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. […]
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- 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
- The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News | Beyond the Swimming Pool: The History of Chlorine May 24, 2013What are some of the many uses we have for chlorine? […]By MICHAEL GONCHAR
- The Learning Network Blog: News Quiz | May 24, 2013 May 24, 2013See what you know about the news of the day. […]By ANASTASIA ECONOMIDES
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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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- UPSC announced Special Class Railway Examination (SCRA 2013) results - Oneindia May 24, 2013OneindiaUPSC announced Special Class Railway Examination (SCRA 2013) resultsOneindiaThe Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the result of the written part of the Special Class Railway Apprentices Examination (SCRA 2013) on 23 May, 2013. The written SCRA Exam 2013 was conducted across India in 42 cities on 20 ...and more » […]
- Nigerian Students To Be Trained In India on Vocational Skills - Oneindia May 24, 2013OneindiaNigerian Students To Be Trained In India on Vocational SkillsOneindiaIndia is all set to train 500 Nigerians in Vocational Skills. As India wants increased partnership with Nigeria in education through institutional cooperation, content development, faculty exchange and joint ventures that would enhance the West African ...and more » […]
- 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 - Newstrack India May 24, 2013ARDA lays emphasis on quality education to improve lives of rural AssameseNewstrack IndiaGuwahati, May 24 (ANI): The 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, ...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 ... […]
- IPL Spot-Fixing: Education, fear are effective deterrents - Indian Express May 24, 2013IPL Spot-Fixing: Education, fear are effective deterrentsIndian ExpressI am writing this soon after watching the Rajasthan Royals, rocked by intrigue and glued by commitment, make a heartwarming entry into the final eliminator of what has, from a purely cricketing point of view, been an outstanding IPL. They have added ...and more » […]
- 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 […]
- De-growth in education biz weighed on Q4 nos: NIIT - Moneycontrol.com May 23, 2013Moneycontrol.comDe-growth in education biz weighed on Q4 nos: NIITMoneycontrol.comThe issue really has been the depressed consumer sentiment relating to IT, which has led to de-growth in the IT education business which also happens to be a large part of NIIT. Related News. NIIT board recommends dividend · NIIT board to consider ... […]
- Muslim Education Conference in Mumbai from May 29 - India Today May 23, 2013India TodayMuslim Education Conference in Mumbai from May 29India TodayA two-day Muslim Education Conference to discuss issues relating to vocational and technical education for community students, education for girls, will be organised in Mumbai from May 29. The conference will be inaugurated by Vice President Hamid ... […]
- 'Education will free fetters of slavery' - The Hindu May 23, 2013The Hindu'Education will free fetters of slavery'The HinduEducation is the only powerful tool that would free the fetters of slavery, both at a physical and spiritual level and none but B.R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution exemplifies that, said Thol. Thirumavalavan, MP and President ...and more » […]
- UPSC announced Special Class Railway Examination (SCRA 2013) results - Oneindia May 24, 2013
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