Oregonian – Melissa Repko

“Hit the books, not the pool. That’s the mantra of Oregonians taking college courses this summer at rates approaching campus records.”(more)

Helsinki Times – Staff Writer

“Library visits have increased in number as economic worries prompt the public to save money. Finland has traditionally been a literature-loving country, but until two years ago the number of visitors annually was declining. Now people are more concerned with keeping their purse strings drawn, says Virva Nousiainen-Hiiri, Head of Acquisitions and Cataloguing at Helsinki City Library. “(more)

Wall Street Journal – Craig Karmin

“When the endowment chief of the University of Colorado joined boutique Wall Street firm Perella Weinberg Partners earlier this month, he didn’t show up empty-handed: The school’s entire $825 million endowment came with him.”(more)

Dallas Morning News – Terrence Stutz

“AUSTIN – Texas’ education chief, stung by criticism of his agency’s system for reporting how many students drop out of school, called on the state’s leading business group Thursday to help launch a voluntary statewide ban on the hiring of high school dropouts by Texas employers.”(more)

Wall Street Journal – Sonia Misquitta

“MUMBAI — A striking 71% of students in Indian metropolitan areas say they use personal computers, according to a new survey by information technology giant Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. And 66 % of students in the southern city of Bangalore said they were active on blogging and social networking sites, compared with 39% nationally, the same survey found.”(more)

Washington Post – Michael Alison Chandler/span>

“The high unemployment rate has provided an unexpected boon for the nation’s public schools: legions of career-switchers eager to become teachers.”(more)

Tennessean – Jaime Sarrio

“Tennessee students lag behind other states in the nation and the Southeast, a problem that stems from a lack of teacher training, the absence of talented top leaders and an ineffective use of student data.”(more)

Los Angeles Times – Larry Gordon, Gale Holland and Mitchell Landsberg

“The state’s budget cuts to the three-tiered system — UC, Cal State and community colleges — may threaten the system’s world-class reputation and the future of a generation of students.”(more)

China Daily – Colleen Lee

“HONG KONG: Anxiety is the prevailing mood as Hong Kong students await the release next Wednesday of results of the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE). Almost half the students waiting for the results say they are nervous, a survey found.”(more)

Guardian – Anthea Lipsett

“Nearly one in four children do not take part in any organised sport, new research shows. This is despite a government campaign launched two years ago to get pupils to do up to five hours of sport each week, including two hours within the curriculum, and three hours for young people aged 16 to 19.”(more)