Education News - 5 Jan 2008

The University of Minnesota football team might have found its spread quarterback for the future with Indianapolis Ben Davis senior MarQueis Gray, who announced his decision to play for the Gophers next season at the U.S. Army High School All-American game today in San Antonio, Texas.
Source: www.twincities.com

In primate societies, grooming is the underlying fabric of it all," Dr. Michael Gumert, a primatologist at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, said in a telephone interview Saturday. "It's a sign of friendship and family, and it's also ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Government campaign to encourage young people with no family experience of university to consider applying
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

"Though the Education Ministry said it will garner opinions on the grading system for the college entrance test, we demanded measures to improve the system by early February due to strong complaints from students and parents." Universities will be given more autonomy in selecting students, as the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development will hand over college admission-related functions to college consultative bodies, ... via English Dong-A
Source: www.topix.com

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