Global Education News- Hawaii legislators seek to lengthen school year January 20, 2010Stuck with the nation's shortest school year, Hawaii lawmakers will consider proposals for longer and more school days when this year's legislative session opens Wednesday. […]
- Beverly Hills to boot non-district K-8 pupils January 13, 2010After more than four hours of emotional and sometimes contentious debate, the Beverly Hills Unified School District approved a controversial proposal Tuesday to boot out more than 400 out-of-district students. […]
- ‘At hope’ kids better than ‘at risk’? January 12, 2010Decades ago, poor children became known as "disadvantaged." Then they were "at-risk." Now, a Washington lawmaker wants to replace those euphemisms with a new one: "at hope." […]
- Study: Schools face shortfalls after stimulus ends December 22, 2009Using federal stimulus money to avoid layoffs at schools is going to create a shortfall even more difficult for states and schools to contend with when that money runs out, according to a first-of-its-kind study released Monday. […]
- Loophole frees mentally ill youth offenders December 21, 2009Recent slaying cases highlight the complexities of a 1997 law meant to keep mentally ill juveniles from being held in detention centers where they can't get proper treatment. […]
- Hawaii legislators seek to lengthen school year January 20, 2010
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- The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | Math, June 17, 2013 June 17, 2013Can you calculate the number of different trifecta bets that were possible at the recent Belmont Stakes? […]By THE LEARNING NETWORK
- The Learning Network Blog: Worst Wildfires in Colorado’s History June 17, 2013Why are normal preventive measures falling short as fires rage in Colorado? […]By SHANNON DOYNE
- The Learning Network Blog: News Quiz | June 17, 2013 June 17, 2013See what you know about the news of the day. […]By TAYLOR ADAMS
- The Learning Network Blog: Word of the Day | insolence June 17, 2013This word has appeared in 14 New York Times articles in the past year. […]By THE LEARNING NETWORK
- Budget Cuts Reach Bone for Philadelphia Schools June 17, 2013Deep budget cuts have Philadelphia school officials worrying about how to make do without aides, secretaries, counselors, monitors, coaches or money for new books or paper. […]By TRIP GABRIEL
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- Updates From World of Education
- Cut-offs revised for IIT admissions June 7, 2013Only those students who are among the top 20 percentilers in the Intermediate Public Examination (IPE) while considering all the subjects would be eligible to take admission in the IITs in the country this year. […]
- King's College London launches first Summer School in Delhi June 4, 2013One of Britain's leading universities, King's College London, has opened its first international Summer School in Delhi. […]
- French lawmakers approve plan to introduce more courses in English at universities May 23, 2013France's lower house on Thursday approved a plan to introduce more courses in English at universities despite critics alleging it will undermine efforts to promote French. […]
- Blind girl gets to class XII merit list, tops humanities group May 21, 2013Shristi Tiwari, a girl of many dreams and aspirations. This blind girl, who topped the Humanities Group with 481 marks and stood 4th in the overall provisional merit list of class XII MPBSE declared on Tuesday said she has "miles to go before she sleeps." […]
- Norms for hiring teachers relaxed in 13 states March 28, 2013The central government Thursday gave its green signal to 13 states that had sought permission to relax the minimum qualification criteria for appointment of teachers under the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan. […]
- Norms for hiring teachers relaxed in 13 states March 28, 2013The central government Thursday gave its green signal to 13 states that had sought permission to relax the minimum qualification criteria for appointment of teachers under the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan. […]
- Short on faculty, IITs look towards students January 6, 2013Under-graduate engineering students from technical institutes may be able to teach and earn as they learn at the premier Indian Institutes of Technology. […]
- Short on faculty, IITs look towards students January 6, 2013Under-graduate engineering students from technical institutes may be able to teach and earn as they learn at the premier Indian Institutes of Technology. […]
- Country's education system burdened with demands of quantity, quality: President Pranab Mukherjee December 25, 2012President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said despite achievements, it is widely recognized that our country's education system is burdened with demands of both quantity and quality. […]
- Country's education system burdened with demands of quantity, quality: President Pranab Mukherjee December 25, 2012President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said despite achievements, it is widely recognized that our country's education system is burdened with demands of both quantity and quality. […]
- Cut-offs revised for IIT admissions June 7, 2013
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- Sex education in Karnataka schools from next year - Times of India June 17, 2013Sex education in Karnataka schools from next yearTimes of IndiaMANGALORE: The Karnataka State Mental Health Task Force has an ambitious plan to introduce sex education in high schools from the next academic year. Task force chairman and renowned psychiatrist Dr KA Ashok Pai told TOI that the module prepared ... […]
