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.??

Combining colleges a way to save?
A lawmaker suggests merging black colleges and local universities.

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.

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.

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.

MnSCU faces major budget cuts
The economic recession has hit hard on Wall Street, but up until now college students have really only felt the effects at the gas pumps. That stands to change though, as the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system faces major budget cuts over the next two years.

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.

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.

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.

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

Popular business directory searches
Texas? 50 community colleges have become the state?s primary workforce training grounds.

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.

Downturn paring college dreams
As their parents' investments shrink, today's college-bound high school students are scaling back their fantasies of enrolling at prestigious, expensive schools.

Newport News cuts likely as state budget shrinks
The city and schools are likely to see reductions as legislators grapple with a growing budget hole. Over biscuits, eggs and bacon, Newport News city and school officials made their annual pitch to state legislators, but this year there were no requests for more money. Instead the plea was simple: Please don't cut too deeply into state support for crime prevention, work force training and ...