| With Loss of School Vacation Days in New York, Parents and Teachers Are Forced to Scramble |
The New York City Department of education and union leaders announced they had canceled three days of the February break, leading parents and teachers to cancel vacations, rearrange home swaps and negotiate with airlines.
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| Exclusive: Michelle Rhee Takes Aim at Teacher Tenure |
When Michelle Rhee was the chancellor of Washington D.C. public schools in 2008, she was convinced that tenure was hurting her students. Back then, she told The New York Times: "Tenure is the holy grail of teacher unions but has no educational value for kids; it only benefits adults. If we can put veteran teachers who have tenure in a position where they don't have it, that would help us to radically increase our teacher quality. And maybe other districts would try it, too."
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| Va. higher ed council seeks additional $109M |
The State Council of Higher education for Virginia on Monday approved budget recommendations that ask for an additional $109 million, in part to help pay for a 2 percent salary increase for faculty.
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| New start-up hubs challenging Silicon Valley: study |
(Reuters) - Silicon Valley remains the world's most attractive spot for technology start-ups with other locations around the world catching up, according to a report published on Tuesday. Silicon Valley-based start-ups raise, on average, a third more capital than those in other areas, the report, conducted by research firm Startup Genome and funded by Spanish group Telefonica, said. Silicon Valley continued to lead in metrics including the amount of serial entrepreneurs, revenue models, and the level of education among business founders. ...
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| Andy Staples: Maryland moving to Big Ten for money |
In May, the Maryland assembly passed a set of tax increases to ward off what lawmakers called the "Doomsday Budget." That budget, if put into effect, would have severely cut state spending on education. As a result, students at the University of Maryland would have had to pay more in tuition. The state faced two unattractive options: soak taxpayers more or jack up the costs for students. This time, lawmakers chose to hit the taxpayers.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_topstories/~4/ZqHYkNGhqDo" height="1" width="1"/>
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| Massive Open Online Courses Revolutionizing Higher Education |
Perhaps you've heard of Massive Online Open Courses, MOOCs. The first such course so named was available in 2008, but it wasn't until 2011 that both institutions and the public entered the arena that may well change higher learning, according to CampusExplorer.com . ...
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| Executive Education, but Not for Business |
In the past decade, graduate schools in arenas outside business have begun developing executive education courses, particularly in niche areas like international relations and public affairs.
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| IHT Rendezvous: IHT Quick Read: Nov. 19 |
 News, education, arts and sports from today's International Herald Tribune.
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| British Intellectuals Add Voice to Tuition Crisis |
The new Council for the Defense of British Universities is concerned that rising costs are changing how British higher education is accessed.
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| Briefly: Education: Tisch School of Arts to Close Singapore School |
New York University plans to close Tisch Asia as it faces financial challenges.
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