Posts Tagged ‘economics’
The London School of Economics has denied reports that the university is considering “going private” in response to the coalition government’s announced plans to cut its contribution to university teaching budgets by as much as 40 percent. Related For Exposure, Universities Put Courses on the Web (November 1, 2010) “It’s not true,” Adrian Hall, the school’s secretary, said in a statement circulated to students.
MIDDLE SCHOOL students are champion time-wasters. And the personal computer may be the ultimate time-wasting appliance. Put the two together at home, without hovering supervision, and logic suggests that you won’t witness a miraculous educational transformation.
American colleges are spending a declining share of their budgets on instruction and more on administration and recreational facilities for students, according to a study of college costs released Friday. The report, based on government data, documents a growing stratification of wealth across America’s system of higher education