Community colleges have long held second-class-citizen status in the world of higher education. But they've suddenly become top tier when it comes to one important thing: training for new green-economy jobs.
President Obama deserves an A+ for his agenda for education reform. His decision to nominate Arne Duncan as U.S. education secretary was inspired, and his comments on holding the system accountable are honest, refreshing and insightful.
College costs are higher than ever, according to a new report, putting a degree even further out of reach for many Americans.
The wisdom of business professors, once only available to MBAs and business students, can now be accessed by anybody with an Internet connection.
Joel Klein's title is New York City school chancellor, but he's really a CEO. He oversees America's largest public school system -- 1.1 million students -- with more authority than his counterparts in most other major cities, thanks to a landmark 2002 law that was just renewed for another five years.
In 2007, a resident surgeon snapped a picture of a patient's tattoo -- the words Hot Rod on his penis -- and shared it with colleagues, making international news when the story was leaked to the press. At least the resident didn't post the picture on the Internet.
Teachers unions and politicians are constantly claiming that K-12 public schools need more money in order to produce good academic results. But does the data support the argument that our schools need more money to succeed?
President Obama has made it clear from the earliest days of his presidency that he intended to make education a high priority for his administration.
"Everybody was scared," a former student recalls, "and the parents were even more scared than the kids"
Our educational system is essentially a Soviet-style government-run monopoly that could only be loved by the likes of Lenin and Stalin.
Community colleges have long held second-class-citizen status in the world of higher education. But they've suddenly become top tier when it comes to one important thing: training for new green-economy jobs.
President Obama deserves an A+ for his agenda for education reform. His decision to nominate Arne Duncan as U.S. education secretary was inspired, and his comments on holding the system accountable are honest, refreshing and insightful.
College costs are higher than ever, according to a new report, putting a degree even further out of reach for many Americans.
The wisdom of business professors, once only available to MBAs and business students, can now be accessed by anybody with an Internet connection.
Joel Klein's title is New York City school chancellor, but he's really a CEO. He oversees America's largest public school system -- 1.1 million students -- with more authority than his counterparts in most other major cities, thanks to a landmark 2002 law that was just renewed for another five years.
In 2007, a resident surgeon snapped a picture of a patient's tattoo -- the words Hot Rod on his penis -- and shared it with colleagues, making international news when the story was leaked to the press. At least the resident didn't post the picture on the Internet.
Teachers unions and politicians are constantly claiming that K-12 public schools need more money in order to produce good academic results. But does the data support the argument that our schools need more money to succeed?
President Obama has made it clear from the earliest days of his presidency that he intended to make education a high priority for his administration.
"Everybody was scared," a former student recalls, "and the parents were even more scared than the kids"
Our educational system is essentially a Soviet-style government-run monopoly that could only be loved by the likes of Lenin and Stalin.
MONTREAL (AP) -- Jacques Demers, the Stanley Cup-winning coach who has spoken frankly about his lifelong battle with illiteracy, was appointed Thursday to the Canadian Senate.
Interest in business training programs is at record levels, as the economic downturn sends students flocking back to school.
The incoming freshmen at one of the nation's newest medical schools will have more freedom to choose whether to become a specialist or help fill the shortage of primary care doctors.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Saturday called on the state bar to overlook a technical error and allow a paralyzed law school graduate to take the bar exam next week.
Seventh graders at Ron Clark Academy became an overnight sensation during the presidential election when their YouTube performance of "You Can Vote However You Like" catapulted them to online stardom.
Seventh graders at Ron Clark Academy became an overnight sensation during the presidential election when their YouTube performance of "You Can Vote However You Like" catapulted them to online stardom.
Community colleges are only two-year institutions, but the Obama administration says they could play a key role in helping boost the ailing economy for years to come.
All parents have hopes and dreams for their children. Parents of kids with serious disabilities are no different. But in their moments of wildest imagination, the parents of Vicki Martinez, Chase Ferguson and Travis Cardona could not have envisioned high school graduation -- certainly not in the dark days when they first learned their children had autism.
With top consultancy firms charging thousands of dollars for a day's work, employing their services is a luxury most companies simply can't afford.
"Above all, do no harm." That phrase is attributed to the Hippocratic Oath, the ancient physicians' pledge that's made in a modernized form by many of today's graduating doctors.
To be effective in Congress, you must focus. With so many issues and debates occurring at any given time, it is easy to spread yourself too thin and lose sight of your goal.
A Utah man with chronic health problems died Wednesday from complications associated with swine flu, a local health official said. If confirmed, it would be the ninth U.S. fatality associated with the flu outbreak.
Mohamed Desoky says his friends have mixed reactions when he tells them he's landed a seemingly stellar job on Wall Street.
Four more New York City public schools and one private school will close for a week after an increase of reports of students with flu-like symptoms, city officials announced Monday.
There was stone cold silence in the car, as the Kumars drove home.
Agatha Christie was a painfully shy girl, so her mom homeschooled her even though her two older siblings attended private school.
