Education News - 2 May 2008

He had come to the village with money for his parents, as he now does at least three times a week, instead of a couple of times a month. For a $4 fare, he was headed back to the university in Lubumbashi, where he works.
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

"Our study suggests that the writing test is the best single predictor" The controversial new writing portion of the SAT is actually a better predictor of grades for freshmen college students than the older, more-established, critical reading and mathematics portions, according to ... via University Business
Source: www.topix.com

A group of postgraduate students claim Oxford University does not deliver what they hoped. Doron Shultziner reports
Source: education.guardian.co.uk

Children who are made fun of for being overweight may carry deep psychological scars because of it, according to The Boston Globe. A new Yale University study "found that overweight and obese children who are subjected to verbal taunts and...
Source: blogs.edweek.org