- How falling rupee will impact your foreign education - NDTV June 17, 2013How falling rupee will impact your foreign educationNDTVForeign education is a dream of many students from India. The exposure to the wider world, intellectual surroundings, competitive environment, and meritocracy are the factors that drive our youngsters to American or European shores for higher education.and more » […]
- Viacom Makes Rare Foray into Education - Wall Street Journal (blog) June 17, 2013Wall Street Journal (blog)Viacom Makes Rare Foray into EducationWall Street Journal (blog)Nasdaq-listed media heavyweight Viacom Inc. , through its brand Nickelodeon, has made its first foray into the education sector by striking a partnership with Australian start-up LiteracyPlanet. The deal will see LiteracyPlanet's online products ...and more » […]
- Is education system hierarchy reversing? - Daily News & Analysis June 17, 2013Is education system hierarchy reversing?Daily News & AnalysisWe both trooped down to the principal's office and requested for a change in the education stream to humanities. “Double demotion” is how the principal paraphrased our request. He felt that this step would be suicidal for my career as there was hardly ... […]
- Education system of the Mahabharata Age - SpeakingTree (blog) June 17, 2013Education system of the Mahabharata AgeSpeakingTree (blog)In the Vaedika age there was no educational system in particular. Generally students would go to the guru's house, at the age of five, and, completing their studies by the age of twenty-four, would return home. The reason for not having a solid ... […]
- Tiruchi district's govt. schools to offer English medium education - The Hindu June 17, 2013Tiruchi district's govt. schools to offer English medium educationThe HinduGovernment schools in the district are gradually bracing up to offer English medium education by starting new sections for the first and sixth standard. Experimentation with five rural schools last year in starting English medium sections at primary ...and more » […]
- Times Group enters education biz with TimesPro - Times of India June 16, 2013Times Group enters education biz with TimesProTimes of IndiaOne of India Inc's big headaches is the acute shortage of skilled or trained professionals. The 2013 employability survey by Assocham (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) finds that only 10% of Indian graduates are employable.and more » […]
- EDUCATION AND EQUALITY - Calcutta Telegraph June 16, 2013Calcutta TelegraphEDUCATION AND EQUALITYCalcutta TelegraphAnanya Vajpeyi's article addresses the alarming growth of inequality in Indian higher education. Her balancing account of the American scene might help by tempering our ill- informed idealizing of education in the United States of America while ...Education System in the land of 'Incredible […]
- India lacks in research-based education, Yale professor says - Times of India June 16, 2013India lacks in research-based education, Yale professor saysTimes of IndiaBHOPAL: The absence of research-based education in the country has put Indian education way behind other universities across the world, senior associate dean of Yale School of Management, USA, Anjani Jain told TOI on Sunday during an exclusive chat. […]
- Education minister speaks on private and law universities - Daily News & Analysis June 13, 2013India TodayEducation minister speaks on private and law universitiesDaily News & AnalysisThe colleges that offer good quality of education will definitely survive, while the rest will perish. Our job is to ensure that the quality of education does not suffer in the bargain and whenever seats go vacant beyond a point, the director of ...The Best CollegesI […]
- Sex education in Karnataka schools from next year - Times of India June 17, 2013
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Energy Engineering Courses & Career Scope
Energy Engineering Courses & Career Scope Energy engineers are responsible for discovering valuable energy sources which are of non renewable form and make us independent and fearless from scarcity of resources. In other words, energy engineers discover new renewable resources … Continue reading
Top 25 Law Colleges in India
Top 25 Law Colleges in India are listed below: 1. National Law School of India Univ, Bangalore 2. National Law Institute University, Bhopal 3. NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad 4. Campus Law Centre, Delhi University, Delhi 5. National Law University, … Continue reading
Geologist Colleges & Courses in India
Most universities in India offer geography and geography courses at the graduate and PG level for Humanities and Science students. Geology courses in India can be studied after passing the 12th standard. Admission to geology courses in India is usually … Continue reading
Did it ever cross your mind to become a Wedding Planner?
If you have a sense of self-entrepreneurship and have reasonably good people handling skills then becoming a wedding planner might be a great career choice for you. Yes, at first glance, this seems like a rather unconventional career choice, far … Continue reading
Increment in Indian Education Budget 2011
The Finance Minister has allocated Rs. 50 crore to higher education with HRD minister Mr. Kapil Sibal. Apart from this, he made one divergent allotment of Rs 10 crore to set up new model degree colleges in the states and … Continue reading