Education

2014 OECD report tracks trends around the world in spending and outcomes

Conservatives had opposed moves to expand academic freedoms

New study finds no increase for 2 years, while Indian applications soar

Moratorium is premature, educators say

Nation on path to awarding 1 million additional technical degrees by 2020

Royal Society report says British system lets too many students avoid science

NSF spending bill would create new programs and enhance the status of HBCUs

Federal and state leaders agree on €9 billion education boost and the need to amend constitution

Penn State and the University of North Carolina get money to copy successful Meyerhoff Scholars Program in Maryland

U-Multirank, funded by the European Union, lets users select their own criteria

"Active learning" boosts grades, reduces failure rates in undergraduate STEM classes, concludes major review

Simple explanation found for academic achievement gap

Agency will offer I-Corps entrepreneurship boot camps

For two biggest sources of U.S. graduate talent, new survey is a study in contrasts