May 12, 2008

UMass-Lowell gets $4 million from state for innovation center 

Facility will help entrepreneurs develop medical devices...

Report warns of enrollment crunch at Florida universities 

Enrollment caps and budget cuts could force Florida schools to turn away as many as 60,000 students by 2012...

GAO says government underestimates threats to campus nuclear reactors 

Report says security requirements for reactors on college campuses have not changed since 9-11...

Playing chicken at Philadelphia high school 

Classes are canceled for a day at Northeast High after someone sneaks 85 chickens into the building...

New Jersey "Abbott" districts fear setbacks because of new aid formula 

Districts say the new formula could roll back years of hard-won academic gains...

18 Denver schools seek autonomy 

Principals propose an autonomous school zone that frees them from district and union rules...

University of Florida police have new stun gun policy 

Guidelines would still allow police to use Taser against students disrupting campus forums...

Maryland looks at requiring school until age 18 

Law now lets 16-year-olds drop out with parental permission...

New high school may be too expensive for Howell (Mich.) district 

Board is trying to decide if it can afford to keep the new Parker High School open...

Does new high school have too much technology? 

Teacher argues that "technolust" in Virginia district has led to gadgets that teachers don't want or need...

U.S. universities expand overseas 

Many schools are establishing campuses in countries with limited higher-education opportunities...

Texas district shelves plans for new administration building 

DeSoto officials reconsider because of economic downturn...

Districts struggle to keep principals 

Increased demands on administrators leads many to leave their jobs...

3 women dead in classroom shooting at Louisiana Technical College 

Nursing student kills two colleagues before taking her own life....

Mold outbreak in rare book collection at University of Illinois 

15,000 books are believed to be affected...

Miami district backs off closing plan 

Superintendent says he won't pursue earlier proposal to close 10 underenrolled schools...

Lewisville (Texas) district ponders size of bond request 

District has $779 million in potential projects...

Memphis looks at weekly student searches in secondary schools 

Board wants to bolster security after school shootings...

Fight at girls' high school hockey game leads to criminal probe 

Moose Lake, Minn., police looking at fight that injured 15-year-old girl...

Suit challenges Chicago board on local control 

Group contends that district officials are not letting newly created schools have enough control of operations...

City and schools consolidate financial functions in Salem, Mass. 

Council and school committee argue over who's responsible for school budget deficit...

Accreditation at risk for California college 

MiraCosta College in Oceanside has been placed on "public sanction"...

Tucson looks at closing 4 elementary schools 

District also wants to relocate alternative education programs...

No lights for Oak Park, Ill., high school stadium 

School fails to win variance from zoning board...

District may be $78.9 million short in construction funds 

Lake County (Fla.) board says 3 projects may be at immediate risk ...

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