News 02/23/2012
The number of full-time undergraduate degree courses offered at UK universities has fallen by 27% over the past six years, data shows ... Official figures show England's college dropout rates edged up as the Education Maintenance Allowance was scrapped by the government ... The Archbishop of Canterbury debates with Richard Dawkins ... A university is launching a degree in counter-terrorism and airport security - which it is claiming is a first in the UK ... News 02/22/2012 Leaders of Penn State, Pitt and Temple warned the state House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday not to go along with Gov. Tom Corbett's second straight proposal for deep cuts in state aid to the ... How Globe audiences risk putting off the players ... Puerto Rico's governor announced proposals Tuesday to fight crime, bolster the U.S. territory's justice system and strengthen public education in his last address to legislators before the fall ... A charity says its work-placement networks, including job fairs in churches and mosques, are more effective than private contractors paid by taxpayers ... Private companies should be encouraged to take over and run state schools as profit-making enterprises under a "John Lewis-style" business model, a think tank suggests ... Newsnight's political editor Allegra Stratton discusses the politics of putting children's education into the hands of profit-making companies ... Visa changes could see the UK's top universities and schools lose their appeal to international students, says a report ... House Democrats in Washington state unveiled their plan to fix the state's budget shortfall Tuesday, relying on $400 million in delayed payments and reduced support for local governments while ... (Reuters) - Rising New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin has not only sparked NBA basketball interest in Taiwan, he may also inspire fans to learn English, according to people at the website "English ... | 