At Imperial College London, medical students navigate a full-service hospital where they see patients, order X-rays, consult with colleagues and make diagnoses.
Teachers in the United States are contracted to work more hours than their counterparts in other Group of Eight countries, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Education.
When President Obama signs the $410 billion omnibus spending bill, there will be shouts of joy from both sides as Republicans and Democrats get their cherished earmarks.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, President Obama's stimulus package, could serve as a historic investment in our children's future, an initiative that could very well change the course of our nation.
Is your kindergartner easily distracted? Maybe a little hyper? This might seem like typical child behavior but a new study published in the March 2009 issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine suggests it could be a red flag for a potential gambling addiction as he or she ages.
Enrollment in business schools is booming as would-be chief executives and entrepreneurs sit out the worst of the economic slowdown with a year or two of invaluable study.
Those lazy days of summer may become a thing of the past if the new secretary of education has his way.
Business schools were once a distinctly American proposition, but now, as illustrated by the 2009 version of what is perhaps the leading league table for global MBAs, excellence is being spread around the world.
Janice McFadden's story hardly stands out.
All around the world, businesses are taking a long, hard look at their future plans, particularly any ambitious schemes to expand or restructure. Stock markets are in turmoil, banks in crisis and credit increasingly tight.
There are, as covered before on Executive Education, a plethora of lists purporting to rank business schools in order of excellence, which are useful but can sometimes be slightly blunt instruments.
Research is a major part of life for mainstream universities, with the ultimate accolade for any academic institution coming when one of its faculty is handed a Nobel prize, the latest winners of which were announced this month.
When Bill Gates gets worked up about something, his body language changes. He suspends his habit of rocking forward and back in his chair and sits a little straighter. His voice rises in pitch. Today the subject is America's schools.
The total cost of going to a private four-year college rose to $34,132 on average for the 2008-09 academic year, according to a report released Wednesday.
Business school graduates are heading out into a cold, cold climate as financial companies clam up or close down
If you want to learn about business then who better to hear from than a pair of the world's richest men? But what about an Oscar-winning film director? And how about a former spy chief?
A recent controversy at Baylor University has brought new attention to the widespread misuse of standardized college admission tests to rank the quality of America's colleges and universities.
Compared to pricey private colleges, state schools can be a bargain. But extra fees are adding to the financial burden
In a virtuous circle that has doubtless brought a wry smile to many MBA professors' faces, the very process of getting into a top business school has, itself, now become a deeply lucrative activity.
Only 2% of graduating medical students say they plan to work in primary care internal medicine, raising worries about a looming shortage of the first-stop doctors who used to be the backbone of the American medical system
A specific league table of the best business schools for Hispanic students? Why, some might ask, would anyone need that?
Applications to business schools are booming as record numbers of people seek to weather the current global economic turmoil by arming themselves with an MBA or similar qualification, according to a new global survey.
Campuses may be getting greener, but college curriculums are falling behind in teaching students the basics of global warming and sustainability
In a stunning reversal of its own ruling, a California court says it's O.K. for uncredentialed parents to homeschool their kids. But regulatory questions remain
The Federal minimum wage is increasing to $6.55 an hour today. But for most folks facing higher prices on everything from a gallon of milk to a gallon of gas, it's still getting harder to make ends meet.
Edna sits on an examining table ready and alert -- she wants answers about the lump in her breast.
Jen Wang of Short Hills, New Jersey, took her first SAT when she was in sixth grade, long before she would start filling out college applications.
Where do MBA students most want to work when they get out of school? Investment banks and consulting firms are still popular choices, but for the second straight year, the most coveted employer is Google, a recent survey found.
Dan Berger, a 26-year-old aide to New York Congressman Charles Rangel, knew he wanted to get an MBA but, he says now, he was overwhelmed by the number and variety of programs available: "I knew I needed to gather a lot of information before choosing a school, but I really didn't know where to start."
Wake Forest University will no longer require applicants to take the SAT and ACT exams, boosting a movement to lessen the importance of standardized tests in college admissions
There is an industry in this country that is making billions in profit while average Americans are struggling to fill up their gas tanks.
Last fall, as bad news about the credit crisis began to pile up, MBA student Brendan McHugh started to wonder about his chances of securing a coveted internship at a top securities firm.
Secretly, I'm congratulating myself.
In the wake of a surprise court decision, the state says that its home schoolers are "legal" pending appeal
A child-abuse lawsuit ruling may have created a horde of truants in California, affecting as many as 200,000 children
What's it really take to parent a preschooler? It's pretty simple, once you realize what kids this age can and can't do (and what sets them off and what keeps them happy!). Here are seven qualities that make it much easier to manage all that, and why they're so crucial when you've got an independent-minded, boundary-testing picky eater on your hands.
Video courtesy Buena Vista EntertainmentHaving immersed himself in educational theories while home-schooling his kids, Will Smith says he and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, plan to put that knowledge to greater use by teaming with like-minded parents and creating a full school.
