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: 6 Q's About the News | Yahoo to Acquire Tumblr in Bold Move by Internet Pioneer May 23, 2013How does Tumblr offer a different approach to social media from Facebook? […]By MICHAEL GONCHAR
- The Choice Blog: Let’s Hope College Doesn’t Go According to Plan May 23, 2013My list of priorities as a freshman will remain open, because as I take ownership of the next four years of my life at Duke University, I expect the unexpected. […]By MAIMUNA ABDI YUSSUF
- The Learning Network Blog: Student Opinion | What Role Will Robots Play in Our Future? May 23, 2013Will robots be in every home, the way we now have TVs and computers? Will they work in our factories, fight in our wars, teach our children and care for our elderly? […]By MICHAEL GONCHAR
- The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | English, May 23, 2013 May 23, 2013Can you choose the word that correctly completes the sentence? […]By THE LEARNING NETWORK
- The Learning Network Blog: News Quiz | May 23, 2013 May 23, 2013See what you know about the news of the day. […]By ANASTASIA ECONOMIDES
- The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News | Yahoo to Acquire Tumblr in Bold Move by Internet Pioneer May 23, 2013
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- 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. […]
- 10,000 foreign-educated doctors jobless after failing Medical Council of India test November 18, 2012Close to 10,000 Indians across the country who have completed their undergraduate medical education abroad are unemployed or under-employed. […]
- Blind girl gets to class XII merit list, tops humanities group May 21, 2013
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- J&K`s higher education department to go paperless - Zee News May 23, 2013J&K`s higher education department to go paperlessZee News"As part of the e-governance initiative of the state government, the higher education department will not use any paper after shifting its operations to electronic mode," an official spokesman said. J&K`s higher education department to go paperless. He ...and more » […]
- 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 ... […]
- UP education sector has maximum public corruption: Lokayukta - Business Standard May 23, 2013Business StandardUP education sector has maximum public corruption: LokayuktaBusiness StandardEducation sector is perhaps riddled with maximum instances of public corruption and irregularities in Uttar Pradesh, state Lokayukta N K Mehrotra has said. He maintained education sector would turn out to be the biggest scam collectively if probed ... […]
- The Role Of Parents In Financial Education - Investopedia May 23, 2013The Role Of Parents In Financial EducationInvestopediaThis has already prompted political leaders in the United Kingdom and Australia to propose mandatory financial education for students, while the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in the United States has made numerous recommendations ...and more » […]
- 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 » […]
- Education loan defaults: Govt proposes 'credit guarantee fund' - Times of India May 23, 2013Education loan defaults: Govt proposes 'credit guarantee fund'Times of IndiaWhile 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 ...and […]
- Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat Education gets Rajiv Gandhi Global Excellence Award - Times of India May 23, 2013Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat Education gets Rajiv Gandhi Global Excellence AwardTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Twenty-two eminent personalities, including Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat (JKP) Education president Vishakha Tripathi, were honoured here with the Rajiv Gandhi Global Excellence Award. Uttarakhand governor Aziz Qureshi on Tuesday ... […]
- Bangladesh's Green Radio heralds new era of environment education - Oneindia May 23, 2013OneindiaBangladesh's Green Radio heralds new era of environment educationOneindiaDhaka, May 23: Nature lovers in Bangladesh can tune in to 89.6 FM for their daily dose of green awakening, courtesy a 45-minute programme which aims at bridging the gap between environmentalists and laymen by keeping them abreast of burning topics ...and more » […]
- Maharashtra physical education colleges now with higher and technical ... - Times of India May 23, 2013Maharashtra physical education colleges now with higher and technical ...Times of IndiaRELATED. MUMBAI: About 100 physical education colleges in the state will now come under the aegis of the higher and technical education department. On Wednesday, the state cabinet approved a proposal for transferring these colleges to the department. […]
- J&K`s higher education department to go paperless - Zee News May 23, 2013
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