Date: Tue, 28. August 2007 16:15:03

Heres the link the to wiki syllabus for David Wileys Fall 2007 course about Open Education. Theres still time to sign up for this online course. The goals of the course are (1) to give you a firm grounding in the current state of the field of open education, including related topics like copyright, licensing, and sustainability, (2) to help you locate open education in the context of mainstream instructional technologies like learning objects, and (3) to get you thinking, writing, and dialoguing creatively and critically about current practices and possible alternative practices in open education. Those who dont want to participate in the course will still find value in the online readings and the links to OER sites. ____JH

Date: Wed, 16. February 2011 20:13:27

The Christian Science Monitor - Education in the United States has been the recent recipient of generous acts of philanthropy. Facebook founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has donated $100 million to improve education in Newark, N.J., with the goal of reversing the acute high school dropout problem in that city. And the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged nearly $3 billion to support education at the elementary through college levels.

Date: Wed, 16. February 2011 20:13:27

The Christian Science Monitor - Education in the United States has been the recent recipient of generous acts of philanthropy. Facebook founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has donated $100 million to improve education in Newark, N.J., with the goal of reversing the acute high school dropout problem in that city. And the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged nearly $3 billion to support education at the elementary through college levels.

Date: Fri, 18. September 2009 09:01:17

(AHN) - After more than 18 years of anarchy and lawlessness in Somalia, where the education system and other social services have collapsed, signs of green shoots in education are more important than ever.

Date: Thu, 15. September 2011 21:37:11

Pearson announced today that it is acquiring Connections Education in a move that should reverberate across the field of online learning and the education world more broadly.

Date: Tue, 16. December 2008 17:21:58

Reuters - Among 13 to 14 year-old girls who received either peer-led or teacher-led sex education, abortion rates by the age of 20 were the same -- 5 percent -- regardless of the education method, a study shows.

Date: Mon, 5. January 2009 15:28:24

(AHN) - There has been a dramatic rise in number of young Americans who are home schooled, according to the Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics. - Mon, 5 Jan 2009 07:53:38 GMT

Date: Thu, 1. October 2009 03:50:10

"Revolt at Berkeley: Restoring Democracy to Education and Keeping Education for the Public", a panel discussion with Jack Gerson, Tanya Smith and others Sat.

Date: Tue, 28. July 2009 04:30:07

Rhode Island will compete for a portion of the $4.35-billion Race to the Top fund, a tantalizing pot of gold dangled by the U.S. Department of Education to spur dramatic education reforms.

Date: Sat, 10. December 2011 05:31:26

Reuters - A Colorado judge ruled on Friday that the state's education law is unconstitutional because it underfunds public schools and fails to provide a "thorough and uniform" education to all students.