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Education News | News Date November 15, 2012

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Newark teachers ratify 'groundbreaking' contract
Newark teachers have voted to ratify a tentative agreement that education officials have called "groundbreaking."


Bowdoin College Tops Most Connected Colleges Rankings
Technology has exploded in higher education, as new computers, smartphones, and tablets are released that can provide faculty and students better opportunities to teach content and learn new material.


Prepare to Be Hypnotized by This Star Map
While the folks at Google who made this map of nearby stars caution that "scientific accuracy is not guaranteed" â€" and much of the data is drawn from Wikipedia â€" what they do give us is a tool for Google Chrome that is at least a tad bit educational and for the most part makes the user feel like she is about to ride Space Mountain. Though the map shows the "real location" of more than 100,000 stars, 87 are "individually identified." Clicking on names of the stars provides extra detail and an up-close image of what they look like in orbit. 


The Choice Blog: Should MOOCs Be Eligible for College Credit?
If MOOCs are determined to be close enough to traditional college courses, they could make higher education more affordable and accessible.


The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | Math, Nov. 14, 2012
Can you calculate the total value of the college tuition donated to 500 seniors graduating from high schools in Kalamazoo, Mich., if you know the cost per year of their college educations?


Cal State and UC back off tuition hikes after Prop. 30 win
Gov. Jerry Brown says the increases would be ill-timed. Cal State was looking to impose new fees to hasten graduation for some students. UC shelves plan to add fees to graduate programs.California's two public university systems retreated from various tuition hikes as Gov. Jerry Brown suggested the moves would be ill-timed coming just a week after voters approved a tax increase for education.


Behind the Boom in Chinese Students at U.S. Colleges
Almost 200,000 Chinese students joined North American universities in the last academic year, an increase of 23% from the previous year according to the Institute of International education, a US nonprofit. Latest from Quartz: Loading feed...


Tenn. education officials propose tuition hike
Higher education officials are recommending tuition increases at Tennessee's community colleges and universities.


Top toy picks for the holidays
For its 2012 list, Good Housekeeping's engineers reviewed hundreds of toys for safety and educational merits. But the true test comes from 140 kids, ages 3 to 13, who play with the toys.


IHT Rendezvous: IHT Quick Read: Nov. 13
News, education, fashion, arts and sports in today's International Herald Tribune.