Education News - 8 Feb 2008

Tuition at state universities for 2008-09 will rise an average of 1.2 percent, while fees will increase by an average of 4.5 percent. The increases were smaller than usual because of substantial new money appropriated by the legislature last year.
Source: www.newsobserver.com

... Democratic electorate, nearly double their representation in the 2004 primary — a showing “unprecedented for Latinos in any state,” said Albert Camarillo, director of the Center for Comparative Study in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

"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
Source: www.topix.com

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