Education News - 8 Feb 2008

A day after Western Washington University signed 16 football players to national letters of intent – four of them weighing 290 pounds or more – the school announced the commitment of an offensive tackle thought to be the biggest recruit in school history.
Source: www.thenewstribune.com

The study released Friday was funded by grants from the National Science Foundation and National Institute of Health. Besides Lerner, the other study authors were Carnegie Mellon’s Cynthia Cryder, Stanford’s James Gross, and the University of ...
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"This is the next step in a multistep process that allows for public input" OKLAHOMA CITY The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education on Thursday moved closer to easing admission standards for incoming freshmen at Oklahoma State University. via The Journal Record
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Universities will be urged to nourish students' souls as well as their minds and wallets at the Guardian Higher Education summit in London next week.
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

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