Monthly Archives: September 2013

Unpaid internships have been around for a long time in the United States, but the number has ballooned in recent years, said Ross Perlin, author of “Intern Nation: How to Earn Nothing and Learn Little in the Brave New Economy.” … Continue reading →

The attackers drove into the campus of the Yobe State College of Agriculture, in a rural area just south of Damaturu, the state capital, survivors said. A student, Musa Aliyu, 21, said on Sunday that the attackers had entered the … Continue reading →

Signs of recovery emerge for some M.B.A. programs Full-time M.B.A. programs are starting to see a revival of interest for the first time since the onset of the global financial crisis, according to a business school admissions survey released last … Continue reading →

education reporter  Bigger faith schools would take the bitterness out of the admissions debate, says Bishop Pritchard The growth of popular faith schools is often blocked because they are used as an ideological “battleground” says the Church of England’s head … Continue reading →

Her mother, Maggie Wirth-Johnson, acknowledged her puzzlement, as Laura’s choices included Stanford, Barnard and the University of California at Berkeley. “But then I wondered why going away to college has become such a big deal,” Ms. Wirth-Johnson said, adding, “I … Continue reading →

Michael Gove’s education department was dubbed ‘the office of the Supreme Goviet’ by the head of Magdalen College school. Love has disappeared from state-run education and children are suffering from the government’s “long interfering arm and dead restraining… http://pakedu.net/world-education/love-has-disappeared-from-state-education-says-private-school-leader/

A poll of teachers suggests more could be won over to performance-related pay, Policy Exchange claims Teachers in England and Wales could be won over to performance-related pay but need reassurance about its fairness and efficiency, a think tank claims. … Continue reading →

But on Friday, in a sign of just how poisoned his relationship with the union has become, Mr. Bloomberg used his radio show to announce that his administration had filed a lawsuit against the union, accusing it of shirking its … Continue reading →

University of Edinburgh said it was pulling out of investing in Ultra Electronics, which makes navigation controls for US drones. A leading UK university is ending its £1.2m investment in a defence company that makes components for lethal US drones … Continue reading →