University of Texas System officials acknowledged this week that they’ll see no return on their $10 million investment in MyEdu, an Austin-based education software startup.
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Online Records, With a Hint of More to Come
The University of Texas System is publishing a little bit of public information online in a way that makes it obvious what it ought to do next.
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UT System Launches Interactive Salary and Debt Database
Touting it as a first-of-its-kind higher ed gadget, the UT System on Thursday launched a new interactive website that includes salary and debt information for graduates after one year and five years in the workforce.
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Report: UT Regent Didn’t Violate Student Privacy Laws
After reviewing University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall’s handling of information that may be confidential under federal student privacy laws, outside lawyers for the system concluded that no prosecution was warranted.
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University Leaders: Higher Ed Coming Out of Controversial Time
In 2012, Hunter Rawlings, the president of the Association of American Universities, warned that Texas was “ground zero” for a controversial push to make higher education more utilitarian. Now, his tone is more hopeful.
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UT System Reviewing Transparency Committee Directive
The University of Texas System says it is reviewing a recent list of directives from the legislative committee investigating one of the system’s regents and plans to respond before the Feb. 1 deadline.
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Dewhurst Seeks Study on Technology, Higher Education
Studying technology’s impact on higher education and evaluating public school students’ writing scores on state assessments are among the tasks Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst gave lawmakers in education-related interim charges Thursday.
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Search Continues for Performance-Funding Model for Higher Ed
In 2014, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is continuing its quest for a politically palatable model of performance-based funding for public universities.
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Year in Review 2013
Year in Review: Higher Education
In 2013, for the third straight year, the Texas higher education story that bogarted the limelight was the ongoing tension swirling around the University of Texas System. But there are reasons to believe that won’t be the case in 2014.
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Perry, Straus Reach Out to Appointees Amid Hall Inquiry
In the last month, both Gov. Rick Perry and House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, have reached out to gubernatorial appointees to share their thoughts on government oversight, which has recently become a touchy subject.
