by Chelsea Wallis | Nov 22, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON – Tiffany Fung spent the summer in Paris. The senior art history major at Oberlin College had wanted to study abroad since her freshman year, inspired by the famous works she read about in “The Da Vinci Code.” She learned to operate outside her comfort...
by Katie Banks | Nov 22, 2011 | Education
More than 600 school districts nationwide provided their students with personal iPads this fall, according to US News & World Report. As access to the newest technology increases, the question becomes how computer and iPad education applications are actually...
by Lauren Chooljian | Nov 14, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON — Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday that to curb growing higher education costs in the United Kingdom, leaders must work to eliminate disparities in elementary and secondary education. “We need to make sure the benefit of a really...
by Matt Mansfield | Nov 14, 2011 | Education, Topics
WASHINGTON—The 860 pages of the bill that would completely revamp No Child Left Behind have given lawmakers on Capitol Hill a lot to talk about. But at the core of every debate is the battle over how much of a hand federal, state and local governments should have in...
by Medill News Service | Nov 14, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON — Amy Kostilnik has come a long way from writing memos and moving chairs around the office. During her senior year at American University, Kostilnik interned at the Glover Park Group communications firm. She did a variety of tasks around the office...
by Matt Mansfield | Nov 10, 2011 | Education
WASHINGTON — Two years ago, a dream came true for Kyle Hardrick. It’s the same dream that hundreds of American college freshmen will experience this weekend: suiting up for their first NCAA basketball game. After committing to the University of Oklahoma as a...
