Education News - 2 Apr 2008

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers have identified several soybean varieties that grow well in areas of the Midwest like southern Indiana and are resistant to root-knot nematodes, a plant-destroying parasite with a recently confirmed presence in that part of the state.
Source: www.rushvillerepublican.com

That suggests autism may be an under-appreciated consequence of medical advances enabling the tiniest of premature babies to survive, said lead author Catherine Limperopoulos, a researcher at McGill University in Montreal and Children’s Hospital in ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Harriet Swain: Unless you are aiming for a Nobel prize, a university education isn't always the best way to become famous
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

As an educator for more than 15 years and a counselor at the Pasadena Unified School District who has read freshman applications over the last few years for a top university, I have learned many things about ... via Whittier Daily News
Source: www.topix.com

The plan would inject the influence of university officials into the K-12 system in an effort to improve students’ readiness for college and the workforce.
Source: www.edweek.org