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Class Notes: Common Core, Chinese Schools and More Education News
Each week, TIME’s Kayla Webley fills you in on the goings on in the education world, everything from pre-K to higher ed.
British School Bans Students From Using Slang and ‘Text Speak’
Administrators say the ban will help students impress future employers.
Basset Hound Gets Texas High-School Diploma
A Houston news team used a so-called “diploma mill” to get Molly the dog a degree.
Class Notes: Science Fairs, Student Loans and More Education News
Each week, TIME’s Kayla Webley fills you in on the goings on in the education world, everything from pre-K to higher ed.
Colleges Are Selling Naming Rights to Restroom Stalls
Imagine a restroom stall, or even an entire men’s room, on the campus of your alma mater being named in your honor. Well, for just a few thousand dollars, that ludicrous and mildly disgusting dream can now come true.
Pennsylvania College Sells ‘Morning After’ Pills in Vending Machine
With approval from the student government and blessings from 85% of its 8,500 students, Shippensburg University installed a unique vending machine in its Etter Health Center two years ago. The device doesn’t quite dispense chips …
Girl Launches Her MIT Acceptance Letter Toward Space
MIT’s future students receive their acceptance letters in shimmering silver cardboard tubes. It’s more of a legacy item – the mailing used to contain a poster – but now it’s simply a postmarked reminder of the …
Class Notes: Failing Schools, Free Tuition and More Education News
Each week, TIME’s Kayla Webley fills you in on the goings on in the education world, everything from pre-K to higher ed.
Yale Professor Moves Class to Room Without Wi-Fi. Cue Outrage
A Yale lecture capped at 270 students? And no wireless Internet available? Dial up the anger on the New Haven, Conn., campus.
After Alexander Nemerov moved his popular course Introduction to the History of Art: Renaissance to …
Where Are America’s Most Popular Colleges?
For the first time since 2009, Harvard University has toppled Brigham Young University as the nation’s most popular school. Each year, U.S. News and World Report puts out rankings of the most popular national university in …
Claremont McKenna College Admits to Reporting Exaggerated SAT Scores
The ninth best liberal arts college in the nation has admitted to inflating scores on the SAT in order to boost its status. In an email sent to the staff members and students of the small, prestigious California school, and …