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: Iran Elects a New Leader June 19, 2013What kind of leader do you think Iran’s president-elect will be? Do you think Iran’s policies will change with regard to its nuclear program and political repression? […]By MICHAEL GONCHAR
- The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | Math, June 19, 2013 June 19, 2013Can you calculate the population of Manhattan if you know the number of commuters and the percentage by which they increase said population? […]By THE LEARNING NETWORK
- The Learning Network Blog: News Quiz | June 19, 2013 June 19, 2013See what you know about the news of the day. […]By ANASTASIA ECONOMIDES
- 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
- The Learning Network Blog: Iran Elects a New Leader June 19, 2013
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- 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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- War of words between J-K education minister and PDP legislators - Business Standard June 19, 2013War of words between J-K education minister and PDP legislatorsBusiness Standard"We have decided that we would boycott the state's education minister, Mohammad Akbar Lone for hurling abuses to our leader at a meeting. Our party would not keep any contact with him. He has been very abusive and if this is the education he has got ...and more » […]
- 'New Education Policy, 22000 Teachers For Jammu & Kashmir' - freepresskashmir June 19, 2013freepresskashmir'New Education Policy, 22000 Teachers For Jammu & Kashmir'freepresskashmirSRINAGAR: More than 22,000 lecturers and teachers are being appointed in Jammu and Kashmir, where two boards have been constituted to review the education policy and check and monitor the fee structure of all private education institutions in the state.and […]
- Weak rupee woes: Not advisable to sell assets to fund overseas education - Business Standard June 19, 2013Weak rupee woes: Not advisable to sell assets to fund overseas educationBusiness StandardThe decline in the rupee against the pound and the dollar will affect Indian students going abroad, since the USA and UK are the most popular destinations. But given the uncertainty in the job market, it is not advisable to sell assets like house or ... […]
- 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 ...and more » […]
- 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 ... […]
- 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 ... […]
- Higher education eludes many even under special quota - The Hindu June 18, 2013Higher education eludes many even under special quotaThe HinduThey had waited long for this day, hoping it would bring a ray of hope. Securing a seat would mark a milestone in their lives, otherwise plagued by not only poverty, but also disability. It was with this optimism that the visually and physically ... […]
- Sex education to be part of high school lessons in Karnataka - The Hindu June 18, 2013Sex education to be part of high school lessons in KarnatakaThe HinduK. Ashok Pai, Chairman of Karnataka State Mental Health Task Force, said on Saturday that sex education will be part of the curriculum at the high school-level in the State from the next academic year. Addressing presspersons here, Mr. Pai said that ...Sex education in Class 9 from 2014 in […]
- 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 » […]
- War of words between J-K education minister and PDP legislators - Business Standard June 19, 2013
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