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What the edX Acquisition Means for the Future of Higher Education

In a recently announced transaction, 2U will acquire all edX assets, including the brand, about 3,500 digital courses, and the website — with its 50 million learners. This development should serve as a wakeup call for other colleges and universities, which must start thinking

Learning lessons and leveraging new technologies to break down barrier…

[ad_1] Further Education News The FE News Channel gives you the latest education news and updates on emerging education strategies and the #FutureofEducation and the #FutureofWork. Providing trustworthy and positive Further Education news and views since 2003, we are a digital news channel with a

Federal Earmarks May Return. What It Means For Higher Education

[ad_1] Representative Rosa DeLauro,(D-Connecticut), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, has … [+] proposed a return of the federal earmarking process. (Photo by Al Drago-Pool/Getty Images) Getty Images Federal earmarks may be returning. According to reporting in Axios and other sources, over the weekend,

John Swinney urged to set out education reform timetable

[ad_1] John Swinney is under pressure to set out a timetable detailing how he will respond to calls for sweeping reform of key education agencies. It comes after opposition MSPs teamed up to back a motion demanding that schools watchdog Education Scotland be broken up, with inspection

Philanthropist tackles the issue of student loan debt in new book, ‘Ed…

[ad_1] Scott MacDonald is familiar with the struggles that come from the trillion-dollar student debt crisis in this country. His MacDonald Scholars program was created to help address this by providing scholarships to full-time college students in exchange for community service hours and a

Expert in experiential education joins CSU Spur team

[ad_1] Kathryn Venzor joins CSU Spur as the Director of Education Kathryn Venzor has joined the Colorado State University Spur team as the Director of Education, bringing more than 17 years of experience in curriculum and program development, environmental conservation, and community engagement. “I

Resources to tackle the nation’s math education deficit

[ad_1] Ask students whether they like math. Now ask the same question about money. Usually their reactions are pretty distinct! Since finances boil down to numbers, couldn’t they be used to teach math? Of course, the answer is yes. Teaching about money is just

Weymouth College’s Higher Education Centre to get £250,000 refurb | Ne…

[ad_1] The investment is coming from Dorset LEP Author: Maria GreenwoodPublished 23 minutes agoLast updated 23 minutes ago A quarter of a million pounds is going to be spent on refurbishing Weymouth College’s Higher Education Centre. The money is coming from the Dorset Local

The Trends At New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU) Tha…

[ad_1] If you’re not sure where to start when looking for the next multi-bagger, there are a few key trends you should keep an eye out for. Amongst other things, we’ll want to see two things; firstly, a growing return on capital employed (ROCE)

Schools may reopen region by region, says medical adviser

[ad_1] Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: “Although the government intends that schools will fully reopen after the February half-term holiday, it is clearly in the balance when this happens and whether there will be any sort