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- Why is the University of Phoenix being sold?
The University of Phoenix sale is yet another dim sign for for-profit colleges accused of valuing money over students. But for-profit ed's problems point to deeper challenges in higher ed.
First LookRural Oklahoma school posts warning of armed staffThe Okay, Okla., district put up signs on campus this week alerting visitors that school employees can be armed and 'may use whatever force is necessary to protect our students.' Do such policies promote a sense of security or unease?
Obama unveils $4.2 billion plan to teach kids computer sciencePresident Obama unveiled an ambitious $4 billion plan to expand computer science education in America. What does it include?
Detroit's struggle to write a new chapter for its schoolsTeachers and parents filed a lawsuit Thursday over the state of the schools. They're seeking local control after years under a state-appointed emergency manager.
First Look30 years after Challenger: Christa McAuliffe's legacy lives on through studentsThirty years after the space shuttle Challenger broke apart following takeoff, killing educator Christa McAuliffe and six astronauts, Ms. McAuliffe's memory lives on through her teaching legacy.
First LookFlorida State's massive settlement with Jameis Winston accuser: What's included?In addition to paying out $950,000 dollars to Erica Kinsman and her attorneys, the school has agreed to launch a five-year initiative to promote sexual assault awareness and prevention.
First LookMizzou professor charged with assault of student reporter during protestMelissa Click, the University of Missouri mass media professor who asked that a student reporter be forcefully removed from a campus protest in November, now faces a misdemeanor assault charge.
First LookAre Detroit's sick-outs legal? School district takes teachers to court.Teachers in Detroit have held a series of sick-outs to protest working conditions in the city’s schools, keeping thousands of students at home. A judge on Monday will consider the district’s bid to halt the absences.
First Look'Kindness Workshop' criticized for making students vulnerable to bullyingParents in West Allegheny, Pa., say the anti-bullying workshop had the opposite effect of that intended.
Kent State professor case: When does academic speech justify FBI probe?Federal law enforcement has investigated a Kent State professor on suspicion of links to ISIS, renewing a debate about the extent of academic freedom.
First LookWhy some US districts are adding Muslim holidays to the school calendarMaryland's Howard County will soon keep schools closed in observance of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha.
First LookDetroit mayor confirms teachers' concerns about unsafe schools. What now?Detroit teachers, who are protesting 'inhuman' school conditions, appreciate Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's sympathy. But they care more about getting the Michigan governor's attention.
Do grad students have the right to unionize?The National Labor Relations Board has recently agreed to reconsider a 2004 ruling that defined teaching assistants at private institutions as students, not workers, and thereby without collective bargaining rights.
Marijuana scholarships: good idea for a Colorado city?Despite national news reports of controversy, marijuana growers, legislators and Pueblo residents seem largely supportive of the city's marijuana scholarship tax.
First LookAre Detroit schools unsafe? Mayor considers teachers' concernsMore than half of the city's public schools were forced to close on Monday, as teachers participated in a sickout to call attention to what they say are health and safety violations.
Detroit teachers' 'sickout': will it help or harm their students?Teachers organized by a former union president, now expelled, have called in sick Monday, closing more than half of Detroit's struggling schools. But the crisis may force officials to finally agree on a solution for crumbling schools and failing grades.
In treatment of professor, Wheaton shows split among US EvangelicalsWhen Wheaton, a leading evangelical college, recommended firing a professor for saying Christians and Muslims worship the same God, it resonated far beyond the campus.
Muslim students take on Islamophobia: Next protest movement in the making?Buoyed by both the Black Lives Matter movement and growing calls for safe spaces on campus, Muslim student groups across the country are pushing back against anti-Islamic sentiment.
Why Wal-Mart family foundation is spending $1 billion on charter schoolsThe Walton Family Foundation has already spent $385 million to help start charter schools in poor communities.
First LookWheaton College moves to fire headscarf-wearing professor. Can they do that?Wheaton College has begun the process of firing a political science professor, Larycia Hawkins, who made controversial theological statements about Muslims and Christians.
