2013年2月21日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Education News


More elite universities offer free online courses

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 01:55 PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More of the world's elite universities are joining the rush to offer "massive open online courses" that are broadening access to higher education. But some experts question how much so-called MOOCs can help students trying to earn college degrees.

5 Ways to Deal with Financial Aid Uncertainty as the Fiscal Cliff Talks Continue

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 11:24 AM PST

If the sequester automatic spending cuts goes into effect on March 1st, the financial aid award notification from your college may not be 100 percent accurate. The Department of Education is set to cut about $4,021 million--meaning funding for the Office of Federal Student Aid and the Office of Postsecondary Education may be slashed. These offices are responsible for distributing work-study and grant opportunities that make college possible for many students.

Students Get Satellite Time: Inside the Mars Student Imaging Project

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 11:04 AM PST

Students Get Satellite Time: Inside the Mars Student Imaging ProjectA project that puts middle and high school students in charge of an instrument on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter received a top prize from the journal Science today (Feb. 21).


NH House votes to repeal school tax credit

Posted: 21 Feb 2013 06:45 AM PST

New Hampshire's House voted Wednesday in favor of repealing a new program giving businesses a tax credit for donating to scholarship organizations that send students to private or public schools, but the ...

More top universities to offer free online courses

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 09:10 PM PST

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More top universities outside the United States are joining the rush to offer "massive open online courses" that are broadening access to higher education.

Wisconsin governor wants to cut income taxes, public school aid

Posted: 20 Feb 2013 07:41 PM PST

Wisconsin Governor Walker listens to NGA Executive Committee Vice Chair Fallin and Chairman Markell speak after meeting with U.S. President Obama in Washington(Reuters) - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker proposed a nearly $70 billion biennial budget on Wednesday that combines income tax cuts with increased spending on transportation infrastructure and private education. Walker, a first-term Republican facing re-election next year, said he would offset the tax cuts and spending increases contained in his 2013-2015 budget by redirecting some funds away from public schools and healthcare, freezing aid to local governments and selling off state assets such as power plants. ...


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