Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Education News - 16 Jan 2008

PHOENIX (AP) - Apollo Group Inc., the for-profit company that owns the University of Phoenix, fraudulently misled investors about its student recruitment policies, a federal jury ruled Wednesday, and was ordered to pay shareholders about $280 million.
Source: www.sharewatch.com

... the space station, but would also allow the United Kingdom to join other nations that have a foothold in space. "I don't think there's an excuse for us not to be engaged in manned launches," said Mark Hempsell, aeronautical engineer at the University ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

The Conservatives have accused the government of ignoring warnings of a "severely constrained" physics budget that is putting pressure on university departments
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

A Teach For America veteran is leading the effort to finance and establish a university that offers a free, four-year degree to students in exchange for five years of postgraduate work in the public sector.
Source: blogs.edweek.org



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