‘Puppy Day’ shakes off the stress at GMU law school
(Linda Davidson / THE WASHINGTON POST)
Between classes at George Mason’s law school, a visit by 15 puppies breaks the stifling stress and makes students laugh again.
At Virginia Tech, a haunting day of mayhem
(Matt Gentry / AP)
A traffic stop on the campus turns violent in a scenario reminiscent of the ’07 massacre that left 33 dead.
Colleges struggle with study-drug abuse
(Mark Finkenstaedt)
As sales of ADHD medications soar, administrators worry that illegal use as study drugs also is increasing.
Coppin State tackles low graduation rate
(Butch Dill / AP)
The Baltimore-based university is two years into an ambitious plan to increase its 15 percent graduation rate, the lowest of any public college in Maryland.
National Education
Newt Gingrich and the meaning of smart
As Newt Gingrich has surged in the Republican presidential polls, we’ve heard more and more in the media about his intelligence, about him being a large thinker, the big idea guy in the GOP. What does being smart really mean? How do we commonly ascribe intelligence to others?
Education reform paralysis — and how to fix it
Don’t you get bored repeatedly reading about variations on the same topics? Standardized testing, useful or harmful. Charter schools as the answer versus charter schools as failures. Teachers maligned, teachers defended, teachers resistant to change... Here’s how we can get things unstuck.
New test cheating scandal revealed in Georgia
A new investigative report details a second major standardized test cheating scandal in a Georgia school system, naming about 50 educators who were caught up in it.
U-Va. Rotunda waits in line for repairs
The Rotunda is crumbling. But the $51 million repair project is one urgent need among many for a higher education system that is a source of both pride and worry for Virginia’s leaders.
Crackdown at Naval Academy
Synthetic marijuana, commonly called “spice,” is widely used at the U.S. Naval Academy, some midshipmen say.
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