Education News - 21 Feb 2008

COLUMBUS (AP) -- Ohio State soon will write a seven-figure check to former coach Jim O'Brien. The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to hear Ohio State's appeal of the fired coach's lawsuit against the university, signaling an end to a lengthy court battle.
Source: www.centralohio.com

Webb, a historian at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Last fall, another black man, Eric Powell, was elected to the Mississippi state senate from a district that is more than 92 percent white, and no one could find a modern precedent for that ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

An £800m drive to reduce the number of university dropouts has had virtually no effect, according to a report from a committee of MPs
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

"We can't comply with (the board's) projection for August '08" UF ritual: Many apply, few chosen There was plenty of elation and heartbreak in the homes of high schoolers this weekend.The University of Florida, which has Did cheating spark poker killings? The man charged ... via Gainesville.com
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