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Plan seeks to improve job market through education (Bloomington Pantagraph)
BLOOMINGTON — Helping Illinois residents get jobs through better education in science,technology, engineering and math is the goal of the Illinois Pathways Initiative, a new partnership rolled out Thursday with the help of Gov. Pat Quinn and Lt.Gov. Sheila Simon.
Interest strong for newest ISU housing option (Bloomington Pantagraph)
NORMAL — There is a waiting list for spots in the new Cardinal Court, Illinois State University’s first apartment-style, on-campus housing option intendedfor undergraduates, which is on budget and on schedule to open Aug. 15.
Obama grants 10 states leeway on U.S. education law (Chicago Tribune)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was granting 10 U.S. states exemptions from parts of the "No Child Left Behind" education law, a move that could prove popular in an election year with parents and teachers who have criticized the law.
Universities Must Adjust to Loss of Public Support, Authors Tell Business Deans (Chronicle of Higher Education)
As state support for higher education erodes, public universities need to develop distinctive niches, become entrepreneurial and self-supporting, and recognize that no matter how much they lobby, their days of counting on state legislatures to subsidize their programs are nearing an end, the authors of a forthcoming book told an international gathering of business deans here on Thursday.
Buying Low on the Job Market (Chronicle of Higher Education)
I’m a naturally optimistic person, maybe even a little naively so at times.
Former president of Northeastern Illinois University dies (Daily Herald)
COLUMBIA, Mo. — A man who led Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago for nearly a decade and served as an interim chancellor of the University of Missouri system and other intuitions has died.
Emanuel Announces City Colleges of Chicago Workforce Training Initiative (Diverse Issues in Higher Education)
Community colleges will be at the center of an initiative Chicago is launching to address a troubling skills gap and “rebuild and re-imagine” the city’s educational system, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced in December. City Colleges of Chicago’s new “College to Careers” program will create partnerships with local corporations and organizations to prepare city residents for jobs in high-growth industries such as health care, transportation, logistics and information technology.
Quinn announces Illinois Pathways Initiative to further education (Herald & Review)
Helping Illinois residents get jobs through better education in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, fields, is the goal of the Illinois Pathways Initiative, a new partnership rolled out Thursday with the help of Gov. Pat Quinn and Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon
Director: College Illinois! to stay afloat, even if that means taxpayer bailout (McDonough County, The Voice)
Springfield, Ill. — Illinois’ prepaid college tuition fund on which some 54,000 families are relying is vowing to find some way to make up a $559.9 million deficit.
Ill. businesses to aid schools in technology, math (Quad-City Times)
Illinois businesses will partner with public schools to encourage learning in science, technology,engineering and math.
Blackburn College to showcase 175 years in education (Springfield State Journal-Register)
CARLINVILLE — Whatever Blackburn College has been doing for the past 175 years, it must be working.
College endowments showing growth (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Endowments that serve as the backbone of many of the nation's colleges and universities just had one of their strongest years in a decade.
Stanford University nets $6.2B in 5-year campaign (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
"We've undertaken a new model in higher education, with experts from different fields joining together," school president John Hennessy said in a statement. "This kind of collaboration has enabled Stanford to assume a larger role in addressing global problems."
The Jobs University: How to Turn Our Schools Into Engines of Innovation (The Atlantic)
Should the role of college change? Holden Thorp, chancellor of the University of North Carolina, thinks so. That's why he's dedicated to transforming his school into a laboratory for entrepreneurs.
In China, private colleges, universities multiply to meet higher-education demand (The Hechinger Report)
Langfang, China — Hundreds of private colleges and universities have opened in China in the past decade in response to soaring demand for higher education in the world’s most populous nation.
'As An Undocumented Immigrant, It's Unfair That My Hard Work Might Not Lead To College' (The Huffington Post)
I’ve always worked hard in school because I want to go to college and be successful. But because I’m not a citizen, my hard work could be for nothing. My parents don’t have the money to pay for college and I can’t get federal financial aid because I don’t have a Social Security number.
S&P Warns Student Loans May Be The Next Bubble To Burst In US Economy (The Huffington Post)
Thought the mortgage crisis was a rough ride? Buckle up for the next financial crisis. Student-loan debt may be the next major U.S.-asset bubble to burst, according to Standard & Poor's.
Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say (The New York Times)
WASHINGTON — Education was historically considered a great equalizer in American society, capable of lifting less advantaged children and improving their chances for success as adults.
A New Worry for Educators: The Income Divide (The New York Times)
The focus of educators in recent years has been on closing racial and ethnic gaps — and the efforts appear to have had some success.
Suburban Chicago Schools Lag as Bilingual Needs Grow (The New York Times)
The rapid growth of Latino and other immigrant populations in Chicago’s suburbs is outstripping the ability of public schools to provide bilingual programs mandated by Illinois, and government financing for the programs is shrinking, state records show.
Student government at SIU protesting fees (The Southern Illinoisan)
CARBONDALE - The SIU Graduate and Professional Student Council decided Tuesday the best way to show their disdain for increasing student fees is to stop voting on them.
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