Saturday, February 16, 2008

Education News - 16 Feb 2008

Beirut - Four Lebanese university students have been jailed for a week for making crude remarks on the Facebook social networking site about the singing talents of a woman they met at a party, media reports said on Thursday.
Source: www.pretorianews.co.za

We live in a world which is based around states," said Florian Bieber, a professor of politics and international relations at England's University of Kent. "The United Nations is based on states. The European Union is based on states," he said. "It's ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Gunman opens fire at Northern Illinois University, killing five students and injuring 16 others, some critically, before turning the weapon on himself
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

"But it seems like there's a lot more competition this year." As many as 60,000 Florida students could get shut out of state universities during the next few years because of enrollment caps and budget cuts, a state education group predicts.ENLACE Florida, or Engaging Latino Communities for Education, painted the gloomy picture in a report released this month called 'Higher Education in Florida on the Brink.'While ENLACE specializes in Hispanic education issues, the report studies the potential effects on all college-bound students.The report warns there may not even be space for all community college graduates or Bright Futures scholarship recipients, two groups traditionally guaranteed spots in the state university system. Read more
Source: www.topix.com

The site offers free video, audio, and print lectures and course material taken straight from the university's classes.
Source: www.edweek.org



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