Lawmaker wants background checks on college
faculty hires, Pennsylvania Observer-Reporter/AP
State Rep. Matthew Baker has introduced a bill that would require applicants
to all colleges and universities in Pennsylvania to provide criminal
history reports from both state and federal law enforcement agencies.
Is dating dated on college campuses?, Christian Science Monitor
College students today prefer to socialize in packs. But even as they
tick off the reasons for avoiding couplehood, many also express mixed
feelings about the new social norm.
An Evolving Relationship, Kept Together for the Sake of the Students, New York
Times
For more than half a century, the Educational Testing Service and the
College Board - the nonprofit organization that creates the SAT and
the one that owns it - were joined in a happy marriage. E.T.S. wrote
the test questions and handled the scoring, and the College Board, its
main client, owned and administered the SAT.
A Vital Touchstone for High Schools, New York
Times
In 1987, Will Fitzhugh started The Concord Review, a scholarly publication
that printed the best high school history research papers in America.
His intent was simple: to recognize students who produced high-quality
research, to show teachers and students what could be done, and to thereby
raise the standard for high school writing.
Administrators' Salaries Again Increase
at a Rate Lower Than Previous Year's, Survey Finds, Chronicle
of Higher Education
Growth in median salaries for college and university administrators
has continued to decline, according to an annual survey by the College
and University Professional Association for Human Resources.
The Drake Affair, Chronicle of Higher Education
A university tries to sort out why the federal government subpoenaed
student records after an antiwar conference.
Rep. McKeon Is Expected to Drop Effort to Penalize Colleges That Raise
Tuition Too Much, Chronicle
of Higher Education
A key Republican member of Congress is expected to announce today that
he will no longer pursue a proposal that would penalize colleges that
raise their prices too high by preventing them from participating in
some federal student-aid programs.
College Prep Classes Challenge Teachers, Too, Washington
Post
Lured by a chance to become a better teacher at a more demanding school,
Dan Coast was finishing his first year at Mount Vernon High School in
Fairfax County in the summer of 1998, and it was clear to him he was
in trouble.
