Education News - 7 Apr 2008

CORVALLIS (AP) — Oregon farmers and beekeepers are discussing with officials from the Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences ways to find a specialist to tackle honey bee hive die-offs, apparently higher than usual in the Northwest this winter.
Source: www.theworldlink.com

The trend is bad and it doesn't look like it gets any better," said Dean Headley, an associate professor at Wichita State University and co-author of the study being released Monday.
Source: www.msnbc.msn.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: www.edweek.org