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• US Navy's funding of high schools raises concerns
• Colleges Now Stalking Applicants’ Social Media Profiles to Gauge How Terrible They Are
• Inside the Best Colleges for Veterans Rankings
• Catholic Education No Better Than Public Schooling, Study Suggests
• U.S. Sees Record Number of International College Students
• U.S. News Releases Best Colleges for Veterans Rankings
• A Degree? Bah Humbug!

US Navy's funding of high schools raises concerns Posted: 11 Nov 2013 02:27 PM PST The first time Miguel Martinez visited a college campus, it was for a summer camp paid for by the US Navy, which is investing millions to improve public education and, ultimately, potential recruits. While cash-strapped school districts are anxious for the help, critics contend that it comes at too high of a cost: the militarization of schools and the indoctrination of the young. Martinez, 16, attends Rickover Naval Academy, a public high school in Chicago whose 508 students wear uniforms and take classes in military history and naval science taught by retired naval officers. Public schools, run as military academies

Colleges Now Stalking Applicants’ Social Media Profiles to Gauge How Terrible They Are Posted: 11 Nov 2013 10:06 AM PST Hey high school seniors, are you stressed enough? College admissions officers sure don't think so. Unbelievably, she used her real name and Bowdoin's name in the tweets. "It was incredibly unusual and foolish of her to do that," the school's dean of admissions, Scott A. Meiklejohn, told the Times.

Inside the Best Colleges for Veterans Rankings Posted: 11 Nov 2013 07:46 AM PST The inaugural U.S. News Best Colleges for Veterans rankings were published today on usnews.com. This past May we published comparable rankings of which distance education programs that enroll mostly nontraditional students are the best for veterans.

Catholic Education No Better Than Public Schooling, Study Suggests Posted: 11 Nov 2013 07:40 AM PST Catholic schools don't provide a better education than public schools, at least when it comes to basics like math and reading, new research suggests. Children at Catholic schools don't improve their math or reading scores on standardized tests across elementary school and don't show better behavioral outcomes than public school children, according to the study, which will be published in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Urban Economics. "Across many outcomes, both academic and behavioral, we don't find anything that seems to point to a real benefit of Catholic schools over public schools," study co-author Todd Elder, an economist at Michigan State University, said in a statement. Many an adult remembers sitting through classes taught by Catholic priests and nuns, and more than 2 million children are currently enrolled in one of 6,700 Catholic schools across the country, according to the National Catholic Educational Association.

U.S. Sees Record Number of International College Students Posted: 11 Nov 2013 07:26 AM PST The United States enrolled the highest number of international students in its history during the 2012-2013 school year, welcoming 819,644 undergraduate and graduate students to colleges and universities throughout the country, according to a report released today. The "2013 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange," an annual survey of study abroad trends for U.S. and international students, found the number of international students studying in the U.S. has increased for seven consecutive years. There are now 40 percent more international students studying in the U.S. than 10 years ago, according to the report by the Institute of International Education. The influx of students has given the U.S. an economic boost, the authors argue.

U.S. News Releases Best Colleges for Veterans Rankings Posted: 11 Nov 2013 07:15 AM PST Since the Post-9/11 GI Bill was implemented in August 2009, colleges and universities have experienced an influx of veterans and their family members eager to use the expanded educational benefits. At least 773,000 veterans and their loved ones have taken advantage of the bill, which provides tuition and housing assistance to eligible veterans and their family members, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. As more veterans return to school, they are looking for high-quality colleges and universities that fit their needs. To help them in their search, U.S. News has launched its inaugural Best Colleges for Veterans rankings.

A Degree? Bah Humbug! Posted: 11 Nov 2013 06:14 AM PST The evidence is ever clearer that higher education often results in insufficient learning and growth in employability to justify the years and fantastical cost. But having read solid studies plus anecdotal evidence on the limited practical value of degree programs, I decided to get career-related training by finding a mentor, taking the most relevant courses (online and in-person), workshops and conferences worldwide rather than taking a prepackaged program where my choices were limited to one university's professors and largely impractical theory-larded courses. --Instead of the mountain of material taught in degree programs, most of which is usually forgotten soon after the final exams, at You U you can choose how much you care to learn on a given topic: from a one-hour webinar to a weekend-long bootcamp, to a MOOC short course to a full in-person course, to a certificate program.

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