washington Post to book $18M charge on Kaplan move
• "Parent power" film stirs hopes of education reform activists
• October 5: World Teachers’ Day, Do Something Nice Day, National Diversity Day, National Apple Brown Betty Day
• Colleges try new fixes to recurring remedial rut
• Abbott says rising exec did not graduate college
• Common Core Standards Are a 'Heavy Lift' for Districts, Educators
• High School Students Increasingly Use Social Media for College Search
• Diplomas Elusive for Minorities
• UT president: Texas can help control student costs
• Diversity Roundup: USDA Announces $1.33 Billion Discrimination Settlement
• Abbott misstated credentials of spinoff CEO Gonzalez
• Facebook, Gates Foundation Team Up to Create Apps For Future College Students

Washington Post to book $18M charge on Kaplan move Posted: 28 Sep 2012 04:06 PM PDT The Washington Post Co. said Friday that it has halted new enrollments at nine Kaplan Higher Education campuses and will consolidate operations of four campuses into other locations as part of its restructuring of the business.

"Parent power" film stirs hopes of education reform activists Posted: 28 Sep 2012 03:37 PM PDT (Reuters) - Education reform film "Won't Back Down" opened Friday to terrible reviews - and high hopes from activists who expect the movie to inspire parents everywhere to demand big changes in public schools. The drama stars Maggie Gyllenhaal as a spirited mother who teams up with a passionate teacher to seize control of their failing neighborhood school, over the opposition of a self-serving teachers union. ...

October 5: World Teachers’ Day, Do Something Nice Day, National Diversity Day, National Apple Brown Betty Day Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:38 PM PDT World Teachers' Day

Colleges try new fixes to recurring remedial rut Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:39 PM PDT After leaving high school as a teen mother, Ashley McCullough is back on track to receive a two-year degree and work as a respiratory therapist. But she first had to conquer a remedial math class and its core lessons on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division — the same basic skills her now 6-year-old daughter will soon start to learn in elementary school.

Abbott says rising exec did not graduate college Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:34 AM PDT Abbott Laboratories said Friday it repeatedly misstated the college education of senior executive Robert Gonzalez, who is soon slated to become CEO of its $18 billion-pharmaceutical spinoff.

Common Core Standards Are a 'Heavy Lift' for Districts, Educators Posted: 28 Sep 2012 10:29 AM PDT Implementing the Common Core State Standards will be challenging--but not impossible--according to experts speaking in New York this week at the Education Nation summit, part of an NBC News initiative.

High School Students Increasingly Use Social Media for College Search Posted: 28 Sep 2012 10:28 AM PDT As high school students consider their college choices, social media is playing an integral part in the process. According to a recent survey of more than 7,000 high school students by Zinch, an online college and scholarship matching service run by Chegg, and Inigral, an education and technology company, 68 percent of respondents noted that they used social media to research schools.

Diplomas Elusive for Minorities Posted: 28 Sep 2012 10:25 AM PDT Despite efforts by civil-rights leaders, education advocates, elected leaders, and private benefactors, the road to a higher education for blacks, Hispanics, and first-generation students is steep. College attainment for these groups remains elusive.

UT president: Texas can help control student costs Posted: 28 Sep 2012 07:46 AM PDT With rising tuition rates squeezing college students statewide, University of Texas President Bill Powers said Thursday that the state could help schools ease their burden with more consistent funding for higher education.

Diversity Roundup: USDA Announces $1.33 Billion Discrimination Settlement Posted: 28 Sep 2012 03:17 AM PDT High Court Prepares to Debate Affirmative Action: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case that could potentially redefine the way higher education institutions consider race as part of its college admissions, the Washington Post reports. The case involves a white woman, Abigail Fisher, who alleges the University of Texas discriminated against her because of her race, leading her to lose her spot in the 2008 freshmen class.USDA Announces $1.33 Billion Discrimination Settlement: The U.S. ...

Abbott misstated credentials of spinoff CEO Gonzalez Posted: 27 Sep 2012 07:27 PM PDT (Reuters) - Abbott Laboratories for years misstated that the executive handpicked to head its pending pharmaceutical spinoff held both bachelor's and master's degrees, and on Thursday called the misinformation "an administrative error." Richard Gonzalez, named last October as the future chief executive of AbbVie once the company splits its drugs and medical devices businesses, did not complete his college education or receive a college degree, Abbott said on Thursday. ...

Facebook, Gates Foundation Team Up to Create Apps For Future College Students Posted: 27 Sep 2012 03:52 PM PDT Facebook hosted a hackathon in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Thursday, kicking off the foundation's College Knowledge Challenge. That's a $2.5 million investment fund to encourage developers to make apps that meliorate the college process.

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