OLATHE, Kansas: When Manute Bol unfolds his 7-foot-7 (2.31-meter) frame from a SUV and walks into a suburban Kansas City restaurant, eyes turn and people openly gawk. Bol is oblivious to the stares after a lifetime of towering over everyone around him.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/29/sports/NA-BKO-Bol-Sudan-Sunrise.php

Testing times: Retiring head calls for a 'fundamental rethink' of the education system

News | www.dailymail.co.uk | 15 hours 56 minutes ago

Constant tinkering with the exam system has led to an 'over-tested generation' of school-leavers, according to the head of a top-performing girls' school. Constant tinkering with the exam system has led to an 'over-tested generation' of school-leavers, according to the head of a top-performing

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1050736/Testing-times-Retiring-head-calls-fundamental-rethink-education-system.html?ITO=1490

Preschool children to start work on 'nappy curriculum' of 69 education targets

News | www.telegraph.co.uk | 16 hours 50 minutes ago

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/education/2647171/Pre-school-children-to-start-work-on-nappy-curriculum-of-69-education-targets.html

Verizon and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Present Augustus 'Gus' Hawkins Award to National Education Association President Reg Weaver

Press Release | www.prnewswire.com | Aug 28, 2008

Weaver Honored for Lifetime of Service to Education DENVER, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation presented outgoing National Education Association President Reg Weaver with the Augustus "Gus" Hawkins Excellence in Education Award Thursday (Aug.

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Students from Jumeirah College attend women empowerment meet in USA

News | www.ameinfo.com | Aug 28, 2008

Five students from Jumeirah College, a leading international school of GEMS Education in Dubai, participated in the Women2Women International Leadership and Cultural Exchange (W2W) held recently in ...

http://www.ameinfo.com/167303.html

S.F. lender to students is clearing out

News | www.sfgate.com | Aug 28, 2008

Education Finance Partners, one of the companies at the center of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's investigation into student-lending practices last year, has abruptly ceased making loans and is clearing out of its San Francisco headquarters. The...<a

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New version of Amazon’s Kindle to target education

News | www.vnunet.com | Aug 28, 2008

Tim Bueneman, an analyst with McAdams Wright Ragen, told the Seattle Post Intelligencer that at a meeting with management it had been indicated that the company would introduce a new, stripped down, Kindle reader aimed at college and schoolchildren.

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2224708/version-amazon-kindle-target-education

3 top Fannie Mae executives to leave company

News | www.usatoday.com | Aug 27, 2008

Fannie Mae said Wednesday that three top executives are leaving as the mortgage finance company aims to cope with mounting losses from the mortgage crisis.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2008-08-27-fannie-execs_N.htm?csp=34