Gov. Perdue to hold session on education at CFCC North – Star News Online

The discussion, expected to last an hour, is open to the public. Scott Rawls, president of the N.C. Community College System, and Bill Harrison, chairman and chief executive officer of the State Board of Education, also are scheduled to attend. The … source:http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090330/ARTICLES/903309961/-1/NEWS08?Title=Gov-Perdue-to-hold-session-on-education-at-CFCC-North

Education really does begin at home – Winnipeg Free Press

bill redekop / winnipeg free press Delmer Sinclair, a former fisherman, is learning a new trade through Red River College. FISHER RIVER CREE NATION — Delmer Sinclair was a commercial fisherman on Lake Winnipeg for 21 years before medical problems … source:http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/education-really-does-begin-at-home-42072262.html

Ashworth College Partners with GoArmyEd.com to Offer Online Education … – PR.com

Norcross, GA, March 22, 2009 –( PR.com )– Ashworth College, today announced that it has partnered with the United States Army to provide online college degree programs to military service members via GoArmyEd.com. Active-duty soldiers and military … source:http://www.pr.com/press-release/140382

Coast Community College head resigns – Daily Pilot

The chancellor of the Coast Community College District, Ken Yglesias, has resigned as part of a closed-door settlement with the district’s board of trustees. For months the district has been investigating unspecified allegations against Yglesias … source:http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2009/03/26/education/dpt-yglesias03272009.txt

Higher ed officials call stimulus waiver shortsighted – Las Vegas Sun

A push to obtain federal stimulus dollars for Nevada without strings attached could ultimately hurt the state college system, higher education officials say. Gov. Jim Gibbons this week asked the Obama administration to waive a requirement that the … source:http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/mar/20/higher-ed-officials-call-stimulus-waiver-try-short/

Proposal aims to lower college textbook costs – Sauk Valley Daily Gazette

The increasing cost of a college education continues to threaten the advancement of Americans, individually and collectively. What options are there? If students can’t afford a private college education, they can opt for a public university. If … source:http://www.saukvalley.com/articles/2009/03/23/20312313/index.xml

UF nursing college won’t end undergraduates – Gainesville Sun

The University of Florida’s College of Nursing will no longer consider eliminating its undergraduate program, becoming the second college to drop the idea. The college is keeping its undergraduate nursing program but might still limit enrollment as … source:http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090325/ARTICLES/903251012