Friday, February 1, 2008

Education News - 2 Feb 2008

The Spirit Lake Sioux Reservation likely will hold a referendum vote on whether or not to allow the University of North Dakota to continue using the Fighting Sioux nickname, a member of the tribal council said today.
Source: www.grandforksherald.com

That’s not too far off, said Clemson University professor Paul L. Dawson. Last year the food microbiologist’s undergraduate students examined the effects of double dipping using volunteers, wheat crackers and several sample dips. They found that ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

The maths content of the government's new diplomas will not give students a good enough grounding to go on to university
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

The rate of Arkansas college and university students needing extra help in the basics to perform at college level has slowly declined over the past decade. via KAIT-TV Jonesboro
Source: www.topix.com

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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