Forget acceptance and matriculation rates, or student to professor ratio. Give us the arsons, assault and robberies record.
Education
White House Tabs Community Colleges for New Education Summit
For U.S. President Barack Obama, it’s a firm expectation.
Barack Obama: Commander in Chief and Children’s Book Author
Is this a move to grab the influential under-12 demographic in the midterms?
Want a Post-Grad Job? Go to State School
It’s not just Ivy Leaguers who are in high demand after college.
University Plans Social-Media Blackout Week
Could you survive a week without Facebook? One university is giving it a try.
How Do Textbooks Around the World Lie to Children?
Back to school for you, kids! If you’re American, you might be spoon-fed the (historically dubious) notion that the Founding Fathers explicitly wanted us to be a Christian nation. But it could be worse: You could live somewhere else!
Cambridge Steals Top-University Title from Harvard
Look out, American colleges — the Brits are on your tail.
Is Lil Wayne the New Nabokov?
In a nutshell: yes, he is.
This Kid is Smarter Than Yours
Arran Fenandez is going to Cambridge University. Quite a lot of people do that, but not at 15 and a quarter years old.
At the University of Florida, You Can Get an A in Starcraft
Hooray for American higher education!
Awful Parents: 30% of You Think Your Kids Are Boring
A new study in the UK has found that a third of parents think that playing with their children is boring. (via the Guardian)
