Education News

10:46 AM
18-March
2010 Girl Critically Injured After Beating At Florida Middle SchoolA 15-year-old girl remains hospitalized following a savage beating she received outside of Deerfield Beach Middle School on Wednesday. The girl was beaten just after the school's dismissal, according to police reports, by a boy wearing steel toed boots.
Topics: education, middle schools, assault, school, crime, crime, law and justice, United States

8:38 AM
18-March
2010 Cornell Officials Concerned About Surge In Suicide RatesCornell University has seen a surge in student suicides within the past two semesters after seeing no such incidents from 2005 to 2008. University officials are calling the increase a public health crisis.
Topics: mental illness, university, education, health, illness, United States

5:19 PM
17-March
2010 Detroit To Close 44 Schools Due To Declining Enrollment, BudgetThe Detroit Public Schools announced Wednesday it will close 44 schools in June due to declining enrollment and budget concerns.
Topics: labor, education, school, employment, United States

7:02 AM
17-March
2010 Oxford U Chancellor Supports Lifting Of Student Tuition Fee CapThe chancellor of Oxford University is asking the British government to lift the current $4,943 (3,225 pounds) yearly cap on tuition fees.
Topics: university, education, economy, business and finance, economy, World

6:23 PM
16-March
2010 Colorado School Laying Off 185 Workers In JulyThe Adams 12 Five Star Schools will cut its budget by $24 million in the 2010-11 school year and lay off 185 staff by July 1, according to Superintendent Chris Gdowski.
Topics: labor, education, unemployment, school, United States

   

1:05 PM
16-March
2010 PepsiCo To Expel Sugary High Calorie Drinks From SchoolsPepsiCo announced Tuesday that it plans to implement a new policy that stops the sale of full-sugar drinks to primary and secondary schools by 2012.
Topics: company information, education, consumers, school, economy, business and finance, United States

12:11 PM
16-March
2010 DNA Sample Taken From Yale Murder Suspect's FianceeInvestigators took saliva samples from the fiancee of the suspect in the killing of Yale University graduate student Annie Le last year to find if her DNA might match samples found at the crime scene.
Topics: mystery, university, human interest, education, homicide, crime, crime, law and justice, United States

9:33 AM
16-March
2010 Officials Kill Wolves Blamed For Killing Alaskan TeacherState officials on Monday reported that they killed two of four wolves believed responsible for slaying a teacher in Alaska. The wolves were tracked down by wildlife officials and shot.
Topics: education, environmental issue, United States, nature, animal, school, human interest

7:58 PM
15-March
2010 Salaries Of British University Heads Up 15-20 PercentSalaries of heads of British universities rose 15 to 20 percent in 2009,while the rest of higher education teaching professionals averaged a 45.7 percent wage hike spread over a decade.
Topics: university, education, economy, business and finance, economy, World

2:36 PM
15-March
2010 Workshops Aimed At Minimizing Substance Abuse For Fiji StudentsPeer education training workshops are being held for Fiji's secondary school students in an effort to minimize substance abuse and cause awareness on reproductive health issues.
Topics: education, World