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Tag: Testing
COVID-19
Students Leave Campus for Thanksgiving—Will They Return?
Kentucky got beat by Alabama pretty bad last Saturday in football. But I’m sure my friend Ted Schatzki, a professor of Geography, and of Philosophy and Sociology, and the former senior associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Kentucky is more concerned if his school will get badly beaten-up by the coronavirus over the next few months. Students at UK began clearing out last weekend from university housing to begin their journey home. They’re expected to stay there after the holiday, take exams online, and then return at the end of January. But will they return to campus? Will it be safe enough?
November 24, 2020
COVID-19
White House Report: Iowa University Towns Must ‘Dramatically Ramp Up’ COVID-19 Testing
With Iowa having among the highest rates of COVID-19 infection in the U.S. right now, a recent report from the White House coronavirus task force is advising Iowa’s university towns to “dramatically ramp up” testing, contact tracing and isolation plans. “University towns need a comprehensive plan that scales immediately for testing all returning students with […]
September 1, 2020
Sports
Dozens of College Athletes Test Positive for COVID-19 Since Their Voluntary Return
Dozens of student-athletes at more than 12 colleges have tested positive for COVID-19 since some of them returned to campus for voluntary workouts starting June 1, reported The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The following schools have reported varying numbers of positive cases since allowing athletes back on campus: Marshall University, Oklahoma State University, Arkansas State University, Auburn […]
June 15, 2020
Students
No Average Scores Being Released This Year for New SAT Exam
WASHINGTON ― No score results yet, but students didn’t seem to be scared off by the new version of the SAT college entrance exam. The College Board, the nonprofit organization that owns the SAT, said Tuesday that nearly 1.4 million high schoolers took the newly redesigned SAT between March and June of this year. The […]
September 27, 2016
Students
High-tech Devices Take Cheating to New Level in Thai Schools
BANGKOK ― Glasses with embedded cameras and smartwatches with stored information seem like regular spy equipment for the likes of James Bond, but for three students applying to medical school in Thailand, they were high-technology cheating devices. Bangkok’s Rangsit University canceled its examinations on Saturday and Sunday for admission to its medical and dental faculties […]
May 11, 2016
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Expert: Higher Ed Needs to Embrace Assessments of Student Learning
Colleges and universities should embrace assessments of student learning in order to prove their worth as college costs rise and the job market remains tough.
March 31, 2016
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Diverse on the Go
Diverse Senior Writer Jamal Watson will participate on a panel today entitled National Convening on the Return on Investment in Minority Serving Institutions at ETS in Princeton, N.J.
December 3, 2015
Students
Company Removes Academic Details From Application Process
Ernst and Young (EY) in the United Kingdom recently announced that it is removing all academic and education details from its application process in an effort to increase diversity within the company.
October 19, 2015
Disabilties
Court Backs Wichita State University in Lawsuit Over Test
A federal appeals court has sided with Wichita State University in a lawsuit brought by a student with attention deficit disorder over a failed test.
August 25, 2015
Students
Expert: ED Grants for AP Exams ‘More Pyrite Than Gold’
The Department of Education Wednesday announced $28.4 million in grants to assist low-income students with the costs associated with taking Advanced Placement (AP) Exams.
August 12, 2015
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September 22, 2014
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Louisiana Gov. Jindal Sues Feds Over Common Core
The lawsuit accuses the Obama administration of illegally manipulating federal grant money and regulations to force states to adopt the education standards.
August 27, 2014
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