The incoming fair access watchdog says universities will be fined for failing to recruit more students from poorer backgrounds.

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No one knew John Legend was coming. At least, the students from Duke Ellington School of the Arts didn’t know. The singer-songwriter came by the Kennedy Center on Tuesday morning to participate in the launch of the center’s “What’s Going On . . . NOW” project , a national arts and digital media initiative to both inspire young people to engage in their communities through the arts and to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On.” Gaye performed the song during the Kennedy Center’s inaugural season in 1972. Read full article > >

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John Legend visits D.C. school to help launch youth project

Students at Haverfordwest-based Pembrokeshire College are urged to be vigilant after a fellow student who had contracted meningitis died.

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President Obama is proposing a financial aid overhaul that would tie colleges’ eligibility for campus-based aid programs to the institutions’ success in improving affordability and value for students.

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Apple announced a few new apps Thursday that should send some ripples through the education world — and may also help save the backs of millions of students. The apps — iBooks 2, iBooks Author and iTunes U — are designed to make the classroom a more interactive, versatile and engaging place, according to Apple. They could also take some weight off the backpacks of students who lug around heavy textbooks for each subject and encourage schools to replace those texts with one sleek, shiny iPad. Read full article > >

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Called “transfronterizos,” these students migrate between two nations every day, straining the resources of public school districts and sparking debate among educators.

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Young U.S. Citizens in Mexico Up Early to Learn in the U.S.

Through an interschool project, students from different worlds are receiving a lesson that goes beyond the pages of the classic ‘Of Mice and Men.’

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Studying Steinbeck, New Jersey Students Find Common Ground

I have this game I play when I meet college students. “What’s your major?” I ask. The student might say, “English,” “psychology,” “political science” or “engineering.” And then, in my mind, after factoring in some other information, I say to myself “job” or “no job,” depending on the major. Read full article > >

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Not all college majors are created equal

A broader and more diverse group of students, including foreigners and minorities, are applying for early admission to top colleges, making acceptance that much harder.

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Early Admission Applications Rise, as Do Rejections

Washington and Lee University will hold classes Monday over the objections of David Knoespel and some of his law school classmates, who unsuccessfully petitioned their institution to shut down for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Read full article > >

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Washington and Lee University will hold classes Monday over the objections of David Knoespel and some of his law school classmates, who unsuccessfully petitioned their institution to shut down for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Read full article > >

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More students at UK universities are being awarded firsts and upper second class degrees, new figures show.

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More students given top degrees

Construction crews are poised to demolish the president’s house at the University of Maryland this week and to pour the foundation for a new 14,000-square-foot on-campus mansion that carries a $7.2 million price tag. But some question why the school would build such an elaborate house at a time when the flagship university is asking donors to support students who might drop out because they can’t afford tuition. And construction will begin just weeks after President Wallace D. Loh announced that he will cut eight varsity sports teams in June to save an estimated $29 million over the next eight years. Read full article > >

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Effects on students’ lives beyond academics, in areas as varied as teenage-pregnancy and adult earnings, are cited.

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Big Study Links Good Teachers to Lasting Gain

PARIS — The French government was forced to backtrack Wednesday on an effort to tighten visa regulations for foreign students who want to stay on and work in France after graduating from elite French schools. The shift back to a more open policy came in response to an outcry from foreign students, university groups and the French Business Confederation. Not only did the new rule betray France’s long tradition of welcoming foreigners, they complained, but it also risked depriving French universities of their standing abroad and French companies of valuable assets for winning lucrative foreign contracts. Read full article > >

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