alternative education News
New California dropout data will track individual students - Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The public today could start getting a better picture of how many California students are dropping out of school. For the first time in California, dropout rates will be measured based...
Guaranteed admission to Bulgarian universities - for a price - Thursday, July 10, 2008
An online advert offers prospective students an alternative way to enrol in a university, Monitor daily reported on July 10. ET Lina, a firm from Sofia, offers applicants to any Bulgarian...
Private student lenders - Monday, December 08, 2008
When Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced that he wanted to extend $60 billion of the $700 billion rescue package to non-bank credit card and auto loan firms, we called it "an...
Black students in South performing better on tests - Tuesday, July 14, 2009
ATLANTA - A new government study shows black students in many Southern states are improving test scores in math and reading, but not enough to narrow an achievement gap with their white...
9 out of 10 students pass high school exit exam - Wednesday, September 02, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO - State education officials say just over 90 percent of California's Class of 2009 passed the exit high school exam by the end of their senior year.
Data released Wednesday...
State girl student dropout rate higher than national average - Sunday, June 15, 2008
KOLKATA - Although several steps are being initiated by the state government to impart primary education to all, the annual status report on education shows that the state’s average...
Student lenders face lawsuit about overpayments - Wednesday, September 02, 2009
RICHMOND, Va. - A former U.S. Department of Education researcher has filed a lawsuit against 10 student loan companies to recover roughly $1 billion the companies received improperly.
The...
Dozens arrested in French student protest - Thursday, December 18, 2008
LYON, France - French authorities say police arrested 38 people in Lyon when a student protest against education reform turned violent.
The local government says five officers were...
Foreign students on par with locals - Tuesday, October 07, 2008
INTERNATIONAL students do just as well as Australian students at Australia's elite universities, countering claims that international students are "soft-marked" and are dragging down...
Taiwan student dies during fast food binge - Friday, October 24, 2008
TAIPEI - A man died just as he was about to win a university binge eating contest in Taiwan, scoffing down two buns filled with rice and cheese as well as some of his teammate's food,...
