Education News - 5 Apr 2008

A house fire near a University of Wisconsin campus killed three students who never made it out of their bedrooms early Saturday, even though neighbors said they heard alarms going off.
Source: www.wave3.com

Piegorsch, a professor at the University of Arizona , with help from Susan Cutter at the University of South Carolina and Frank Hardisty at Pennsylvania State University
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

"We're going to do what we need to do so students can have a smooth entry into our university in the fall" South Carolina State University must enroll fewer students who lack the basic skills to succeed in college if it wants to offer a higher-quality education and boost its graduation rate, according to a ... via Post and Courier
Source: www.topix.com

Three Washington state residents have admitted to selling thousands of bogus academic degrees through scores of phony online universities.
Source: www.edweek.org

Universities approach next hurdle for the 2008 research assessment exercise - the deadline for submissions
Source: education.guardian.co.uk