Sunday, December 30, 2007

Education News - 31 Dec 2008

They feel disenchanted, and that explains why they didn't show up" to vote, said Steve Ellner, a political science professor at Venezuela's University of the East. "There's a feeling that for all the high-sounding rhetoric and lofty ideals, there ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Anthea Lipsett rounds up the year's university news, which included a visa victory for international students, a proposed boycott of Israeli academics' work and the launch of GuardianResearch
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

Sally Smith, the founder of the widely respected Lab School of Washington and a professor of special education at American University, died Dec. 1.
Source: www.edweek.org

Children who are made fun of for being overweight may carry deep psychological scars because of it, according to The Boston Globe. A new Yale University study "found that overweight and obese children who are subjected to verbal taunts and...
Source: blogs.edweek.org





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