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Pa. school groups' survey sees grimmer finances

A survey of more than half of Pennsylvania's school districts shows more expect their finances to worsen next year even as they cut instructional programs and personnel in numbers unheard of since the Great Depression, according to the two public school advocacy groups that released it Tuesday. The Pennsylvania Association ...

Emory names new head of campus life

Emory University in Atlanta has named a new head of campus life. Ajay Nair is set to become senior vice president and dean of campus life July 16. He'll have a broad range of responsibilities, ranging from intercollegiate athletics and Greek life to student health services and residence halls. Nair ...

Catholic dioceses, colleges sue over Obama mandate

Roman Catholic leaders opened a new front against the Obama administration mandate that employers provide workers birth control coverage, filing federal lawsuits Monday on behalf of dioceses, schools and health care agencies that argued the requirement violates religious freedom. Among the plaintiffs is the University of Notre Dame, which in ...

Questions linger on past, but PSU moves forward

As Penn State tries to focus on the future, there are near-constant reminders about the past. Retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky is scheduled to stand trial next month on child sexual abuse charges that he has denied. Former FBI director Louis Freeh is leading the university's internal probe into the ...

Donors helping Pennsylvania private colleges grow

State-owned colleges and universities confront crushing cuts in state funding. Students face higher tuition, along with hikes in interest rates for subsidized federal loans. Meanwhile, private liberal arts schools in the midstate are holding their ground, even growing. Dickinson College is the latest to announce a major expansion. Projects totaling ...

Bills that passed or failed in the Mo. Legislature

The Missouri Legislature concluded its annual session Friday. Here's a look at some of the bills that passed and failed. PASSED BUDGET Authorizes $24 billion of expenses for the fiscal year starting July 1 while sparing education from cuts. Provides a 2 percent pay raise to state employees earning up ...

Portland State University wins computer prize

A team of four computer science students from Portland State University won the Cornell Cup USA, a national competition for computer-aided inventions. The project they displayed earlier this month at Walt Disney World can be used to identify pills. It scans a pill then searches a database of 18,000 pills ...

PSSHE audit: Cal U diverted money to foundation

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education says an audit shows California University of Pennsylvania inappropriately used university employees to raise money for its private foundation and improperly diverted nearly $6 million to the same nonprofit. The report released Thursday also questioned the financing of the university's new $59 million ...

Hilpert retiring from Delta State

Delta State University President John M. Hilpert will retire Dec. 31 after nine years at the helm of the school. The 64-year-old Hilpert made the announcement in a statement released by the school Thursday. Hilpert says he will stay until a new president is named. Hilpert was named Delta State's ...

Big Ten network cuts academics, citing low ratings

The Big Ten cable network has been an unchallenged success promoting conference sports to a national audience and making money for its members. The academic programming its leaders had promised hasn't panned out. When the Big Ten Network launched in 2007, officials said it would promote the scholarly work done ...

Unvaccinated kids booted from Pa. classrooms

Get stuck or get out. That's the message Pennsylvania school districts gave to students and their parents this year as they approached a deadline to comply with new state vaccination rules. The message — and the vaccines — seem to have penetrated. Spot checks of most of the 20 largest ...

Study: Millions of students chronically absent

Up to 7.5 million students miss nearly a month of school each year, making them much more likely to drop out before they graduate, according to a new national report. What's more startling is that only six states track chronic absenteeism in schools, according to a study by Johns Hopkins ...

Trustee: Cal. U. president fired

A member of the California University of Pennsylvania board of trustees says the president of the school has been fired. Rep. Peter J. Daley says he was told Wednesday evening that Angelo Armenti Jr. was forced out by the State System of Higher Education Board of Governors, which oversees state ...

Vilsack touts PSU research, stumps for farm bill

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack sought Wednesday to raise the profile of agricultural research at universities like Penn State as Congress begins the arduous task of renewing the farm bill. Penn State leads more than 65 federal research grants totaling more than $30 million, according to the USDA. Vilsack visited ...

Corbett: Schools should use reserves to avert cuts

Gov. Tom Corbett said Wednesday that school districts could be dipping deeper into their reserves to avoid cutting programs next year, but public school advocates say most districts are already using the money and others are worried about being able to afford rising pension costs. Corbett suggested during a regular ...

Library sculptures combine love of art, reading

Scattered among the stacks of books is an array of unique sculptures. There's 24 of them to be exact. Crafted from bronze, the sculptures at the Tipton County Public Library are part of the traveling Sculptureworks Library Exhibit. Patrons have the opportunity to not only look at the artwork but ...

Trenton picks new school superintendent

Trenton's Board of Education has chosen a Philadelphia school administrator as its newest school superintendent. Francisco Duran was approved on a 5-4 vote. The Times of Trenton reports (_http://bit.ly/K7eOCF) Duran is leaving a job as assistant superintendent in Philadelphia, where he helped oversee 44 schools. In Trenton, he'll run a ...

Parts of Pa. education firm lawsuit to proceed

A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit can proceed against a large for-profit education company accused of using improper sales tactics to lure unqualified students and the billions of dollars in financial aid they bring. Judge Terrence McVerry said in a ruling Friday that the whole case against Education ...

Obama tries to undermine Romney's record on jobs

President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are pivoting back to the campaign's top issues, jobs and the economy, turning away from the social issues that dominated after the president announced his support for gay marriage last week. Obama sought Monday to blunt one of Romney's chief campaign arguments ...

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