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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- Horace Mann Apologizes for Abuse but Won’t Start New Inquiry May 24, 2013The elite Bronx private school announced that it would establish an advisory board on student safety, allowing outside experts as well as at least one victim to make policy recommendations. […]By VIVIAN YEE
- Cooper Union Protesters Living High Life Out of President’s Office May 24, 2013Since May 8, students have used the room to spread word about their rebellion against charging undergraduate tuition, eat catered meals and entertain visits from activists. […]By ARIEL KAMINER
- The Learning Network Blog: Celebrating Memorial Day and Looking Ahead May 24, 2013Here is what we’ll be offering over the next three weeks, including contest winners, Common Core posts, and our annual roundups of all the lesson plans and Student Opinion questions we’ve published this year […]By KATHERINE SCHULTEN
- The Learning Network Blog: Student Opinion | Do You Plan on Saving Any of Your Belongings for the Future? May 24, 2013Why do you plan to save these belongings? Do you hope they will be more valuable in the future, or do you keep them for sentimental reasons? […]By MICHAEL GONCHAR
- The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | Editing Practice, May 24, 2013 May 24, 2013In what order should these sentences from an article about a secret nightclub go? […]By KATHERINE SCHULTEN
- Horace Mann Apologizes for Abuse but Won’t Start New Inquiry May 24, 2013
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- 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. […]
- Inconsistent attendance policy troubles DU students November 20, 2012Delhi University students writing the semester exams are now subject to a hopelessly inconsistent attendance policy across colleges. […]
- Inconsistent attendance policy troubles DU students November 20, 2012Delhi University students writing the semester exams are now subject to a hopelessly inconsistent attendance policy across colleges. […]
- French lawmakers approve plan to introduce more courses in English at universities May 23, 2013
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- Council of Higher Secondary Education will publish Plus II results on May 29 - Times of India May 25, 2013Council of Higher Secondary Education will publish Plus II results on May 29Times of IndiaBHUBANESWAR: The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) will publish Plus II results on May 29, higher education minister Badrinarayan Patra announced here on Thursday. Application for Plus III admission will start three days later on June 1.and more » […]
- Over 2000 students throng The Hindu Education Plus Fair - The Hindu May 24, 2013The HinduOver 2000 students throng The Hindu Education Plus FairThe HinduThe ninth edition of The Hindu Education Plus Career Fair attracted more than 2,000 students on the inaugural day at the Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam here on Friday. The two-day fair will have 11 sessions in all. On the first day, sessions on ... […]
- Missing RTE bills 'found', says local education department - Times of India May 24, 2013Missing RTE bills 'found', says local education departmentTimes of IndiaNAGPUR: Schools in the city that have been waiting for a long time to receive reimbursements for free admissions given under the Right To Education Act (RTE) now have a reason to smile. Their 'missing' RTE bills have now been traced in the education ...and more » […]
- Make higher education accessible to all: President - Hindustan Times May 24, 2013Make higher education accessible to all: PresidentHindustan TimesTo make higher education affordable for meritorious students belonging to socio-economically difficult backgrounds, measures like scholarships, student loans and self-help schemes are necessary,” he said. He expressed concern that though India's higher ...and more » […]
- A sea change in education sector - Hindu Business Line May 24, 2013A sea change in education sectorHindu Business LineGujarat's education scene has transformed in the last few years. Eleven new universities, 400 new colleges and 1.25 lakh new teachers, 38,000 new schoolrooms, and education in English. The number of seats in technical institutions has more than doubled ...and more » […]
- MHRD approves setting up of block institutes for teachers education - Times of India May 24, 2013MHRD approves setting up of block institutes for teachers educationTimes of IndiaThe training of teachers will be through National Institute of Open Schooling in Jharkhand, state open universities in Assam, State Councils of Education Research and Training in Chhattisgarh and through State Board of Primary Education in West Bengal.Govt approves block institu […]
- Government Assures 'Credit Guarantee Fund' for Education Loans - Oneindia May 24, 2013OneindiaGovernment Assures 'Credit Guarantee Fund' for Education LoansOneindiaWhile a scheme of interest subsidy on education loans to students of weaker sections is already in place, the new fund "will address cases of education loans defaults which add to the burgeoning non-performing assets of the bank", the UPA government's ... […]
- ARDA lays emphasis on quality education to improve lives of rural Assamese - Business Standard May 24, 2013ARDA lays emphasis on quality education to improve lives of rural AssameseBusiness StandardThe Agency for Rural Development Action (ARDA) is playing a very important role in taking education to people in rural Assam. Selek Kamalpur village, situated on the bank of Brahmaputra at Majuli in Assam's Jorhat district, is inhabited by nearly 3,000 ...and more […]
- Now, vedic education is academic - Daily News & Analysis May 24, 2013Daily News & AnalysisNow, vedic education is academicDaily News & Analysis“This accreditation has given a new dimension to vedic education and opened up avenues to young graduates and school students to take up vedic rituals as a profession. There was a big gap between demand and supply and our community people—who ... […]
- Contraceptive access improves women's chances in education, work: Jill Sheffield - Times of India May 23, 2013Contraceptive access improves women's chances in education, work: Jill SheffieldTimes of IndiaA woman's ability to use contraceptives to determine whether and when to have children improves her chances of getting an education and finding employment. It also has a major positive impact on both maternal and infant mortality. Family planning ...and mo […]
- Council of Higher Secondary Education will publish Plus II results on May 29 - Times of India May 25, 2013
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