Commentary: Education lost in hubbub of campaigning (CNN.com)
As we enter the final months of the longest presidential campaign in American history, it seems clear that the issue of the education of our nation's children is virtually absent from John McCain and Barack Obama's rhetoric.

Rudd to education unions: get with the times (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has urged unions to support his education reforms or risk being left in the past.

Meet the Joneses: Obama's Education Plan (ABC News)
In part three of the series, "GMA" looks at education and the average family.

Seamless education is Cleveland schools' goal for transient students (The Plain Dealer)
CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland schools hope to provide a seamless education for students who are constantly changing addresses. In a district where many families rent, about a third of the children move during the school year. Many leave the system,...

'One Laptop' Falls Short Of Education Goals (NPR)
One Laptop Per Child was an ambitious promise to children in the third world. The project has had trouble with its leadership, finances and competitors. Instead of the legacy of education for third-world children, the One Laptop Per Child program has spurred an industry in low-cost laptops for consumers.

Applegate resigns higher education post (Lexington Herald-Leader)
The vice president for academic affairs at the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education has announced his resignation to take another job. Jim Applegate's resignation is effective Sept. 30. Applegate has accepted a position as senior vice president at Lumina Foundation for Education in Indianapolis. That foundation works to expand access to college education, particularly for students ...

Grant To Fund Early Education Training (The Morning News)
BENTONVILLE -- Better training for early childhood education workers will reduce staff turnover and result in better care for children, according to Michelle Stephens, executive director of the Helen Walton Children's Enrichment Center.

Developing post-graduate education, a basic strategy (Islamic Republic News Agency)
Iran -Turkey Ministers Meeting Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi said development of science and technology is impossible without promoting post-graduate education.

Business heads encouraged to get involved in education (The Register-Herald)
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS — West Virginia’s business community must participate more in the state’s education plans if it wants the skilled workforce ready to handle the jobs of the 21st century, education officials told members of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Wednesday.

UN In Liberia Stresses Importance Of Education (Scoop.co.nz)
Liberian children deserve the opportunity to attend school, the top United Nations envoy to the West African nation said today, calling on families to make their children’s education a priority as the country rebuilds after years of civil war.