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Dan Abendschein is the digital and data reporter on our LearningCurve team reporting on tech and education.
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Quiz: Is Princeton making it easier to get As?
Aug 11, 2014
Faculty at the Ivy League school want to lift the limit on top grades per class.
Making online education more like iTunes
Aug 8, 2014
MIT lays out the future of online education and it may not include classes.
Quiz: Libraries get into the gadget game
Aug 8, 2014
Books and videotapes are sharing the shelves with some surprising devices.
Quiz: The truth about an academic urban myth
Aug 7, 2014
How rumors in research end up misleading people.
Quiz: Want to be a popular lecturer? Hurry it up.
Aug 6, 2014
Students prefer fast talker in online video lectures.
How to succeed in academia without really trying
Aug 5, 2014
Getting recognition for your work isn’t always about the work.
Just how common is the Common App?
Aug 4, 2014
After big glitches last year, the de-bugged Common College Application is here.
Campus diversity and the admissions office
Aug 1, 2014
How diverse are the people responsible for assembling a diverse student body?
Students and families are borrowing less for college
Jul 31, 2014
Higher education isn't getting cheaper, but how families pay for it is changing.
Student and faculty attitudes towards online learning
Jul 31, 2014
A study shows how much (or little) students and professors value face time.