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1. Rice University eliminates tuition for all but wealthiest students, makes housing free for poorest
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From its founding in 1912 until 1965, Houston's Rice University was free to attend; but today, Rice has joined other US universities in saddling its students with ghastly, inescapable mountains of debt, ...

2. Ubtech introduces a new construction-themed STEM robotics kit
(English/engadget)

... kit aimed at students ages 8 and up. It's c... Read all  ...

3. School apologizes for promo photo manipulated to darken students' skin for "diversity"
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Art school Émile Cohl in Lyon, France formally apologized after students noticed that a group photo on the school's United States promotional web site had been manipulated to make several of the people ...

4. UC Santa Cruz asks professors to rent their spare rooms to students who couldn't get housing guarantees
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The director of housing for UCSC's Silicon Valley campus asked the university's 6,000 professors to consider sheltering their students to help bridge the shortfall between university-subsidized housing ...

5. Logitech's Crayon for iPad is available to everyone September 12th
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... students. You won't be shut out for much longer, th... Read all  ...

6. Kindergarten principal fired after welcoming back students with pole dancers performance
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The principal of Xinshahui kindergarten in Shenzhen, China was fired after bringing pole dancers to perform for the students during back-to-school celebrations. From CNN: "The district education ...

7. High schooler yanks MAGA hat off classmates head, slaps teacher, earns suspension
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... students to wear political symbols. Read all  ...

8. Spotify's student premium plan now includes Showtime along with Hulu
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Spotify's Premium for Students plan now includes a subscription for Showtime as well as Hulu at the existing price of $4.99/mo. Additionally, new subscribers get Spotify for $0.99 for first 3 months. ...

9. School police officers busted for selling banned soda to students
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For more than a decade, Connecticut public schools have banned the sale of sodas to students as part of a health initiative. But at West Haven High School, sodas could still be purchased if you knew which ...

10. Oculus offers another classroom VR option with new pilot program
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Immersive virtual reality experiences can make learning a lot more fun for students and for anyone visiting places like museums. It'll take work to get to a point where they're widely used as ...

11. School internet filter maker launches suicide risk detector
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A company that makes internet filters and Chromebook management software for schools is launching a product today that detects when K12 students are at risk of suicide or self harm. GoGuardian serves about ...

12. Instagram is testing virtual communities for college students
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Facebook's pledge to "spark conversations and meaningful interactions" apparently extends to Instagram. The photo-sharing app has started testing a feature designed to bring college students ...

13. AI robots to help teach english in Japan
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... education gave the example of having the robots check students' pronunciation, something Japanese teachers have trouble doing. Read all  ...

14. Google's Daydream science labs bring STEM experiments to VR
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It's not always easy for STEM students to find enough lab time to get their work done, which is often essential for their degrees. Whether it's down to student demand, school budgets or students ...

15. Top White House troll Betsy DeVos is considering using federal funds to buy guns for teachers
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... young scientists from around the world. One thing I learned watching it is that students in Germany pay almost nothing to attend college. Here in the US, students graduate with a debt load that will hurt ...

16. Join the Quantum Internet Hackathon 2018
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... We're bringing together network operators, quantum networking researchers, students, hackers, software developers and artists, to imagine and build the tools for the future Internet. Date: Saturday ...

17. Tinder's new matchmaking service is just for college students
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Today, Tinder introduced a new matchmaking service aimed at students attending a four-year college or university. Called Tinder U, it is primarily a dating service, but can also be used to find new friends, ...

18. CodeSOD: Is This Terning Into a Date?
(English/WTF)

... teach students how to do modular arithmetic to get the ones place, tens place, etc., but the snippet you copied was a bad answer which used individual ternary blocks to pick off individual digits. You ...

19. The apps and services we recommend for students
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... make students' lives a bit easier. There's Drop... Read all  ...

20. Japan trials AI and robots to boost English skills in schools
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Under pressure to improve English skills among both teachers and students, Japan's Ministry of Education is turning to robots, according to NHK. Beginning in April, the ministry will launch a trial ...

21. The PC games and accessories we recommend to students
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Once you've got your classes and living situation squared away, it's time to plan out the next crucial part of your academic year: gaming. If you've opted to play on PC, you face a daunting ...

22. Ask Engadget: Where can I find tech deals for students?
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The support shared among readers in the comments section is one of the things we love most about the Engadget community. Over the years, we've known you to offer sage advice on everything from Chromecasts ...

23. NYU makes med school free for all students
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The median US med-school grad has $195,000 in loans; all 93 of NYU's freshman med-school class will have free tuition for their entire degree program, as will all future students (the 350 currently enrolled ...

24. Excellent advice for new law students
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Ken "Popehat" White (previously), a former Federal prosecutor turned criminal defense attorney, has some excellent advice for all you newbie law-students who are just starting your law school career.  ...

25. The VR headsets (and games) that we recommend to students
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After long days of lectures, quizzes and research papers, you deserve to take your mind off school for a bit. What better way to decompress than by jacking into virtual reality for a few minutes of tranquility? ...