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Corbett's education secretary said to be leaving - Philly.com
Philly.com
Education Secretary Ron Tomalis is looking for another job and does not intend to stay past summer as Corbett's education czar, two senior administration officials have told The Inquirer on condition of anonymity. An official timetable has yet to be ...
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New Error Found in Scoring of Test for Gifted Programs
New York Times
Three weeks after New York City disclosed that thousands of students had been wrongly excluded from eligibility in public school gifted programs, the Education Department said that roughly 300 additional students received incorrect scores because of ...
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UK education minister lashes out over 'Mr Men' history lessons
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - British Education Minister Michael Gove criticized the use of the popular "Mr Men" cartoon figures to teach 16-year olds about Adolf Hitler, saying such play-based learning infantilized students and led to a culture of low aspirations.
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Brands cash in on NAPLAN test fear - Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald
However, some education experts warn the industry building up around NAPLAN reveals the growing importance placed on the ''high stakes'' tests, which are held every year for students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9. And the Greens have vowed to push next week ...
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State education leader Jason Glass a finalist for Colorado post
DesMoinesRegister.com
Tim Albrecht, Branstad's communications director, said Thursday that the governor understands that any time he attracts top talent, others will always want to hire them away. But the education reform initiative is larger than just one individual, he added.
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New $10 million Utah STEM education program gets rolling
Salt Lake Tribune
The governor has so far appointed 10 of 11 members of a board to run the new STEM Action Center, with about half representing businesses and half representing education. The Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED), which oversees the ...
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US working with India to streamline latter's education visa process
Times of India
WASHINGTON: The United States is working with the Indian government to stream line the latter's education visa, which is being considered as a major hindrance for American students wanting to go to the country for education, a top Obama administration ...
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Primary education needs a boost from groups like Bharati Vidyapeeth: Pawar
Indian Express
"The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) has painted a grim picture of primary education in the state with quality of primary education being offered raising concern in several parts of the state. Educational groups such as Bharati Vidyapeeth ...
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Kutztown new open-carry policy a trend? - Philly.com
Philly.com
Kutztown University may not be the only state system school to begin allowing guns to be carried in "open areas" on campus. Within the last year, the Pennsylvania Office of General Counsel advised the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education...
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New mothers with college education hits record levels
Kansas City Star
Two of every three new mothers had at least some college education in 2011, according to the study released Friday by the Pew Research Center. The rate has almost quadrupled since 1960, when only 18 percent of new mothers had college experience.
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Malaysian higher education sector rating moves up 9 rungs in U21 report
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's higher education sector moved up nine rungs in a Universitas 21 (U21) report, and is now ranked 27th from a field of 50 countries, with an overall score of 52.4%. Malaysia was ranked 36th out of 48 countries surveyed, with an ...
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State education commissioner visits Milton schools
Boston.com
The state's top education official got a look at French immersion, first-grade engineering, and other programs during his first visit to Milton. "I visit schools every week, but this is my first visit to Milton," said Mitchell Chester, Massachusetts ...
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Education's Elephant in the Room: Poverty
Huffington Post (blog)
According to the Department of Education, just 29% of our high school students are prepared to do college-level work. That number is significantly lower at schools in low-income neighborhoods. The picture is not any prettier for elementary students.
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Andrew Penfold: "I felt quite happy with my life as a rebellious teenager ...
The Australian
YOU founded the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation, which aims to put 2000 indigenous kids through top schools and universities within 20 years. Why? It is universally accepted that education is the biggest barrier preventing indigenous ...
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Bills to revamp early childhood education advance
San Francisco Chronicle
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Proposals to tie public funding to student performance and issue letter grades to Louisiana's public and private early childhood education programs are finding easy passage through the Legislature. Two Senate bills are the ...
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Vocational education a flop in state
Times of India
GUWAHATI: The prospect of vocational education in the state is suffering a real setback. Recent records show that enrollment in nearly half of the total 150 higher secondary schools offering vocational courses here has gone down sharply to reach the ...
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Public school advocates attack NC education bills
San Francisco Chronicle
The speakers assembled at Green Hope Park Friday argued the policies will only further reduce investment in a public education system that's fallen from 24th nationally in teacher pay a decade ago to 48th. North Carolina also ranks 48th in per-student ...
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Applying for education loan? Remember these 4 things
Moneycontrol.com
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Pankaj Mathpal of Optima Money Managers discussed about various things one should remember while applying for a education loan. Also read: Good Q4 earnings so far, but upgrades unlikely according to StanChart. Below is ...
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Reclaiming the Conversation on Education
Huffington Post
On May 4, 2013 I attended a conference, Reclaiming the Conversation on Education, at Barnard College - Columbia University in New York City. The opening panelists included Susan Ohanian, author of Why Is Corporate America Bashing Our Public ...
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LISD Report: STEM education in the school district
Austin American-Statesman
During May 6-12, Texas schools are celebrating Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education Week, following Gov. Rick Perry's proclamation that recognizes the importance of STEM education when it comes to preparing the youth of Texas for their ...
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HRD's ordinance to undo SC order on MBA courses
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The HRD ministry has moved an ordinance to amend the All India Council for Technical Education Act to undo the recent Supreme Court judgment which said AICTE approval was not required for obtaining permission and running MBA courses ...
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WV Board of Education hammers away at education reform
State Journal
Flexible school calendar jokes aside, the West Virginia Board of Education is not taking this summer off by any means. Members have a long list of goals, challenges and rule changes to implement, some of which must be in place by the time school starts ...
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Federal Title IX Enforcers Effectively Define Dating and Sex Education as ...
OpenMarket.org
No one would believe you if you made this up, but it's now actually happened: The Justice Department and the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights now have effectively defined dating and sex education as "sexual harassment." The definition is ...
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Spanish education sector strikes stop cost-cutting reform plan
euronews
Spain's public education sector went on strike to protest against a cost-cutting education reform plan. The approval of the bill, intended be approved by the government on Friday, may 10 has been delayed after the large strikes.
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Survey Says: Education Is Key to Strong Communities
Huffington Post
D.C. residents are also concerned that inequality is having damaging effects on the community. Four in five (80 percent) local respondents said there is an "Education Achievement Gap" in D.C. based on family income, status or wealth, and 83 percent say ...
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If we don't gang up together and invest in education we'll be hit hard
Sydney Morning Herald
Well, at least they got the spelling correct, which is more than we can say for too many of our kids as they emerge from our education system. The Gonski review stresses that we are not performing well by international standards. In fact, in terms of ...
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Learn for Free with MOOCs
U.S. News & World Report
Massive open online courses are new to higher education, but no one is quite sure how they will change the industry. Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, are a hot topic these days, particularly among academics convinced the classes are destined to ...
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Maine Gov's Education Bills Generate Fierce Opposition - Mpbn
MPBN News
Another measure, also backed by the governor, would lift the cap on the number of charter schools allowed in Maine and let public school students use state funds to attend religious schools. Both bills are drawing fierce opposition from education groups.
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Blogs12 new results for Education
 
