washingtonpost.com - Higher EducationHigher EducationWealthy Often Win in Merit-Aid Race- April 23, 2005 The competition between private colleges for accomplished students, combined with state efforts to encourage enrollment in public universities, together contribute to the rise in merit scholarships, experts say.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63887-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_education/high... Education Statistics Difficult to Interpret- April 23, 2005 In the past year, many newspapers published a disheartening set of graduation rate estimates compiled by the Denver-based National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, a nonprofit group that does policy work in higher education.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26231-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_education/highe... Regional Public School Salaries- April 23, 2005 Rocky MountainsSuperintendent: $97,868High school principal: $73,260http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63886-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_education/high... Interactive Blogs Change Class Participation- April 23, 2005 Wikis create freewheeling, collaborative communities for students to edit one another's work and bounce ideas around.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25305-2005Mar10.html?nav=rss_education/high... State by State- April 23, 2005 These were the minimum requirements for merit aid in 13 states in 2003:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63888-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_education/high... Learning to Stand Out Among the Standouts- April 23, 2005 Colleges routinely reject Asian Americans in favor of applicants with lower scores in order to have more diverse campuses, raising a question of fairness.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55160-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_education/high... GMU Faculty Calls Patriot Act Threatening- April 23, 2005 George Mason University's faculty senate passed a resolution yesterday critical of the broad investigative powers granted to law enforcement agencies after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, saying they could have a chilling effect on academic freedom.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51216-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_education/high... New SAT Debuts- April 23, 2005 While revised exam is supposed to better reflect what students are learning in high school, the first crop of students to take the test on Saturday say they are wary of what to expect.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28464-2005Mar11.html?nav=rss_education/high... College Credits, With a Rush- April 23, 2005 It's a sign not only of how popular extreme outdoor sports have become, but also of just how much higher education has changed: Even the people who dream of living on the river feel like they need a college degree now.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51206-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_education/high... Anxious Students Brace for New SAT- April 23, 2005 Tomorrow night, like many of her classmates, Mary-Pat Forsyth will try to get to bed early so she'll be well rested for Saturday, when the College Board unveils a refashioned version of the nation's best-known college admissions exam, the SAT.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20511-2005Mar9.html?nav=rss_education/highe... |