Bid to Roll Back 3 Rules Would Hurt Students and Taxpayers, Report Say (The Chronicle of Higher Education) The Supporting Academic Freedom Through Regulatory Relief Act, would repeal the definition of a credit-hour, the state-authorization rule, and the gainful-employment rule. University backed interest groups and accrediting agencies would like the three rules repealed, while consumer and student protection agencies say they serve a worthy purpose.
EdX, Google to Create New Online Education Site (The Wall Street Journal) edX and Google have partnered to create Mooc.org, a website with user-generated MOOCs and courses created by businesses.
Going to the Root of the Problem (Inside Higher Ed) Tennessee is partnering community colleges with local high schools to ensure graduating students are passing math at college levels.
Oracle launches cloud services built for government agencies (GCN) Oracle is vying to join the six other companies that are approved by the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to provide cloud computing services to government agencies.
Pew Research Findings: Youth, Parents’ Library Technology Needs and Expectations (Libserra) Parents find library-offered technology valuable for themselves and their children, but depending on household income level their interest varies.
Women regain jobs they lost in recession; men still behind (The Columbus Dispatch) Recent employment data suggest that women have regained the jobs they lost during the recession, but slow growth in construction and manufacturing has kept men from regaining the jobs they lost.
