College students, parents facing higher loan costs (The Columbus Dispatch) – Last year federal student loans rates were linked to the 10 year Treasury bond rate. As the economy improves this rate has increased nearly 1 percentage point in the past year, which means students will be facing higher rates on their loans this coming school year.
White House Big Data Report: 5 Privacy Takeaways (Information Week) – The White House’s report on big data an privacy is in and this article looks at five key takeaways that people should be aware of. These include the limitations of privacy protection software and the importance of balancing privacy with the benefits from using the data.
Ohio bill aims to help veterans with college, jobs (The Kansas City Star) – A new bill is soon to be passed by the Ohio legislature that will create uniform standards for rewarding veterans with college credit and occupational certifications for the skills they learned while in the military.
Attracting, and keeping, online students (The Boston Globe) – This year nearly one third of all higher education students enrolled in at least one online course. As online classes grow in popularity colleges are putting more effort into developing online programs and finding ways to retain the students that enroll in them.
12,000+ Students Bring Custom Robots to Ultimate Sport-for-the-Mind Showdown (Scientific Computing) – This year’s annual FIRST Championship drew over 12,000 students from grades 1-12 to compete in a range of robotic challenges and celebrate their achievements in pursuing STEM education.
