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The Odd Couple: Case for American Education Reform

In an unlikely partnership, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and the Rev. Al Sharpton are teaming up for an issue they both can agree on: American education reform. Together they are touring the country screening the documentary “Two Million Minutes: A 21st Century Solution,” produced by Robert Compton, which showcases charter schools as the model of excellence for today’s crumbling and mediocre public education system. At the Washington D.C. premiere, Gingrich and Sharpton took the cause for change to policymakers.

Community Colleges

NC Community Colleges to Enroll Undocumented Students

RALEIGH, N.C. _ North Carolina’s community college system voted Friday to admit undocumented immigrants at its campuses next year, a move unlikely to bring an immediate surge in undocumented students given a requirement that they pay higher tuition.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORUM: Developmental Education – An Investment We Cannot Afford NOT To Make

Despite the escalating numbers of students who need developmental work, many critics of developmental education blame the K-12 school system for not preparing students for college-level work.

NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Will They Come?

Colleges are anxious to see if new recruiting and retention efforts can stem rising tide of â€˜economic dropouts.â€™

Will They Come?

Colleges are anxious to see if new recruiting and retention efforts can stem rising tide of ‘economic dropouts.’

California State Offers Tough Love To “Super Seniors”

The California State University system’s budget is shrinking and that means space is limited for “super seniors,” those students who keep taking classes despite having enough credits to graduate.

La. Higher Education Panel Begins Overhaul Study

A new commission charged with finding ways to overhaul Louisiana’s public college systems began its work Monday with recommendations from Gov. Bobby Jindal and a grim review of the state’s budget woes.

Faculty & Staff

Union Accepts Furloughs at California Universities

A union that represents 22,000 faculty members at California State University has agreed to two furlough days a month to help close a huge budget deficit at the 23-campus system, officials said Friday.

Gates Says It’s Time To ‘Move On’ From His Arrest

Harvard University scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. says he’s ready to move on from his arrest by a White police officer, hoping to use the encounter to improve fairness in the criminal justice system and saying “in the end, this is not about me at all.”

Coalition Proposes Alternative to Obama Student Loan Reform Plan

A diverse group of 32 lenders, guaranty agencies, secondary markets and servicers representing public, private and nonprofit segments of the student loan community on Tuesday proposed an alternative to President Barack Obama’s plan to revamp the federal student loan system.

Law Professor: Criminal Justice Reform Begins With Jury Nullification

Paul Butler, a professor of law at George Washington University and former Washington prosecutor, said Wednesday, that jurors should use their power to be change agents against the dysfunctional policies of the criminal justice system.

Report: States Must Strengthen Higher Education Systems for U.S. to Stay Competitive

A new Education Sector study released Tuesday calls on states to strengthen their higher education systems, if the United States is to remain competitive in the coming decades.

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