Education Headlines - BETA

This is a beta test of an education news headline aggregator for WCPSS staff, and eventually, perhaps, the public. The idea is to make it easy for people to stay informed on what's going on in the world of education. Headlines are updated every 6 hours.

Because this is test, this page is still evolving. Feel free to with your suggestions for improvements. If you want a site added, you must send in both the site's main URL and the URL of its RSS feed .

All of the headlines below will take you directly to the stories on the appropriate Website. Please note that some Websites, such as the New York Times, require free registration before they will allow you to read their content.

Headlines by Category

Educational Technology

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General News

A Federal Effort to Push Junk Food Out of Schools - NYT > Education
For Students at Risk, Early College Proves a Draw - NYT > Education
With Federal Stimulus Money Gone, Many Schools Face Budget Gaps - NYT > Education
N.C.A.A. Fails to Stop Licensing Lawsuit - NYT > Education
Seymour B. Sarason, Leader in Community Psychology, Dies at 91 - NYT > Education

Peace and beauty in a quiet, green Hawaiian garden - Christian Science Monitor | The Culture
Waiting for the golden ones - Christian Science Monitor | The Culture
'Swifter, higher, stronger' with God - Christian Science Monitor | The Culture
When kids become tickets to fame - Christian Science Monitor | The Culture
Stepping up to the plates - Christian Science Monitor | The Culture

Teacher qualifications 'too low' - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition
Online safety for five-year-olds - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition
Graduate salaries 'stay at £25k' - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition
Carers of disabled offered breaks - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition
University applications up 23% - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition

Librarians

IPL 15 Things #12 released: Forums and Web boards! - ipl2 - news and information
The Link - ipl2 - news and information
ipl2/LII Newsletter: The Link - ipl2 - news and information
IPL 15 Things #11 on Information/Document Sharing - ipl2 - news and information
Submitting resources to the ipl2 - ipl2 - news and information

Miscellaneous

Research Areas in Distance Education: A Delphi Study - Distance-Educator.com's Daily News
Attrition in Online and Campus Degree Programs - Distance-Educator.com's Daily News
Online Learner Authentication: Verifying the Identity of Online Users - Distance-Educator.com's Daily News
An Exploratory Study into the Efficacy of Learning Objects - Distance-Educator.com's Daily News
Assessing the relationship of student-instructor and student-student interaction to student learning and satisfaction in Web-based Online Learning Environment - Distance-Educator.com's Daily News