Education

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

Annette Schavan says court ruling is final step in plagiarism case

Group asked to recommend how to ensure that talented students are drawn into biomedical research careers

Early intervention linked to lower heart disease, obesity 30 years later

U.S. agency's 2015 budget request would boost fellowship stipends and realign training programs