Education
Latest Private Equity Trophy: ACT Test For College Admissions
After years of losses, the nonprofit ACT is moving the test into a for-profit corporation that will be majority owned by Nexus Capital Management. The price and availability of the standardized test will not change, ACT leaders say.
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The Schmidt Science Fellows For 2024 Are Announced
Eric and Wendy Schmidt have announced the 2024 Schmidt Science Fellows — 32 recent PhD’s regarded as some of the world's most outstanding early-career scientists.
How Are College Faculty Using AI?
Everywhere you look today, you'll see conversations about use of AI. These are commonplace in corporations, but they are just beginning to take hold among faculty.
Why We Need To Embrace A New View Of Tax Status In Education
Nonprofit vs. for-profit? In education, we need to embrace the best of both worlds and hold all organizations to higher standards.
The Parent-School Compact Has Frayed. Parental Rights Can Help Repair It.
As schools seek to address learning loss and navigate our polarized politics, parents and educators alike could both use some help. That makes this a propitious time to rethink the parent-school relationship.
U.K.’s Student Loans Vulnerable To Organized Fraud, Say MPs
The student loans system in the U.K. is vulnerable to organized fraud and abuse, according to a committee of MPs.
So Your High School Doesn’t Offer APs—Are AP Exams Still Important For College Admissions?
AP courses are offered at thousands of high schools across the U.S.—approximately 35% of public high school graduates in the Class of 2023 took at least one AP exam.
REVIIS And The Path To Inclusive Engineering
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Wei LAB received a $1.25 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF)
Building The Skills Needed In An AI-Enabled Future
Matt Sigelman, President of the Burning Glass Institute, talks bout the top issues he sees shaping the future of work.
Why Cornell’s New SAT Policy Is More Complex Than Other Ivies
The complexity of the plan honors the variety of colleges and schools that make up the largest Ivy-League university.