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

Tips for the Admissions Test ... to Kindergarten - NYT > Education
Students Protest Tuition Increases - NYT > Education
U. of Nebraska Defeats Tighter Limits on Stem Cell Research - NYT > Education
A Crown Jewel of Education Struggles With Cuts - NYT > Education
Regents Raise College Tuition in California by 32 Percent - NYT > Education

Anger and anxiety over fee hike at University of California - Christian Science Monitor | Learning
Chicago schools get new tool in fight against youth violence - Christian Science Monitor | Learning
Obama’s new push for preschool for at-risk children - Christian Science Monitor | Learning
China leads surge of foreign students into US colleges - Christian Science Monitor | Learning
Which states are innovative in education? A new report card. - Christian Science Monitor | Learning

Universities 'face tougher times' - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition
Trainee teacher targets exceeded - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition
Evolution and history compulsory - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition
Student visas 'soar' after change - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition
GCSE science grading 'generous' - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition

Librarians

The Blurb - Librarians' Internet Index: New This Week
Tip of the Week - Librarians' Internet Index: New This Week
Turkey for the Holidays - Librarians' Internet Index: New This Week
google.org: Flu Trends - Librarians' Internet Index: New This Week
MedlinePlus: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) - Librarians' Internet Index: New This Week

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