“Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison pulled the plug on a planned $115 million gift to Harvard University, a company spokesman said Tuesday. Oracle spokesman Bob Wynne said Ellison canceled the gift because Lawrence H. Summers stepped down as Harvard president this month after a stormy tenure at the university. Summers announced his resignation in […]
“Leaders of the Chicago Teachers’ Union went before a City Council committee Tuesday to spell out their objections to the public schools’ Renaissance 2010 plan. The union opposes the plan to create a hundred new schools and close current schools which are performing poorly. The union’s Sandra Schulz told the Education committee that, for one […]
“Although Bill Gates’ massive philanthropic foundation tends to get the most attention for its efforts to transform education, the company he co-founded also is paying close attention to the world of academia. Microsoft Corp. sponsors technology contests, partners with academics, runs extensive research centers around the world and donates products to educators. While many of […]
“Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D) has proposed selling or leasing the state’s lottery to provide several billion dollars in immediate funding for the state’s public schools. The governor announced his proposal May 23, saying he expects $10 billion from a sale or long-term lease. He would use $4 billion of the proceeds over four years […]
“The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s call for a rally in Louisville to support the race-based student assignment policy of the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) urges people to value racial quotas above every other consideration, including the quality of education provided to Kentucky’s black students. Unfortunately, the Rev. Jackson’s support is warmly received within the Jefferson […]
“Women now make up 56 percent of entering college freshmen, a percentage that keeps rising. This is an uncomfortably uneven split for many colleges and universities, prompting a host of new and creative measures to recruit and enroll male students. Some are just amusing marketing stunts, such as giving baseball caps to the first 500 […]
“Christian homeschool parents can take advantage of the freedom to include Christianity in their children’s education. This is a choice that is not available to public schools, who must, by law, go by a strictly secular curriculum. Many parents choose to homeschool for this reason, because they believe that the teachings of Christianity are equally […]
“Contracting for the Delivery of Education Services, by Education Forum policy advisor Norman LaRocque, overviews contracting around the world, including in Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. The book looks at private management of public schools, educational infrastructure public-private partnerships (PPPs), government contracting with the private sector for education […]
“History, science, and the arts are being de-emphasized by most schools in order to make room for teaching basic reading and math skills, according to a recent study. Who’s to blame for this? Critics of reform point to the No Child Left Behind law. And they’re right to do so — to a point. NCLB […]
“U.S. automakers said Wednesday they will double production of flexible-fuel vehicles by 2010, adding vehicles capable of running on ethanol blends and other biofuels and reducing dependence upon foreign oil. Writing lawmakers about their plans, the leaders of General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler AG’s Chrysler Group urged oil companies and Congress to […]
