'Dummer' Academy May Change Its Name
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NEWBURY, Mass. - The 18th century boarding school in Massachusetts - Governor Dummer Academy - wants to change its name to prevent any smart guys from making jokes about it.
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The Ambassador Hotel, where Hollywood stars once mingled and Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, may soon be partly razed to make way for a new school under a plan that would save some of the hotel's more notable features.
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Randolph-Macon Woman's College will change its name to Randolph College when it admits men for the first time next year, officials announced Saturday.
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By Adam C. Hartmann, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.  Feb. 7--Two county committees on school district organization may need  more time before making a recommendation that could change the future of the  Yucaipa-Calimesa and Beaumont school districts.
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Can years of film school be replaced by a single DVD? Teachers think not.
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Comment is free: Jackie Ashley: Labour's bold shake-up of the exam system could be a country-changing shift.
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An article last Sunday about Candace Bushnell and Darren Star, former collaborators on the TV series âSex and the Cityâ now working on separate shows about similar themes, misstated the name of the graduate school attended by Gail Katz, executive producer of Mr. Starâs program, âCashmere Mafia,â who based the show on her experiences there. It was the Yale School of Management, not Columbia Business School.
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AUSTIN -In a year&#39;s time, property owners in Washington County will likely see a different school funding plan. Shortly after closing arguments Wednesday in the landmark trial challenging the state&#39;s &quot;Robin
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A proposal to fight academic fraud by having colleges monitor student-athletes' courses, instructors and grades will be part of a reform plan considered Thursday when the Coalition for Intercollegiate Athletics opens its first meeting.
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As the First Albany Companies closes the sale of a controlling stake in itself to, the investment bank is expected to rename itself and broaden its focus.
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There is a warning that independent schools are stretching their lead among A-level students.
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New school diplomas, combining work experience and academic study, could replace A-levels and CSCEs as the exam of choice for school-leavers after a review due in 2013, Schools' Secretary Ed Ball has announced.
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A key university is to make a language GCSE a requirement for entry to try to stop schools abandoning the subject.
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The educational toy specialist has some new key hires to turn it around.
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By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 17--When a judge ruled this summer that Advancis Pharmaceutical Corp. had to change its name because it was too similar to another company's, it was a significant setback. But it offered a chance for the Germantown drugmaker to do better.
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The secondary school curriculum in England is re-shaped to be more relevant to modern learners.
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(Corrects story posted on Oct. 19, 2004. Amends Dr.  Melman's first name to Arnold, erroneously stated as Albert in  the original version.)