School is in session: Governor announces deal to eliminate Hawaii’s public school furloughs
Deal reached to end Hawaii school furloughs China rolls out first education subsidy planBEIJING - A Chinese township has rolled out a first-of-its-kind programme in the country that would offer subsidies to over 9,500 students to cover their education cost from kindergarten to postgraduate doctoral studies. APNewsBreak: Army changes procedure to require better verification of prior military service
APNewsBreak: Army changes enlistment procedure China bans noise to let students studyBEIJING - Local governments in a few provinces in China have introduced a ban on noise in an effort to help students prepare for the national college entrance examinations. The writing on the chalkboard: Teacher training needs to be more practical
How should we teach our future teachers? SEATTLE — Hemant Mehta’s formal training taught him how to write a lesson plan and how public schooling began in the U.S., but it was useless when it came to keeping order in the classroom and getting students to pay attention. Ex-Justice O’Connor: No Child Left Behind leaves civics education behind
O’Connor, in NY, gives schools poor civics marks LA schools rescind 522 teacher pink slips, dropping number of expected layoffs to 1,000
LA schools rescind 522 teacher layoff notices Mexican president at Harvard: Governing means making tough choices, no matter political costs
Calderon at Harvard: Governing means tough choices Mexico takes aim at junk food in schools in fight against childhood obesity
Mexico to ban junk food from schools to fight fat FDA to adopt better sunscreen labels, but not in time for summer
Sunscreen changes expected, but not before summer Muslim pupil not allowed to pray at German schoolBERLIN - A Berlin pupil does not have the right to perform ‘namaz’, Islamic prayer rituals, at school, an appeals court in the German capital ruled Thursday. Groups protest Israel’s decision to deny entry of Michigan student of Palestinian descent
Groups protest Israel denying US student’s entry Report: Percentage of high-poverty schools has risen; students face persistent challenges
Report: Percentage of high-poverty schools rises German court rules school not required to provide prayer room for Muslim student
School doesn’t have to provide Muslim prayer room Near blind girl scores 91.5 percent in Maharashtra Class 12 examsMUMBAI - With a mere two percent vision in both her eyes, Aditi Shah did not let her impairment come in her way. She scored 91.5 percent in Maharashtra’s HSC (Class 12, junior college) exams despite her shortcoming. Class 10 results will now show grades, students worriedNEW DELHI - The results of Class 10 exam conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be out Friday introducing the new grading system, but students are worried wondering how they will ascertain their exact scores. Girls outperform boys in Uttar Pradesh board examsLUCKNOW - Girls have done better than boys in the Class 12 Uttar Pradesh board exams, the results of which were declared Thursday, an official said. On eve of gay ban vote, top uniformed military officer tells Air Force grads to accept change
Top officer talks change as gay ban vote nears Sahal Kaushik, The IIT Whizkid! |
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