It is very important for every student who wishes to study in USA to understand and be aware of the education system. The system begins with kindergarten followed by 12 years of primary and high school education which is compulsory to get admitted to any graduate college or university.The children enroll themselves into an education […]
Is one of the oldest medical schools in Poland. For over 200 years it has provided education and training in medicine and pharmacy at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The university s programs meet the highest international standards of university-level education and are based on the principles of good clinical and pharmaceutical […]
Lumina releases draft profile of what students at various levels should know and be able to do, regardless of discipline; accreditors and private colleges to test it. What should a college graduate know and be able to do? There are as many views on that as there are colleges (thousands), if not individual professors and students […]
Americans like to think they’re the best when it comes to just about everything, when measured against other nations. While we’re certainly the richest, most freedom loving, and pretty much the bodyguards for the poor and defenseless, we’ve known for years that we’re certainly not the smartest country on earth. Recently, we ranked […]
Prospective graduate students should have a basic understanding of accreditation and how it works You may be wondering why it is important to know about accreditation—simply put, not every institution is what it appears to be. In order for you to become a smart consumer, you need to have a basic understanding of accreditation in […]
| by Richard P. Keeling and Richard H. Hersh The purpose of this blog and our latest book, We re Losing Our Minds: Rethinking American Higher Education (Palgrave MacMillan, 2012), is to shift the national conversation about higher education from a primary focus on the comparisons that make up magazine rankings to a serious discussion […]
BOSTON — Massachusetts has the best public school system in the country but could do more to help low-income students, according to a new report that ranks states by the quality of their public schools. Education Week’s annual national report, Quality Counts, gave Massachusetts the top spot because it has the nation’s top fourth […]
Why UW? A high-ranking university 2014 – the University of Warsaw was declared number 1 in Poland in scientific ranking published by the POLITYKA weekly; 2014 – number 1 in Poland…
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In the United States, students usually begin a formal educational program around age five or six in kindergarten. Children then complete grade levels one to 12 before attending…
Located in 170 countries, EducationUSA centers help millions of students find accurate, comprehensive, and current information about how to apply to accredited U.S. colleges and…
Services for the Swarthmore College Community The Office s work portfolio is broad, and its activities include projects to serve internal consitutents, such as providing support…
Ohio s Parks 83 State Parks 20 State Forests 22 State Memorials 2 State Scenic Rivers 2 State Fish Hatcherys 4 State Nature Preserves 9 State Reserves 1 State Natural…
Questions on this topic are divided into the following categories: In addition to the Q&As listed below, please see the following resources for guidance related to High…
This guide will give you an overall view of how the school system works in the U.S. and will provide you with useful resources. As you will note by the table of contents, you can…
Mitchell Scholars may study or conduct research at institutions of higher learning including the seven universities in Ireland and two of the Institutes in Dublin. For the 2017-2018…
One question has been playing on my mind for the past few weeks: does size matter to students? I’m thinking, of course, about whether the number of students enrolled at a university…
They teach in the English language, provide a degree of comparable quality from an institution of equal heritage – and all for a tenth of the fee or less when compared with Britain…
Elementary education starts at the age of five or six, depending on the particular state and whether a kindergarten (K) year is provided. Even when provided, attendance at kindergarten…
The French System: In All Its Gloire Ask any French adult if he looks back on his schooldays with warmth and affection, nine times out of ten the answer will be puzzled perplexity…
Off to see Professor Schwarzenegger CALIFORNIA’S public universities were once the envy of the world. Under the state’s pioneering “master plan” for higher education, signed into…
Most syllabi are set by the universities which are offering them, and are not controlled by the government. The only exception to this are teacher education programs, which the…
Secondary education, the second stage traditionally found in formal education , beginning about age 11 to 13 and ending usually at age 15 to 18. The dichotomy between elementary…
Motto ARS, SCIENTIA, ET RELIGIO (Arts, Sciences and Religion) Type Established 1869 Affiliation Dr. Barbara K. Mistick Academic staff 40 full-time Location Mascot The Phoenix Website…
In 1-2, the states with the largest number of public secondary schools were California, Texas, Illinois, Ohio, and New York. (Digest of Education Statistics, 2001, Table 101) Enrollment…
Perspektywy Education Foundation published a report: International Students in Poland 2012 , presenting the newest trends in internationalization of Polish higher education. There…
With 700 universities and more than 35, affiliated colleges enrolling more than 20 million students, Indian higher education is a large and complex system. The structure of degree-granting…
The University uses school‐specific grading scales. Most schools at Columbia University use the standard A-F grading scale. The American Language Program, the School of Architecture…