UO hopes academics will soon join football in top rankings
EUGENE, Oregon - Chuck Lillis thrills to the sight of the University of Washington rising to the top 50 in rankings of American universities.
View Article3 Vermont state colleges among most affordable
MONTPELIER, Vermont - A new national ranking has identified Vermont's Castleton, Johnson and Lyndon state colleges as among the 100 most affordable four-year colleges in the United States.
View ArticleLaramie school tops high school on rankings list
LARAMIE, Wyoming - Laramie High School is ranked as the No. 1 high school in Wyoming by U.S. News and World Report.
View ArticleTexas Legislature OKs A to F grade rating system for schools
AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Legislature has approved a contentious proposal issuing A through F grades rating its public schools' academic performance.
View ArticleLowndes school board weighs options on issuing bonds
COLUMBUS, Mississippi - The Lowndes County school board is getting a review of its credit rating before deciding how quickly to spend $44 million approved by voters in May.
View ArticleElementary principal resigns after test scores invalidated
AUGUSTA, Maine - An elementary school principal in Augusta once named a National Distinguished Principal of the year is resigning after more than 100 student test scores were thrown out because of...
View ArticleNew Nebraska school accountability system to take test run
LINCOLN, Nebraska - A new Nebraska school accountability and improvement system will take a test run this summer before it is implemented in December.
View Article2 public college presidents paid over $1M in annual ranking
WASHINGTON - Fewer public college presidents hit the $1 million mark in earnings in 2014 compared with the previous year, according to a new survey.
View ArticleFeds warn Oregon not to let students easily skip Common Core
PORTLAND, Oregon - Oregon schools stand to lose $140 million a year or more in federal funding if state lawmakers vote to enable parents to opt out of standardized testing more easily, a top U.S....
View ArticleCredit agency concerned with Las Vegas school breakup bill
CARSON CITY, Nevada - A major credit ratings agency says it's uncertain how the planned breakup of the Clark County School District could affect the credit worthiness of the nation's fifth-largest...
View ArticleSchool board gives superintendent its highest rating
HOUMA, Louisiana - The Terrebonne Parish School Board gave its superintendent the highest grade he can receive two weeks before it will vote to increase his salary.
View ArticleTest score results show gains in all high school subjects
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - State education officials say they're taking steps to address reading test scores that have remained relatively flat in early grade levels over the past five years.
View ArticleReport: New Mexico middle schools struggling
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - With New Mexico's focus centered on building reading skills among younger students and ensuring that high school students make it to graduation, the state's middle schools...
View ArticleRitz proposes 1-year hold on lower A-F school grades
INDIANAPOLIS - State schools Superintendent Glenda Ritz asked the Indiana Board of Education on Wednesday to not give lower A-F performance grades to schools for a year because of an expected drop in...
View ArticleHow Obama reversed course on federal college ratings
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama dearly wanted to get the government in the business of rating colleges and universities based on value and affordability, promising a new system by 2015. Now that...
View ArticleUniversity of Wyoming law school gets new dean
CASPER, Wyoming - The University of Wyoming's new law school dean wants to push the program up from fifth to first in the region's rankings by U.S. News & World report.
View ArticleAnother rating agency lowers investment grade of CPS bonds
CHICAGO - Another bond rating service has lowered the Chicago Board of Education's investment grade rating to junk status.
View ArticleGeorge Washington University drops SAT, ACT requirement
WASHINGTON - George Washington University will no longer require that students submit their ACT or SAT scores for most freshman admissions.
View Article5 college institutions removed from negative credit watch
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - With deep budget cuts dodged by Louisiana's public colleges, national credit rating agency Standard & Poor's has removed five higher education institutions from a negative...
View ArticleGeorgia only SEC member among top 10 party school list
ATHENS, Georgia - The University of Georgia is the only Southeastern Conference member among the Princeton Review's annual list of the nation's top 10 party schools.
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