The federal government has a legitimate interest in ensuring that its investment in for - profit schools through loan programs is paying off and that the schools actually help students in the long run. (nationalaffairs.com)
EdNext's Marty West talks with Josh Goodman, the author of «In Defense of Snow Days,» about research showing that declaring a snow day is better for students in the long run. (educationnext.org)
According to Rob Hardwick, senior innovation and skills manager at BBSRC in Swindon, U.K., the BBSRC Professional Internships for PhD Students (PIPS) aim «to develop transferable skills in the students, which perhaps they wouldn't develop as part of a normal Ph.D., and also to raise their awareness of other career opportunities outside the lab, outside research, recognizing that most students in the longer run will not stay in academia.» (sciencemag.org)