Education News - 7 Apr 2008

JOLIET -- NAIA No. 17-ranked University of St. Francis extended its season-long winning streak to 10 games and pushed its Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference league-leading record to 8-0 with a pair of easy wins Sunday over visiting Cardinal Stritch University (WI). The Fighting Saints (25-6, 8-0) whitewashed Stritch (1-18, 1-5) 16-0 in the first game and registered another shutout with a ...
Source: www.suburbanchicagonews.com

Drive to encourage students from the poorest backgrounds to go to university has failed, figures show
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

"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: blogs.edweek.org