(Edweek) By Alyson Klein — The folks on President-elect Donald Trump’s education transition team will help set the policy course—and likely, even appoint key personnel—for the new administration. Their backgrounds could provide clues on the direction the Trump administration wants to go on K-12. Here’s a look: James Manning Trump’s transition team told reporters Monday […]
Read More »(The Harvard Crimson) By Brittany N. Ellis — A Harvard student may have invented Facebook, but the Admissions Office remains skeptical of the value of reviewing social media profiles in applications to the College. Recently, articles in media outlets such as the New York Times and Forbes have speculated whether it can be advantageous to […]
Read More »(The Washington Post) By Natalie Gross– When Nathan Bernard took the PSAT his freshman and sophomore years of high school, he admits, he didn’t take the test seriously. “I don’t think I brought a calculator,” the blond 17-year-old said, laughing, on a recent Sunday afternoon at his home in Alexandria, Va. Back then, Bernard was running […]
Read More »(The Atlantic) By Anna Diamond — On Thursday in South Korea, hundreds of thousands of high-school seniors sat down to take the Suneung, or the College Scholastic Ability Test. As students walked to the exam centers, well-wishers handed out “yut”—a type of taffy and a sign of good luck, so that test-takers would “stick” to the […]
Read More »Graham Holdings Company Reports Third Quarter Earnings ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 2, 2016– Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC) today reported income from continuing operations attributable to common shares of $33.1 million ($5.87 per share) for the third quarter of 2016, compared to a loss of $231.2 million ($40.32 per share) for the third quarter of 2015. Net loss attributable to common shares was $230.8 million ($40.25 per […]
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