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
- International Education News
- The Learning Network Blog: Word of the Day | progeny June 19, 2013This word has appeared in 76 New York Times articles in the past year. […]By THE LEARNING NETWORK
- Board to Vote on Condoms in Boston Schools June 19, 2013A new health policy that would make condoms available in the district’s high schools is up for a vote on Wednesday night. […]By JESS BIDGOOD
- Two Public Schools in New York Are Spared the Tear-Down of Development June 19, 2013Public Schools 191 and 199 will not be torn down, but students at the School of Cooperative Technical Education weren’t so lucky. […]By JOSEPH BERGER
- Education Chief Lets States Delay Use of Tests in Decisions About Teachers’ Jobs June 19, 2013Responding to complaints, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said states could postpone for a year using more rigorous tests to make career decisions about teachers. […]By MOTOKO RICH
- National Briefing | Education: I.M.F. Courses Offered Online June 18, 2013The International Monetary Fund and edX have announced a collaboration to offer the fund’s training courses in macroeconomics and finance on the edX platform. […]By TAMAR LEWIN
- The Learning Network Blog: Word of the Day | progeny June 19, 2013
- 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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- Investing in a girl's education delivers highest return: Freida Pinto - IBNLive June 19, 2013IBNLiveInvesting in a girl's education delivers highest return: Freida PintoIBNLive"I keep getting asked this question - Why education? Why did I choose to support education and the answer to that is quite simple because I had one. I am standing here today because I had the education I wanted and I cannot thank my mom and dad enough ... […]
- Filling the education gap - The Hindu June 19, 2013The HinduFilling the education gapThe HinduThe passage of the Right to Education Act, 2009, made education free and compulsory for all children aged six to 14 years. While there has been a progressive shift in people's minds, especially those belonging to the society's weaker and marginalised ... […]
- Is education system hierarchy reversing? - Daily News & Analysis June 19, 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 department doles out lakhs to staff, but keeps no tab - Indian Express June 18, 2013Indian ExpressEducation department doles out lakhs to staff, but keeps no tabIndian ExpressThe Higher Education Department seems to have no documents to validate the lakhs of rupees that the department has given to its employees on various grounds. A copy of the report — filed as a reply to The Indian Express under Right To Information Act ... […]
- DIET's pre-service teacher education scheme - Times of India June 18, 2013DIET's pre-service teacher education schemeTimes of IndiaThe district institute of education and training (DIET) is a central government-sponsored institute under the ministry of human resource development, department of elementary education and literacy. These institutes are established as centres of ... […]
- Technical education boost to southern districts of Odisha - Times of India June 18, 2013Technical education boost to southern districts of OdishaTimes of IndiaBERHAMPUR: The state government is planning to start two new polytechnics in Gajapati and Kandhamal districts and increase the seats in the ITIs at Berhampur and Chhatrapur in Ganjam from this year. The aim behind the move is to boost technical ... […]
- Education most-searched topic on Google in May - Hindustan Times June 18, 2013Business StandardEducation most-searched topic on Google in MayHindustan TimesEducation, travel, yoga exercises and net banking were the most searched topics on the search engine Google in the month of May. This was revealed in a study conducted by google's application, 'Google trends, here this Monday. Google officials who were ...Education most g […]
- Private schools scout for right to education recruits - Times of India June 18, 2013Private schools scout for right to education recruitsTimes of IndiaMADURAI: The intensive efforts of the Madurai district administration to enforce the Right To Education (RTE Act) has forced the management of private schools, especially medium-sized private matriculation schools, to look around for students. A few ...and more » […]
- Mason turned into thief to support siblings' dental and management education - Times of India June 18, 2013Mason turned into thief to support siblings' dental and management educationTimes of India26-year-old BandiRamu, who is a mason by profession and also a part-time driver, began stealing cell phones and other valuables to educate his siblings, one pursuing Bachelor of Dental Sciences (BDS) and the other Master of Business Administration.and more » […]
- 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 » […]
- Investing in a girl's education delivers highest return: Freida Pinto - IBNLive June 19, 2013
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Shipbuilding Courses & Career in India
Shipbuilding Courses in India are among the leading Science & Technology courses in India. Today, Shipbuilding Courses are being offered with the nomenclature of ‘naval architecture’. These courses involve the: • Construction and designing of freighters • Maintenance of tankers … Continue reading
Top Colleges in Russia: Technical & Medical Colleges of Russia
Some of the Best Colleges in Russia have been listed below: M.K. Ammosov Sakha (Yakutsk) State University, Faculty of Medicine http://www.ceebd.co.uk/ceeed/un/ru/ru064010.htm Military Medical Academy http://www.mma.spb.ru/ Moscow State University (M.V. Lomonosov) http://www.fbm.msu.ru/ Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Academy, Faculty of Medicine http://www.n-nov.mednet.com/ … Continue reading
Choosing Politics as a Career
Usually, students studying Political Science are considered eligible for taking-up Politics as a career option. However, Politics is one of the few career options that have few, academic restrictions. There are three, main ways to enter the Politics: 1. … Continue reading
Career in Gemmology: Gemmology Courses & Gemmology Career
From the beginning of human civilization, jewellery and jewels have been considered as an important part of every ones lives. They have been regarded as a symbol of glory and wealth. It is also supposed that specific kind of gemstones … Continue reading
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