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Fears Scottish universities will lose their 4-year degrees - THE future of four-year degrees at Scottish universities is in doubt after the education secretary said he was "flexible" about the prospect of students studying on sh...

Poor children 'still dream of university but system lets them down' - MORE children from poor backgrounds hope to go to university than widely thought, but many do not know how to make their dreams a reality, an influential think-tank has warned...

City must find extra £1m to pay for Gaelic school - THE cost to Edinburgh council tax-payers of creating a new Gaelic school in the city has soared by more than £1 million. ...

Prof Petra Wend: Universities need freedom to make next big discovery - As Scotland's higher education sector is urged to focus more on skills and industry, we must not give up on the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake. ...

David Coates : Dundee's new programmes keep costs low for students - THERE are already students from both England and Scotland who are coming straight into second year if they have the qualifications. ...

Philosopher's new college offers several degrees of difference - PHILOSOPHER AC Grayling has outlined what students will be taught at his new £18,000-a-year private university. ...

Background: From the ancient few to the modern many, it's a system often imitated - THE Scottish degree is a four-year course, which was traditionally a Master of Arts from the country's so-called "ancient" universities. ...

Five Scottish universities in world's top 200 - FIVE Scottish universities have been named on a list of the world's 200 top higher education institutions....

Open mic for new recruits - JEWEL & Esk College is holding an open mic night in search of its latest business recruits. ...

Prisons inspector: Disruptive pupils 'shouldn't be excluded from school' - SCHOOLS should be banned from excluding pupils, in order to stop troubled children graduating into young offenders, the inspector of prisons has said. ...

Universities at sea over fee changes - THE principal of one of Scotland's most prestigious universities has conceded he has no idea how the introduction of £9,000 tuition fees will affect student numbers. ...

Ronnie Smith: Headteachers need sanction to maintain order - NO-ONE ever wants to see pupils being excluded from school. It is a drastic final step, which schools will go out of their way to avoid taking. ...

Anne Houston: A child-friendly Scotland must be our goal - THIS report raises some interesting issues. At Children 1st, we have over 125 years' experience of working with young people across Scotland, and we know poor behaviour in...

Inclusion unit in Fife brings instant results and children are able to continue their education - AN INCLUSION unit has already proved successful after slashing exclusions at one Scottish high school. ...

Council axe falls on 180 school posts - MORE than 180 teaching assistant posts are set to be lost as part of a schools shake-up at a Scottish local authority. ...

Tap the Power: University of Wisconsin System - The publicly funded university system in Wisconsin was founded in 1848 in Madison. Today, the University of Wisconsin (UW) System consists of 13 four-year universities, 13 two-year colleges, and statewide extension programs. The four-year universities offer associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs and UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee offer professional degree programs. The two-year colleges offer associate degrees and freshman and sophomore level classes that are transferrable to the four-year universities. The extension program works with the 26 campuses to assist the Wisconsin community with continuing education, E-learning, and economic development opportunities. This bibliography lists publications that discuss issues in the UW System as well as reports that have been produced on a regular basis....