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• Cell Phones Make Headway in Education
Cell phones have long been anathema in the classroom, banned as a potential distraction, at best, and as a possible vehicle for cheating, at worst. But lately, educators have begun changing their tune on mobile phones. Abilene Christian University ...
• Bush's final G-8 summit may be harmonious
For his part, Bush, now a lame-duck leader, says a top priority is urging summit partners to make good on prior pledges to help poor and developing nations address challenges from health care to education to corruption.
• Top celebrity vineyards
Most celebrities run wineries "because they're wine connoisseurs—or think they are," says Robert Smiley, director of wine education at the University of California, Davis, management school.
• Engineering credits available for H.S. students
As a part of its 'Blueprint for Educational Change,' a group called the ' E3 Alliance ' in Austin has forged a way for students to get college credit at three Texas higher education institutions.
• Judge blocks officials from printing ballots
Proposition 104 would ban state or local governments or schools from giving any preferences to anyone in employment, education or contracting based on sex, race, ethnicity or national origin.