X marks the spot: This week's TEDx Talks all about education | TED ...
By Shirin Samimi-Moore
From dancing math to teaching in languages other than English – this week's X marks the spot is a selection of TEDx Talks about rethinking education.
TED Blog
Regaining Our Lead in STEM Education | Commentary : Roll Call ...
From 1997 to 2009, enrollment in the Advanced Placement test for music theory grew by 362 percent and enrollment in the computer science AB AP test grew by only 12 percent, according to the Information Technology and Innovation ...
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HGSE Announces Education Entrepreneurship Fellows | Harvard ...
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The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) has named four recipients of the first Education Entrepreneurship Summer Fellowship, which provides funding for students and recent alumni to advance their entrepreneurial ventures ...
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Poestenkill principal Peter DeWitt to be honored as outstanding ...
Poestenkill principal Peter DeWitt to be honored as outstanding education. Published: Friday, May 10, 2013. By The Record. ALBANY - The School Administrators Association of New York State will hold its 2013 statewide awards ceremony ...
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Daily Chronicle | Students' education grows at plant sale
Students' education grows at plant sale. By STEPHANIE HICKMAN- shickman@shawmedia.com. Created: Friday, May 10, 2013 5:30 a.m. CDT. Comments (...) Text Size: AaAaAaAaAa. SYCAMORE – Sam Sauber has spent his study halls in a ...
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Education sharks continue to circle « The Progressive Pulse
By Rob Schofield
K12 logo The Wall Street sharks who want to buy up our public education system do not appear inclined to go away quietly. After being rebuffed by state education officials and failing thus far to get what they want in the courts, K-12, Inc. (the ...
The Progressive Pulse
Education Commissioner Visits Carmel School As Part Of Cross ...
Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen is visiting schools around Maine to observe innovative school programs in person. On Friday, he was at Caravel Middle School in Carmel. "Our goal really i...
WABI News
Technologies in Education Forum | Whiteboard Advisors
Next Wednesday, May 15th, at the Newseum here in Washington, DC, The Atlantic will be holding its third-annual Technologies in Education Forum. The half-day event futures a great line up of speakers, including our own co-founder and ...
Whiteboard Advisors | News and Blog Feed
Bills to revamp early childhood education advance - The Independent
By walterp@theind.com (Littice Bacon-Blood, Associated Press)
Proposals to tie public funding to student performance and issue letter grades to Louisiana's public and private early childhood education programs are finding easy passage through the Legislature.
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Great Schools Partnership Holds Education Reform Workshop at ...
By Shawn Cunningham
Mainers DO have some say over the future of state education. A workshop looking at what needs to happen in the way of education reform brought county educators together this afternoon. Shawn Cunningham reports. Tags: education reform ...
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Algebra 2 Pushback Turns Up in Michigan With House Measure ...
By Erik Robelen
A Michigan House committee this month approved changes to state graduation requirements, including allowing students to skip Algebra 2 if they instead take a career and technical education course, the Associated Press reports. One reason ...
Curriculum Matters - Education Week
The Best Of "TED Talks On Education" | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of ...
By Larry Ferlazzo
The Best Of "TED Talks On Education". May 10, 2013 by Larry Ferlazzo | 0 comments. I've published several posts on the recent TED Talks On Education extravaganza on PBS, and others have done the same. I thought it would be useful for ...
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Web5 new results for Education
 
The tax education of Lauryn Hill: Prison - CNN.com
Lauryn Hill told the judge who sentenced her to prison that she planned to pay her taxes; it was just a question of when.
www.cnn.com/2013/05/06/showbiz/lauryn-hill-prison
U.S. Department of Education Hosts Google Hangout with African ...
Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Education hosted a Google Hangout —
www.ed.gov/.../us-department-education-hosts-google-hangou...
Obama vows early childhood education push - The Hill - covering ...
President Obama is set to renew his push to make pre-school education accessible to all children in America. The president will be touring the country in the ...
thehill.com/.../297849-obama-vows-early-childhood-educatio...
College of Education - Sam Houston State University - Huntsville, TX
SHSU's College of Education offers 7 undergraduate, 17 graduate, and 4 doctoral education degrees; over half of which are available online.
shsu.edu/academics/education/index.html
Mississippi prepares new push on education - Yahoo! News
From Yahoo! News: CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — It's early on a Friday morning, and high school chemistry students in Victoria Dawson's class are working ...
news.yahoo.com/mississippi-prepares-push-education-155219...


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