Posted: 10:33 PM- During his 11 years serving as a House representative in the Utah Legislature, it never failed Ralph Becker s notice that his colleagues took great interest in rural education matters, but neglected education issues in urban Utah.

A test that reveals brain changes believed to be at the heart of Alzheimer s disease has bolstered the theory that education can delay the onset of the dementia and cognitive decline that are characteristic of the disorder.

I posted several bookmarks via Diigo on Wednesday. Although I had planned to use delicious, I find the interface to be really kludgy, so I set about looking for another social bookmarking site. Although plenty of teachers in my district post lists of links on their blogs or websites, none have actually used "social bookmarking." Like most teachers, they have been slow to look at social media for education. Social bookmarking allows people (not surprisingly) to share bookmarks with the public and more interactively with defined friends. Sites like delicious and Diigo allow users to define networks of other users, view their bookmarks, and share sites based on "tags". The application to education starts getting very clear as we try...

Ministers were yesterday accused of forcing through compulsory sex education for children as young as five without asking parents.

A test that reveals brain changes believed to be at the heart of Alzheimer s disease has bolstered the theory that education can delay the onset of the dementia and cognitive decline that are characteristic of the disorder.

A test that reveals brain changes believed to be at the heart of Alzheimer s disease has bolstered the theory that education can delay the onset of the dementia and cognitive decline that are characteristic of the disorder.

Sun Microsystems is not a name we often associate with education outside of high-end technical fields at the university level. Of course, Sun is responsible for OpenOffice and has recently acquired both MySQL and VirtualBox, all of which (especially OO.org) have quite a bit of relevance here. I was lucky enough to talk with Joe Hartley, Sun???s VP of Global Education and Healthcare, Monday afternoon, and it s quite clear that Sun is poised to take advantage of the increasing centralization of computing in education, as well as to leverage a growing hardware and software ecosystem that play really well in both K-12 and higher education markets. Sun has its roots in higher education (Sun actually stands for Stanford University Network...

The organization will distribute $2-million in grants to such campuses and create a Web site to inform veterans about their education benefits.

Louis Hsieh, CFO of New Oriental Education & Technology, sheds some light on the company s great first-quarter results and forecast, and why it s insulated from the U.S. credit crisis.

If history is any guide, Mr. Obama will focus on higher priorities on his presidential to-do list before choosing an education secretary.

One parent, one vote - sort of. Education officials are looking to give all parents of public-school students an advisory vote in elections for Community Education Council representatives - but critics are questioning the cost. Currently, only...

People with more education and more mentally demanding occupations may have protection against the memory loss that precedes Alzheimer s disease, according to a study in Neurology.

You re hired - no wait, fired! The teachers union is fighting to protect the jobs of more than 100 teachers who were brought into the school system just months ago as part of a selective recruitment program. About 120 teaching fellows - a...

John Prescott turns on private education, which he believes is unfair and breeds confidence. Yet he has never visited one.

Children as young as seven will be taught the facts of life in compulsory sex education lessons.

The state s efforts to reeducate laid-off workers in fields like renewable energy were discussed at the annual meeting of the National Council for Workforce Education.

Students protest but is education system failing Italy?

This excerpt from The Forever Portfolio explains the perils of a formal education.

People with more education and more mentally demanding occupations may have protection against the memory loss that precedes Alzheimer s disease, according to a study in Neurology.

Children as young as seven will be taught the facts of life in compulsory sex education lessons, to the fury of family groups. Pupils aged five will prepare for the classes by learning about body parts.