MIDLAND, Mich. – The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) and the Smithsonian Science Education Center announced today they will collaborate on The Dow Smithsonian Teacher Scholar Program. The program is designed to enhance teachers’ skills related to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education by providing tools, resources and new learning experiences in fields such as […]
Over the past six years, the Education Department has taken unprecedented steps to hold career colleges accountable for giving students what they deserve: a high-quality, affordable education that prepares them for their careers. The Department established tougher regulations targeting misleading claims by colleges and incentives that drove sales people to enroll students through dubious promises. […]
America is built on principles of equality and opportunity for all. In education, that means all our students deserve fair and equal access to strong academic programs, great teachers, new technology, and appropriate facilities, no matter where they live. Those values motivate committed educators and their partner organizations throughout this country. Yet today, not every […]
Nobel Peace Prize 2014 co-winner, Kailash Satyarthi, and UNESCO Director General, Irina Bokova, today addressed non-government and civil society organizations at the 2015 NGO Forum in Incheon, Republic of Korea. Their speeches marked the end of the two-day Forum, where representatives discussed and debated the future of education, culminating in the adoption of the 2015 […]
The U.S. Department of Education awarded more than $24.8 million to 67 schools districts in 26 states across the country to establish or expand counseling programs. Grantees will use funds to support counseling programs in elementary and secondary schools. Specifically, the new Elementary and Secondary School Counseling grant awards will aid schools in hiring qualified […]
This time each year, millions of students across the country are preparing to complete Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), and other advanced course exams as part of their high school experience and in preparation for the rigors and opportunities of higher education. However, there are hundreds of thousands of students in our nation’s schools […]
PITTSBURGH, – Education Management Corporation (EDMC) today announced that it has completed a capital restructuring agreement with debt holders after receiving all necessary regulatory approvals. EDMC completed the first step of the restructuring on Jan. 5, 2015, when the company cancelled in excess of $1.3 billion of outstanding debt in exchange for the issuance of […]
SANTA ANA, Calif., – Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (Nasdaq: COCO) today announced that the Company has ceased substantially all operations and discontinued instruction at its remaining 28 ground campuses. The company is working with other schools to provide continuing educational opportunities for its approximately 16,000 students. Corinthian said those efforts depend to a great degree on […]
The U.S. Department of Education took additional steps today to protect students and taxpayers and crack down on abuses within the for-profit sector by continuing its enforcement actions against Corinthian Colleges Inc. After a comprehensive review, the U.S. Department of Education has confirmed cases of misrepresentation of job placement rates to current and prospective students […]
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