1 Despite higher education, women continue to earn far less than men
Paris - Women in industrialized countries continue to be paid far less than men working in the same jobs, even if they have a university education, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Tuesday. Source: EARTHtimes.org
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2 Roanoke Higher Education Center celebrates a decade of opportunity - www.roanoke.com
The Roanoke Higher Education Center marks its first decade of bringing degree opportunities closer to Roanoke-area students, especially those already working. Pluck, luck, political sway and a private jet. Source: Roanoke Times
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3 Higher Education Briefs
News briefs from the state's colleges and universities Source: The Clarion-Ledger
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4 Enriching higher education
It's both amusing and interesting to notice the similarity between a fully grown tree and the education system. Like the roots of the tree spread across vast expanse of land and draw on every possible inch of the soil, school level education takes the children through the spectrum of subjects from drawing to maths; and from sports to history. Source: Express India
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5 Expectations grow for higher education despite less funding
Less funding, more state expectations and perhaps even more central planning could be on the horizon for Missouri’s higher-education landscape. Recent months have been marked by a state audit that concluded that the usual steps for funding four-year institutions are “disjointed,” and by a summit meeting at which Gov. Jay Nixon called for a statewide review of all academic programs, for a new ... Source: The Joplin Globe
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6 Post-crisis education overhaul
PARIS - RICH countries are spending more and more on education but largely failing to improve students' performance, the OECD economic grouping warned on Tuesday in a key report. 'It is worrying that the significant increase in spending per student over the past decade has, in many countries, not been matched with improvements in the quality of learning outcomes,' OECD Secretary General Angel ... Source: Straits Times
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7 Education & Family
The UK is slipping behind its international rivals in the production of graduates, according to a new report. Between 2000 and 2008, it fell from third highest to fifteenth among top industrialised nations for the proportion of young people graduating. Source: BBC Radio 1
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8 Rising Numbers of Middle East Students Seek Higher Education in UK
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The number of students from the Middle East choosing to study at one of the UK's higher education universities or colleges has seen double-digit growth in the past two years, according to figures collated by VisitBritain, the national tourism agency. Source: Zawya
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9 Report finds Irish education spend trails OECD average
Ireland remains close to the bottom of the international league table on education spending relative to the country's economic wealth, according to a new OECD report published today. Source: The Irish Times
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10 Lt. Gov. Candidates Debate Education
The forum on public education was sponsored by three groups: SOS Hawaii, the American Studies Graduate Students Association and the University of Hawaii Manoa. Source: KITV Honolulu
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