Congress flunks in higher education act (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)It's fair to say that the latest college rankings from U.S. News and World Report, due out Aug. 22, will be more widely read than the Higher Education Act signed last week by President Bush. There's a good reason for that, and it's not because the act is 1,158 pages long and a foot high.
Education Needed To Decrease Teens' Misconception About Emergency Contraception (Science Daily)Targeted health education may help urban, minority adolescent women better understand how the emergency contraception pill works and eliminate some misconceptions about side effects, confidentiality and accessibility, according to a study by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Effingham Board of Education to discuss budget cuts (Savannah Morning News)SPRINGFIELD - Budget cuts imposed by delayed funding from the state and a cut to the Georgia Department of Education budget are on the agenda for discussion at today's regularly scheduled school board meeting.
Conference focuses on education law (The Post-Standard)Syracuse University's School of Education and the New York State School Boards Association will host the 32nd annual Education Law Conference on Sept. 11 at the Doubletree Hotel Syracuse. This year's theme is "Thriving vs. Surviving: Essential Knowledge That Matters to All Education Leaders."
