College, Cost & the Commonwealth: A Presidential Roundtable
The School of Education hosted a roundtable conversation with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan led by President Taylor Reveley who was joined by top administrators from other Virginia schools to address financial challenges that have put higher education under intense scrutiny.
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Arne Duncan visits the federally funded VISTA program
Students in the Virginia Initiative for Science Teaching and Achievement (VISTA) camp enjoyed a visit from Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan. Led by George Mason University, VISTA is a collaborative effort among six Virginia universities garnering a total of $35M from the U.S. Department of Education.
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 Study identifies positive education policies in top performing countries
The Virginia General Assembly's Commission on Youth approved a two-year plan to study how Virginia students compare academically to students in top tier countries around the world with Drs. Patricia Popp Ph.D. '01 and James Stronge.
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 Combining face-to-face and on-line learning
Through Provost Michael R. Halleran's Creative Adaptation Fund in the e-learning Professional Development course, students learn to improve the e-learning options provided for teachers and administrators blending face-to-face teaching with e-learning.
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