U of M Education College Receives Accreditation (The Memphis Daily News)
The College of Education at the University of Memphis has received accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. The....

Centenary College expands education program offerings (The Warren Reporter)
HACKETTSTOWN -- Centenary College has recently expanded its curriculum to include a certificate in Learning and Technology, which is designed specifically for practicing kindergarten through 12th grade teachers. Its focus is practical applications of technologies in the classroom. This program...

College celebrates International Education week (Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune)
Life is taking on a global flavour a Grande Prairie Regional College this week. The college is celebrating International Education Week from Nov. 17-21. [...]

Education summit stresses importance of preparing students for destinations other than college (The Longview News-Journal)
High school education must go beyond preparing students for college, a board of panelists agreed during an education summit held Tuesday in Longview.

Qatar University to host Annual Education Week (The Peninsula)
Doha: Qatar University’s College of Education will host its 5th Annual Educational Week from March 28 to April 1, 2009. The event will be marked by a series of activities including a two-day Conference, Career Day, Art Exhibition, and the Early Childhood Festival.

State legislators taking high-paying higher education posts (Sun-Sentinel)
New Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom, R-Destin, has been hired for a $110,000-a-year job as a vice president for Northwest Florida State College -- the latest in a string of legislators to take high-paying higher education posts at schools they have some hand overseeing.

Survey: Pa. college students face high cost, high debt (Philly.com)
Getting a college education is more expensive in Pennsylvania than in many other areas of the country, and students generally graduate with higher debt, says a state education report released yesterday.

Adult Education teacher gets certification (The Daily Dispatch)
Jim Lively, a teacher in the Cochise College Adult Education program, recently earned the professional designation of Certified Manager in Program Improvement (CMPI).

Education group hires consulting firm for proposed college Hopes to conduct more surveys (Today's News-Herald)
The Havasu Foundation for Higher Education, a local group working to form a four-year university in Lake Havasu City, has hired Chicago-based Huron Consulting Group to help it complete its business plan and conduct a new round of market surveys.

Education fair helps encourage returning soldiers (The Leaf Chronicle)
An education fair Thursday on post had a two-fold objective: to welcome returning troops and also encourage them to think about improving their skill sets by seeking a college degree.