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U.S. Senate bill would make colleges get tough on sexual assault Posted: 30 Jul 2014 02:49 PM PDT By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation on Wednesday to combat sexual assaults on college and university campuses by requiring schools to provide more help for victims and work more closely with police investigators. If the bill passes, it would also require colleges to make public the number of sexual assaults reported on their campuses. "It's deeply troubling that for too many, and a growing number of young Americans, the college experience now also involves sexual assault," said Florida Republican Marco Rubio, a sponsor of the bill. An American woman in college is more likely to be a victim of sexual assault than a woman who is not attending college, Rubio said.

Midcareer Teachers Love Their Jobs, but Many Can’t Afford to Keep Them Posted: 30 Jul 2014 09:23 AM PDT At a time when the debate on education reform has focused on standards and test scores, the report states, few policy makers are talking about upgrading teacher salaries as part of the overhaul. "One recent study found that a major difference between the education system in the United States and those in other nations with high-performing students is that the United States offers much lower pay to educators."

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