Education: U.S. universities may no longer hold the monopoly in global rankings; Asian universities are quickly catching up.- Forbes A study at Stanford University found that nearly all U.S. school districts with substantial minority populations have large achievement gaps between their white and black and Hispanic students.- Stanford News Sallie Mae will make private loans…

The 2015 Pearlfinders Global Index is out, identifying potential areas of opportunity in marketing services based on interviews with 10,000 marketing decision-makers spanning all industries. Three results caught my attention: 1. Education is one of 5 sectors where marketers are increasingly targeting female audiences, up 4.7% from the previous year 2. Financial services comes in at #5 in the Top 5 Sectors for PR…