A report from Telegraph.co.uk: “Education transformed my life,” he says. “I’m absolutely certain that my background has been a factor in my commitment to widening participation.” Under his leadership, Bedfordshire’s fortunes have been transformed. It is now a thriving institution that successfully recruits from some of the poorest postcodes, giving the dream of a university [...]

A report from Times of India: SHAREANDDISCUSS NEW DELHI: Do not despair if your child has not secured a nursery seat yet. Schools are likely to announce second lists – albeit with fewer seats – against vacancies. Children who got through multiple schools will have to surrender all but one of their seats. These vacancies [...]

A report from Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: After more than 18 months of study, the Greece Central School District Board of Education is poised to make some of the biggest changes to the school system in more than two decades. On Tuesday, the board is expected to vote on proposals from Superintendent Barbara Deane-Williams to [...]

A report from Los Angeles Times: Sharply higher numbers of students from other states and countries applied for admission to the University of California this year, following UC’s controversial efforts to recruit more such students for the extra tuition they pay, according to a report released Thursday. At the same time, UC administrators said a [...]

A report from The Villager: Print PDF By ALBET AMATEAU  |  The public school kindergarten admission period for September 2012 for all city schools is from Jan. 9 to March 2, the city Department of Education announced last week. Parents will be notified of kindergarten assignments between March 19 and March 23. The preregistration period [...]

A report from msnbc.com: Facebook By Athima Chansanchai It’s crunch time for college and graduate school admissions, and while thousands are twisting and turning over their essays, they might want to spend just as much time cleaning up their digital profiles. Kaplan Test Prep surveyed admissions officers at the top law schools, business schools and [...]

A report from MSU State News: When Ashley Zacharski decided she wanted to apply to law school, she knew she would have to watch what she put online. “I treat my Facebook like a public forum,” the political science and pre-law junior said. “I definitely make sure there are no pictures that seem sketchy or [...]

A report from NewsOK.com: Approximately 4,500 sixth- and seventh-grade students in 10 Oklahoma City Public Schools will benefit directly from the grant starting this spring and continuing until the day they graduate.The GEAR UP Grant is a federal program that began in 1999. States and school partnerships can apply for the grants, which are intended [...]

A report from Twin Cities Planet: October 16, 2011 Admission Possible has expanded this fall to two suburban high schools: Kennedy High School in Bloomington and Park Center High School in Brooklyn Park. The program is committed to making college admission and success possible for low-income students. A total of 40 juniors are taking part [...]

A report from Texas Lawyer: The law school world was scandalized in February when Villanova University School of Law announced that its former dean and admissions officials had for years inflated the Law School Admission Test scores and grade-point averages of the school’s incoming classes. On Sept. 11, officials at the University of Illinois announced [...]