The Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities 51st General Assembly
THE Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU) opens today its 51st General Assembly at the Club Filipino in Greenhills, San Juan City, with the theme "New Horizons and Emerging Challenges for Accreditation.??

King bill to require all schools to be ready for tragedy
Colorado could become the first state in the nation to require all schools, colleges and universities to prepare for horrific incidents, such as shootings.

A&M striving to get 'military-friendly' designation
A&M University System hopes to have all nine of its universities join the list of schools around the country that have obtained a ?military friendly? designation by the Service members Opportunity Colleges.

Kulongoski's budget boosts schools, cuts human services
Michelle ColeGov. Ted Kulongoski unveils his proposed 2009-11 budget Monday at the state Capitol. Public schools and colleges would be kept whole, and more people would get health insurance under Gov. Ted Kulongoski's proposed two-year budget, but some elderly and...

Georgia HBCUs, other schools might merge
As Georgia?s budget crisis deepens, a state senator from Columbus has called for two historically black universities to merge with other institutions in their communities.

Colleges Scramble to Sell Assets as Markets Slide
By Claire Cain Miller and Geraldine Fabrikant THE NEW YORK TIMES Some of the nation?s universities are trying to sell chunks of their portfolios privately as their endowments swoon with the markets.

Lawmaker: Merge Black, White Colleges
A Georgia lawmaker says merging the state's historically black and white universities would save much-needed money.

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I vehemently denounce Mukhriz Mahathir's call to abolish vernacular schools in the country. It shows a total lack of sensitivity to the non-Malays in Malaysia. His proposal to streamline Chinese and Tamil schools into one Malaysian education system to promote national unity is nonsensical.

Librarian leaves $2.2 million to her colleges
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA - A retired Virginia school teacher and librarian who died two years ago left more than $2 million to split between the universities she attended, the schools announced Tuesday.

Multifaith prayer rooms 'should be in Catholic schools'
Catholic schools should set aside multifaith prayer rooms to accommodate Jewish Muslim Hindu and Sikh students according to guidance.

Area college, university officials bracing for cuts
Area colleges are tightening their belts to brace for projected state budget cuts over the next two years. Bruce Speck, Missouri Southern State University president, on Monday announced a campuswide moratorium on travel and hiring.

U.S. schools become prime destination
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Chinese students are enrolling in U.S. universities in record numbers, encouraged by aggressive recruiting, combined with China's booming economy and growing middle class.

'Soft' A-level warning for pupils
Universities and schools should warn students how 'softer' A-level subjects can narrow their degree choices, a report says.

Don't backslide on higher education
All of us will hurt if we backslide in our commitment to higher education. Balancing the state budget on colleges or universities, or on our students, won't lessen the burden.

Schools must return funds to Raleigh
Macon County Schools will be required to send approximately $174,000 back to the state due to the lack of current and anticipated revenues to support operations throughout state government.

A&M system aims to be 'military friendly' by next fall
The Texas A&M University System will push to get all its schools designated as "military friendly" in time for new educational benefits available to veterans next fall, system officials said Monday.

State's colleges revamp remedial ed
Every year, more than 15,000 students enter Tennessee colleges unprepared for classwork.

Gaming: It's a career path now
Students flock to classes on video game design at Portland-area high schools and colleges

Some colleges going farther for students
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Colleges in New England and the upper Midwest say they're recruiting in Texas and California as the number of high school graduates decline.

Education cuts delay long-awaited improvements
BOSTON - Gov. Deval Patrick's budget cuts to public schools, colleges and universities have put off, at least for a while, his long-range plans for the state's educational system.