In 2007, Hinsdale Central High School eliminated class rankings. Now, the affluent suburban Chicago high school, which has been consistently named one of the best schools in the state, decided to eliminate valedictorians as well. The Doings reports that the school’s principal said it was only natural to eliminate a position based on class rankings [...]
Education Management Corp. was already a swiftly growing player in the lucrative world of for-profit higher education, with annual revenues topping $1 billion, but it had its sights set on industry domination. So, five years ago, the Pittsburgh company’s executives agreed to sell its portfolio of more than 70 colleges to a trio of investment [...]
How do you define “hooking up?” A recent study of how social networks lead college students to define, perceive, and participate in “hooking up” showed that while everybody is talking about it, no one is exactly sure what it means. The study, conducted by Amanda Holman, a doctoral student at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln, [...]
WASHINGTON — Top-level college executives are enjoying rising pay packages, often exceeding $1 million annually, even as students are facing ever-higher tuition rates and universities are being forced to cut programs and low-level staff, according to anew report. Researchers with the Boston-based public-interest group Tellus Institute reviewed the most recent tax filings of the 20 most [...]
As veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan use billions of dollars in federal benefits to pay for higher education, for-profit colleges are capturing more than a third of the money — about $1.6 billion — despite educating only a quarter of the veterans, according to a report released Thursday by a Senate committee. [...]
The college will open next September and the principal will be magazine editor Susie Forbes. It is the first step in to the education market for the international publishers. The company says it will offer a year-long Vogue fashion foundation course, as well as short courses. It also plans interior design and decoration courses. The [...]
Deciding where to go to college can be a life-changing event. Do you want a big campus or just buildings scattered through the city? Do you want Greek life or a liberal arts vibe? How big do you want class sizes to be? All of those things play huge roles in what college you decide [...]
Scores on the critical reading portion of the SAT college entrance exam fell three points to their lowest level on record last year, and combined reading and math scores reached their lowest point since 1995. The College Board, which released the scores Wednesday, said the results reflect the record number of students from the high [...]
Students at for-profit colleges are more than twice as likely to default on federal loans as their peers at public institutions, according to new data released Monday by the Department of Education that also shows the highest percentage of students defaulting on loans in more than a decade. The overall student loan default rate increased from [...]
NEW YORK — Alyssa Henry was in the eighth grade when two airplanes struck the World Trade Center. She can remember what she wore that day (gray sweatpants and a black T-shirt), what class she was in (Spanish), even what she whispered to a friend when she first heard that terrorists had attacked the nearby [...]
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