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: Student Opinion | Should Marijuana Be Legal? May 21, 2013Do you think the current federal prohibition on marijuana is good public policy? […]By MICHAEL GONCHAR
- The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News | Massive Tornado in Oklahoma May 21, 2013What is a “supercell” storm? How many tornadoes touched down in four states this weekend? […]By KATHERINE SCHULTEN and MICHAEL GONCHAR
- The Choice Blog: First-Generation Jitters About Going to Yale May 21, 2013Leobardo Espinoza Jr., a high school senior in Kansas whose parents did not graduate from high school, expects to “work harder and longer” to compete with his Ivy League classmates this fall. […]By LEOBARDO ESPINOZA JR.
- The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | English, May 21, 2013 May 21, 2013Can you choose the best synonym for “cri de coeur”? […]By THE LEARNING NETWORK
- The Learning Network Blog: News Quiz | May 21, 2013 May 21, 2013See what you know about the news of the day. […]By ANASTASIA ECONOMIDES
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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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- Knesset gives Council for Higher Education three months to draft rules on ... - Haaretz May 22, 2013HaaretzKnesset gives Council for Higher Education three months to draft rules on ...HaaretzTwo Knesset committees on Tuesday gave the Council for Higher Education three months to formulate bylaws for handling sexual harassment complaints that would be binding on all academic institutions. The Knesset Education Committee and the Knesset ... […]
- Education dept mulls 'bridge course' for engineering, pharma students - Indian Express May 22, 2013Education dept mulls 'bridge course' for engineering, pharma studentsIndian ExpressThe state education department may introduce a four or six-week bridge course for all students of degree engineering and pharmacy courses after their admissions, a senior Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) official, who didn't wish to be named ... […]
- Free school offering 'cross-subject' learning approved by Michael Gove - The Guardian May 21, 2013The GuardianFree school offering 'cross-subject' learning approved by Michael GoveThe GuardianAnnouncing the names of the majority of the 102 approved schools, Gove said: "There are many innovators in local communities set on raising standards of education for their children. I am delighted to approve so many of their high-quality plans to ope […]
- Reforms to teachers' pay 'will mean bigger class sizes' - The Independent May 21, 2013The IndependentReforms to teachers' pay 'will mean bigger class sizes'The IndependentRichard Garner has been Education Editor of The Independent for 12 years and writing about the subject for 34 years. Before becoming a journalist, he worked as a disc jockey in London pubs and clubs and for a hospital radio station. His main hobbies ...and mor […]
- Super regulator plan for higher education may be scrapped - Livemint May 21, 2013LivemintSuper regulator plan for higher education may be scrappedLivemintNew Delhi: After putting on ice the much-hyped, low-cost tablet called Aakash , the human resource development (HRD) ministry is set to junk another plan to establish an autonomous “super regulator” for higher education, championed by Kapil Sibal when ... […]
- Challenges to primary education - Livemint May 21, 2013LivemintChallenges to primary educationLivemintThe estimates from the oft quoted Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2012 suggest that of all rural children enrolled in standard five, only half can fluently read text from a standard two textbook. In arithmetic, only half of all standard five ... […]
- Lack of safe shelter deprives girls of higher education - The Hindu May 21, 2013Lack of safe shelter deprives girls of higher educationThe HinduShe lives in a slum with her daughter, a good student, whose college education is willing to be sponsored by a NGO. But Kavitha does not want to send her daughter because she fears for her safety. The woman is willing to send her daughter to college ... […]
- Local education office can no longer hire teachers directly: State edu dept - Times of India May 20, 2013Local education office can no longer hire teachers directly: State edu deptTimes of IndiaNAGPUR: The latest circular from state education department has rendered the local education office powerless regarding hiring of teachers in government and government-aided schools. The circular dated May 6 has ordered district level education offices ... […]
- Financial aid for college education a challenge for students with HIV - The Hindu May 20, 2013Financial aid for college education a challenge for students with HIVThe HinduWhile the State government supports school education of children affected by HIV through the Tamil Nadu Trust for Children Affected by HIV/AIDS special trust formed for the purpose, there is little help for those wishing to pursue higher education ... […]
- CORE Education and Technologies is bringing global education systems to ... - Moneycontrol.com May 20, 2013Moneycontrol.comCORE Education and Technologies is bringing global education systems to ...Moneycontrol.comWhile Indian students were coming up trumps in tests, excelling in classes, and generally wowing the western world, there was one Indian company trying to make western students in the US and UK better as well by improving their education systems.and mor […]
- Knesset gives Council for Higher Education three months to draft rules on ... - Haaretz May 22, 2013
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What are the Medical Requirements for students applying in popular UK colleges?
Medical testing is usually not required during the Visa application process. However, students should not ignore their healthcare-related issues. Firstly, students enrolled in popular UK courses are often asked to undergo a medical examination. This is often demanded by some … Continue reading