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Ga. speaker proposes alternative education program
ATLANTA Acknowledging that not Georgia every student will make it to college, House Speaker Glenn Richardson on Tuesday rolled out a plan designed to give those who don’t go the needed technical skills to land a good job.
August 13, 2007
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Son testifies against MIT prof accused of staging own shooting
BOSTON The son of a millionaire business guru accused of staging his own shooting during a family dispute testified Tuesday that his father had threatened to “ruin” him.
August 13, 2007
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US presidential hopeful Obama airs campaign advertisement in Spanish
LAS VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has begun airing a Spanish-language advertisement on radio stations in Nevada, introducing himself as a “son of a foreign father.”
August 13, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Board narrows education commissioner list to 7
TALLAHASSEE Fla. The chancellor who oversees Florida’s elementary and secondary schools and her predecessor are among seven semifinalists in the State Board of Education’s nationwide search for a new education commissioner.
August 13, 2007
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Faculty & Staff
Ex-Colorado education commissioner a candidate for Florida post
TALLAHASSEE Fla. Former Colorado Education Commissioner William Moloney is a semifinalists for the education commissioner’s job in Florida.
August 13, 2007
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Nebraska ACT scores rise to 22.1 average
OMAHA Neb. Nebraska’s 2007 graduating seniors scored slightly higher on the ACT college entrance exam than the 2006 graduates who took the test.
August 13, 2007
Sports
Kentucky lawmakers object to regulation on athletic eligibility
FRANKFORT Ky. A legislative panel objected to a regulation on Tuesday that requires student athletes who transfer from a public to a private high school or vice versa to sit out for a year.
August 13, 2007
Sports
NCAA alters College World Series schedule
OMAHA Neb. The College World Series will start on a Saturday in 2008, breaking its tradition of opening on a Friday, the NCAA Division I baseball committee announced Tuesday.
August 13, 2007
Students
Arkansas appears before NCAA board over track violations
LITTLE ROCK The University of Arkansas has appeared before the NCAA infractions committee to answer allegations levied against its storied track and field program after a former assistant coach was convicted last year of embezzlement, the university said Tuesday.
August 13, 2007
Sports
Defending ACC champ Wake Forest building on 2006 success
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. Saws buzzed and drills rattled at Wake Forest on Tuesday as work continued on the glitzy new Deacon Tower at Groves Stadium.
August 13, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Eastern Illinois fires athletic director
CHAMPAIGN Ill. Eastern Illinois University fired Athletic Director Rich McDuffie two weeks after saying it found no evidence to support a sexual harassment claim made against him.
August 13, 2007
Sports
Arkansas-Pine Bluff hires Mazza as women’s soccer coach
PINE BLUFF Ark. The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff has hired Roberto Mazza as coach of its women’s soccer team.
August 13, 2007
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DeVry turnaround progressing, analysts say following 2nd-quarter report
NEW YORK Analysts on Tuesday said DeVry Inc.’s turnaround is progressing, even though the for-profit education provider missed analyst estimates for fiscal fourth-quarter sales.
August 13, 2007
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Bredesen announces $2.5M in new funding for adult education
NASHVILLE Tenn. Tennessee will be spending $2.5 million in new funding on the state’s adult education program, Gov. Phil Bredesen announced Tuesday.
August 13, 2007
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Colorado Attorney General: Children of illegal immigrants can get in-state tuition
DENVER State Attorney General John Suthers says that the children of illegal immigrants can still qualify for in-state tuition at state colleges and universities as long as they are legal citizens themselves.
August 13, 2007
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Recruitment & Retention
U.S. spy speaks publicly in favor of diverse recruitment
EL PASO Texas A spy who spent three decades undercover made his first public appearance Monday to speak in support of recruiting people from diverse backgrounds for intelligence work.
August 13, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Columbus State president retiring next year
COLUMBUS Ga. Frank Brown, president of Columbus State University for nearly 20 years, will be retiring next year, he announced Monday.
August 13, 2007
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$20 million donated by Bren for UC Irvine law school
IRVINE Calif. Irvine Co. chairman Donald Bren is donating $20 million to the fledgling law school at University of California, Irvine.
August 13, 2007
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