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: Word of the Day | fictitious June 20, 2013This word has appeared in 145 New York Times articles in the past year. […]By SHANNON DOYNE
- National Briefing | New England: Condoms Approved for Schools in Massachusetts June 20, 2013The new policy allows students to obtain condoms, unless parents opt them out, and makes sexual education a required part of school health curricula. […]By JESS BIDGOOD
- Online Classes Fuel a Campus Debate June 20, 2013A heated discussion has emerged over whether free online college classes will lead to better learning and lower costs — or to a second-class education for most students. […]By TAMAR LEWIN
- 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
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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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- Amtrak Launches Education Tablet In Rajasthan - CRN.in June 20, 2013Amtrak Launches Education Tablet In RajasthanCRN.inAmtrak Info System has launched education tablet in Rajasthan – Amtrak My Class Buddy A700 E. The 7-inch My Class Buddy tablet is a dedicated smart school solution and has features such as the Rajasthan State Board and CBSE Board Hindi digital ... […]
- Lighting up lives through education: Two women show the way - Daijiworld.com June 20, 2013Lighting up lives through education: Two women show the wayDaijiworld.comKundapur, Jun 20: In a remote place, some 30 kms away from Kundapur, tucked amidst green dense forest, lays a school run by two young and pretty ladies Renita Reshma Lobo and Shamitha. The school is named after Mother Theresa and caters to the ... […]
- Dead son's education loan: Bank seeks its pound of flesh - The New Indian Express June 20, 2013Dead son's education loan: Bank seeks its pound of fleshThe New Indian ExpressA private bank has issued them a legal notice to repay his educational loan or face action, including recovery. The couple's dream to have their own grandchild is yet to materialise following a financial crunch to 'hire a womb'. Adding to the burden is ... […]
- Gujarat education officers put to the test - Indian Express June 20, 2013Gujarat education officers put to the testIndian ExpressIn a first, 27 district education officers (DEOs) of Gujarat took an exam on Wednesday which would decide their careers. The Gujarat government has decided to put the DEOs through five examinations in a year to test their knowledge about the school ... […]
- 1-year jail term for bogus educational institution owners - Times of India June 19, 20131-year jail term for bogus educational institution ownersTimes of IndiaThe official said in the recent past, the issue of bogus educational institutions cheating hundreds of students was discussed in both the houses of the state legislature and that the government had assured that a comprehensive law will be enacted to ... […]
- PPP mooted to meet rising demand for higher education - Times of India June 19, 2013PPP mooted to meet rising demand for higher educationTimes of IndiaLUCKNOW: Ever increasing demand for higher education with sub-standard quality and narrowing fiscal allocation is the biggest rationale for attracting private finance in higher education in UP. This is what the nine-member committee constituted by the ... […]
- Education department to meet Chowgule management over admission woes - Times of India June 19, 2013Education department to meet Chowgule management over admission woesTimes of IndiaThe high court of Bombay at Goa had disposed of a petition filed by Chowgule Education Society (CES) on Tuesday in a case regarding rejection of the request of Smt Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science, Margao, to close its higher secondary ... […]
- Slowdown blues: Education sector moves out of comfort zone - Business Standard June 19, 2013Business StandardSlowdown blues: Education sector moves out of comfort zoneBusiness StandardIndia's education sector is no longer recession-proof, with entities reporting lower growth and credit-rating agencies having a negative outlook. The credit profiles of higher education institutions especially have come under pressure. With declining ... […]
- 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 ... […]
- Amtrak Launches Education Tablet In Rajasthan - CRN.in June 20, 2013
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What types of SAT examinations are held for admission into US universities?
Not many students realize that the SAT or the Scholastic Aptitude Test comprises of two different types of examinations. The first is called the SAT Reasoning Test that is the longer of the two tests. It lasts for nearly three … Continue reading