UD College of Education dean to step down and return to faculty (The Newark Post)
Michael Gamel-McCormick, dean of the University of Delaware's College of Education and Public Policy, is resigning as dean, effective April 1, and will return to the faculty as professor of human development and family studies and associate director of the Center for Disabilities Studies, University Provost Tom Apple announced.

Expert shows parents how to get money for their child’s college education (The Record and Herald News)
New Jersey parents suffering with finding ways to pay for their children’s college education can finally get solutions to their college funding problems.

American College Of Education Offers Student Grants and Help With Tuition Payments (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - 03/17/10) - The climb for teachers seeking to move up the career ladder just got less costly and more convenient. American College of Education, the leader in online teaching degrees, has announced it has approved a total of $2,500,000 in student grants and help with tuition payments for teachers who pursue their master's degree in education online through the College ...

Is a College Education Essential for Americans? (The Online NewsHour)
A series of debates sponsored by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs address whether America needs more college graduates to remain competitive on a global level, or whether the emerging job markets favor people without degrees. Paul Solman moderates.

Education secretary: Low grad rates call for ban (Sports Illustrated)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says college basketball teams that don't graduate at least 40 percent of their players should be banned from postseason play.

What if a college education just isn't for everyone? (USA Today)
A debate has been building about whether it's realistic and responsible to push students into college even if odds of academic success seem low.

Community college students miss out on grants (San Francisco Chronicle)
California community college students are leaving up to $500 million in federal financial aid on the table, money that could help cover books, transportation, fees, food and housing at a time when the cost of education is going up dramatically, according to a...

Education Secretary: Ban NCAA Teams With Low Grad Rates (MyNC.com)
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan pushed a proposal Wednesday to bar men's college basketball teams from postseason play if they fail to graduate 40 percent of their players, an idea that didn't go over well with the NCAA and coaches preparing for March Madness.

JEFFREY CHEAH FOUNDATION LAUNCHED TO CHAMPION QUALITY EDUCATION (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
PETALING JAYA, March 18 (Bernama) -- The newly launched Jeffrey Cheah Foundation will see the transfer of equity ownership worth approximately RM700 million of the not-for-profit Sunway Education Group, made up of Sunway University College, Monash University Sunway campus, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Sunway International School.

Wilmington superintendent to discuss women in education (Wilmington Advocate)
Joanne Benton, superintendent of schools for Wilmington, will discuss “Women in Educational Leadership” during the Education for the Future conference at Merrimack College on April 30.