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  • Revolving Door of Teachers Costs Schools Billions Every Year
    National Public Radio

    Revolving Door of Teachers Costs Schools Billions Every Year

    Richard Ingersoll of the Graduate School of Education and the School of Arts & Sciences is interviewed about teacher retention and the costs associated with having a high teacher turnover.


    Mar 30, 2015

    Northeastern U. at Silicon Valley
    Inside Higher Ed

    Northeastern U. at Silicon Valley

    Silicon Valley’s “war for talent” has technology companies tempting potential recruits with benefits such as egg freezing, gourmet cafeterias and private shuttles. But few can match semiconductor producer Integrated Device Technology’s latest perk: a graduate school in the office. Northeastern University on Monday officially unveiled its latest branch campus, adding to its locations in Charlotte, N.C., and Seattle.

    Mar 30, 2015

    Rhodes Scholarships Expanding to Include Chinese Students
    The New York Times

    Rhodes Scholarships Expanding to Include Chinese Students

    The organization that administers Rhodes scholarships, the prestigious grant program that sends promising students to the University of Oxford, is preparing to expand to other countries and will soon begin naming scholars from China.

    Mar 30, 2015

    House Provision Offers Doctors More Protection Against Malpractice Suits
    The New York Times

    House Provision Offers Doctors More Protection Against Malpractice Suits

    Tom Baker of the Law School is quoted about a provision of a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would provide doctors with new protections against medical malpractice lawsuits.


    Mar 30, 2015

    Audio: Is ADHD an Epidemic?
    “Voices in the Family,” WHYY Radio (Philadelphia)

    Audio: Is ADHD an Epidemic?

    J. Russell Ramsey of the Perelman School of Medicine joins a discussion about diagnosing and treating children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.


    Mar 30, 2015

    Momentum for Campus Carry
    Inside Higher Ed

    Momentum for Campus Carry

    At least 11 states are considering whether to allow concealed weapons on college campuses this year, the latest chapter in a now seemingly annual legislative debate between gun control advocates and gun rights supporters. Bills have been introduced, at least once, in almost half of the 50 states in the past few years.

    Mar 30, 2015

    Why America’s Historically Black Colleges Are Struggling
    Slate.com

    Why America’s Historically Black Colleges Are Struggling

    Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education shares her thoughts on how recessions impact the financial standing of historically black colleges and universities.


    Mar 30, 2015

    Poverty Shrinks Brains From Birth
    Nature.com

    Poverty Shrinks Brains From Birth

    Martha Farah of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on research that reveals how the stress of growing up poor can affect a child’s brain development.


    Mar 30, 2015

    Excellence v Equity
    The Economist

    Excellence v Equity

    If you learned that the top dogs in a particular market were the same as 100 years ago, you would probably surmise that the business concerned had suffered a century of stagnation.

    Mar 28, 2015