Transparency Concerns Raised At UNCG Forum
UNC Greensboro leaders will form a new committee to look at the core values that define the university.
Education
Asked To Stop Praying, Alaska School Won't Host State Tournament
Alaska's wrestling tournament for small schools will be held next month — but not at Anchorage Christian Schools. A complaint about an introductory prayer led to a request to stop the practice.
Q&A: Lamar Alexander On Education In The New Congress
The veteran Tennessee senator is poised to take a leading role on education in the Republican-controlled Congress.
Elon Fraternity Suspended For Hazing Incident
Elon University has suspended one of its fraternities for hazing. The school announced over the weekend that it suspended Sigma Pi fraternity late last month.
UNCG Forum Will Examine Culture and Climate On Campus
A public forum is being held Tuesday on the campus of UNC Greensboro to discuss the climate and culture at the university.
For-Profit Colleges Sue The Federal Government Over Student Loan Rules
An industry group calls an attempt to regulate the career college industry "unlawful, arbitrary and irrational."
Harvard Secretly Photographed Classrooms To Monitor Attendance
Some students and faculty are upset about the surveillance, but lots of colleges do this kind of thing all the time.
In South Carolina, A Program That Makes Apprenticeships Work
Apprenticeship programs have been in decline, but South Carolina is bucking the trend. Nearly 11,000 apprentices have been trained there since 2007 in fields ranging from manufacturing to nursing.
From NYC's International Schools, Lessons For Teaching Unaccompanied Minors
Schools around the U.S. are struggling to accommodate the influx of children from Central America. These schools have been helping students from around the world adjust and learn for years.
Guilford County Schools Plan Next Steps After Defeat At Polls
A referendum that would have raised the sales tax in Guilford County to help fund improvements in public schools failed to pass on Tuesday's election.