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

In the Region | Connecticut: School Colors: Green and Greener - NYT > Education
Special Report: International Education: M.B.A.’s Guide Socially Concerned Entrepreneurs - NYT > Education
The Search: Degree Required, but You Don’t Have One - NYT > Education
Prep Schools Face Cuts in Student Aid - NYT > Education
Pension Checks of Retired New York City Teachers Canceled - NYT > Education

Which states have the highest standards for students? - Christian Science Monitor | Learning
Student 'proficiency': What is your state's definition? - Christian Science Monitor | Learning
No improvement for fourth-graders on national math test - Christian Science Monitor | Learning
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Many 'against student fee rise' - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition
University fee review date set - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition
Academy sponsor told to up game - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition
'Fine exam boards' that dumb down - BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition
Forces children face 'time bomb' - 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