While the U.S. remains the globe's pre-eminent business school destination, Europe is increasingly hot on its heels, with the continent's schools attracting ever more students from around the world.
Getting accepted into a top MBA program is an arduous, time-consuming process, with plenty of potential pitfalls along the way. Witness that the most prestigious and selective schools - Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, and their ilk - say they accept only 10% of all those who apply.
The subprime lending crisis might have delivered a sizeable kick in the ribs to the worldwide economy, but amid the gloom one sector is still booming -- business school applications.
According to popular myth, people take MBAs for two connected reasons -- to advance their career and boost their salaries.
It's Wednesday evening and Megan Reis can't remember when she last saw her husband Chris. Small wonder. Since Sunday morning, Meg has worked more than 60 hours at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital, the Chicago-area facility where she is training in pediatrics.
After nearly 20 years in the energy industry, Jay Mulki was earning a handsome six-figure salary and managing a department of 50 employees. But Mulki longed to work fewer hours and pursue another dream: to teach marketing at a university.
It is a common way for business schools to secure their future: In exchange for a substantial bequest from a former student or other benefactor the school is re-named in their honor.
In a recent column, Emily Breidbart, a second-year medical student at New York University School of Medicine, expressed concerns about her medical education and the frustrating health-care system she will soon enter.
A female schoolteacher and the 13-year-old boy she allegedly ran away with have been arrested in Mexico, a prosecutor said Saturday
One of the key elements of any MBA is the internship -- in fact it is often the difference between securing your dream job and having to make do with something less exciting and challenging.
The big question right now in Russian politics is who will succeed Vladimir Putin as President in the 2008 election. As it turns out, the two front-runners -- first deputy prime ministers Sergei Ivanov and Dmitry Medvedev -- are also squaring off in a contest for business-school supremacy in Russia.
The average total cost of a private four-year college rose to $32,307 for the current school year, but the rate of increase has slowed compared to public school prices, according to a report released Monday.
The many league tables which rank MBA programs vary in their methodology, but mainly share a few assumptions, including that a prime mark of quality is a stream of graduates entering highly-paid jobs in financial services and consulting.
What makes a good business school the best? According to a new survey, the extra quality which distinguishes the top MBA programs is quite simple - ensuring its graduates get the jobs they want.
Fourth-grade teacher Elisabeth Beckwith wants her students at Fernbank Elementary School in Decatur, Georgia, to pay attention to a lesson on Greek mythology.
To improve her chances of getting into a good college, Caitlin Pickavance, a 17-year-old high school senior from Danville, Calif., has been working with a private college coach since her freshman year (cost: $800).
A trailblazing Chicago school starts economic education early to give inner-city black kids a leg up
A new study shows that a standardized test of doctor communication skills can help create a nicer, better doctor of the future
Organizers of the Beijing Olympics are looking for a few good students.
Omar Yaqub didn't want a conventional 9-to-5 job after business school. He wanted to help save the world. So the 28-year-old MBA went to Nigeria to tackle an impossible task: creating demand for a product no one wanted.
"Two minutes!" yells our course coordinator.
Laurel Herter wishes she'd canceled the college tour trip as soon as she heard the dismal forecast.
If presidents of some of the nation's top liberal arts colleges get their way, they will no longer be included in the U.S. News and World Report's influential collegiate ranking system.
One maverick state devised its own education strategy that bucks the trend toward high-stakes tests and federal control
Think of it as a popularity contest for companies. Each year, research firm Universum surveys MBA candidates on where they'd most like to work for an exclusive Fortune.com list.
The lure for private-equity firm J.C. Flowers' $25 billion buyout of student-loan giant Sallie Mae may be its fast-growing and lucrative business providing private education loans -- loans that exi...
When Jack Welch gave a guest lecture at MIT's Sloan School of Management in 2005, someone in the crowd asked, "What should we be learning in business school?" Welch's reply: "Just concentrate on ne...
Once, business was business and government was government. Leaders passed laws and companies made money within those laws.
Another new survey of business schools, this time exclusively in the U.S., has confirmed one increasingly evident fact for those considering an MBA -- there is a clear elite in the field.
A college education may be getting less expensive at some of the most prestigious schools.
Throughout their MBA courses, business school students get the chance to apply their new skills to hypothetical problems from the world of commerce.
Business schools are generally seen as a fairly modern phenomenon, although some do have some significant heritage, for example the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, founded way back in 1881.
In comparison with countries like the United States, or even the UK, France sometimes has a popular reputation for economic sluggishness and a centralist approach to business which can strangle enterprises in red tape.
There are a number of rankings produced each year for business schools and MBAs, but the one seen as perhaps the most authoritative in global terms is that produced each year by the Financial Times.
A great deal of attention is paid to the tricky business of how aspirant MBAs can identify and then get into the best courses at top business schools.
For many business school students in the United States, early January would usually see them enjoy some time off to visit friends and family, or perhaps take a holiday. Not any more.
Traditionally, aspiring executives aiming at an MBA would drop everything to study full time for a year or more, confident the loss of income and career break would be fully compensated for in future years.
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