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

Who’s Afraid of ‘NYC Prep’? - NYT > Education
Say Hello to Underachieving - NYT > Education
Facing Deficits, Some States Cut Summer School - NYT > Education
Senate Impasse Forces City to Revive Old School Board, in Name - NYT > Education
Finding Debt a Bigger Hurdle Than Bar Exam - NYT > Education

Summer school got cut? Kids can still learn. - Christian Science Monitor | Learning
Tips on getting kids to crack a book this summer - Christian Science Monitor | Learning
Not going to college? How about a 'career diploma' from high school? - Christian Science Monitor | Learning
States weigh setting one bar for students - Christian Science Monitor | Learning
What does 'p' in music mean? Twenty percent of US students know. - Christian Science Monitor | Learning

Fears over student place shortage - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition
Check on school places cheating - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition
Baby P council 'limited progress' - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition
Call for 'urgent' asbestos audit - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition
Colleges' agency spend attacked - 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
MedicalMnemonics.com - Librarians' Internet Index: New This Week
TeenGrowth.com - Librarians' Internet Index: New This Week
The National Parks: America's Best Idea - Librarians' Internet Index: New This Week

Ohio - Save Your Libraries - The Shifted Librarian
Should You Upgrade to the Pre? - The Shifted Librarian
Free Gaming in Libraries Class Comes with Free SNAKS - The Shifted Librarian
Smart Marketing - The Shifted Librarian
Take the 2008 Library Gaming Census - The Shifted Librarian

Miscellaneous

Online courses and how they change the nature of class - Distance-Educator.com's Daily News
Evaluation of E-Portfolio Software - Distance-Educator.com's Daily News
Ed Tech Funding Up in Newly Enacted Omnibus - Distance-Educator.com's Daily News
Standards to Take ePortfolios Outside the Institution and into the Future -- Campus Technology - Distance-Educator.com's Daily News
Top 10 Electronic Reminder Services - Reviews by PC Magazine - Distance-Educator.com's Daily News