In mid-April, Australia’s tertiary education minister, Craig Emerson, announced that A$2.3 billion would be channeled away from university funding over the next four years to help pay for school reforms. The long-term impact of the cuts – which will see average per-student funding fall from A$9,400 to A$9,200—is a major…
The Minerva Project, an organization dedicated to bringing Ivy-League education to the Web for less than half the standard price, has created a $500,000 teaching prize to be awarded each year to an educator “whose innovations have led to extraordinary student learning experiences.” “Effectively it is a Nobel Prize for…
Last week Australia and the Philippines launched a partnership program that aims to raise the quality of education in the Philippines. By investing in research to support the implementation of the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Kindergarten to 12 Program, Australia hopes to extend its educational success to communities abroad. Press…
According to a new study conducted by pediatrics and behavioral science specialists at the Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New York, only 10 percent of medical doctors reported following the national guidelines on treating preschoolers with ADHD. These findings come at a time when 11 percent of school-aged boys in…
Coursera is expanding its hold on the education sector yet again, this time partnering with publishing giants Oxford University Press, Cengage Learning, SAGE, Wiley, and MacMillan Higher Education to grant students free access to limited selections of previously-copyrighted textbook materials. Coursera, founded in 2012 by Stanford professors Andrew Ng and…
In a new study that explores the relationship between public libraries and the parents of young children, the Pew Research Center reported that 94% of parents say libraries are important for their children’s educational development. 73% have library cards themselves. The report is part of a broader effort by the…
MOOC giant Coursera is making its first move into K-12 schools in an effort to provide free training and professional development to teachers in the United States and other countries, says Education Week. So far, Coursera has focused on bringing free, Ivy-League-style education to students across the globe, and has…
Although the resources and the reasons for incorporating online learning into formal education have become grossly apparent, many public institutions have been slow to adapt. In State U Online, Rachel Fishman, policy analyst for the New American Foundation, attempts to persuade idling institutions to take action. She not only makes…
With the advance of technology and readily available online research materials and tools, online course assignments and digital textbooks, there has been much talk of libraries, and college libraries in particular, becoming obsolete. But is the college library truly becoming irrelevant to today’s college students, or does it still serve…
Higher learning institutions have always been on the forefront of change, so it stands to reason that they would also be leading the way when it comes to battling climate change. More colleges today are recognizing the importance of being seen as environmental leaders in order to attract students, funding…
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