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Category Archives: Teaching & Learning

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  Chileans Suffer while Waiting for Education Reform

  Source: The Huffington Post

  May 16, 2012

  Despite more than a year of mass protests that raised hopes across Chile for education reform, few students have seen any real benefits. Politicians and students have hardened their positions, but the system is still rife…

  Related To: Education Reform, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning

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  Romania Tries Again to Find an Education Minister

  Source: CBS News

  May 16, 2012

  Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta named trade union leader Liviu Pop as education minister today after the two previous appointments were forced to quit over allegations of plagiarism and incompetence. The ministry faces numerous challenges regarding education…

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  Full-Time Virtual Education Lacks Accountability

  Source: Education Week

  May 16, 2012

  Although virtual schools continue to grow each year, more research and accountability is needed to foster and support effective online educational environments, according to a new report from the National School Boards Association’s Center for Public Education (U.S.)….

  Related To: E-Learning, ICT in Education, Primary/Secondary Education, Research, Teaching & Learning

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  Quebec’s Education Minister Resigns over Lengthy Student Strike

  Source: The Montreal Gazette

  May 15, 2012

  As the 14th week of the students’ protest over proposed tuition hikes began yesterday, Education Minister Line Beauchamp announced she was making “the ultimate compromise” by resigning. That same day, Treasury Board President Michelle Courchesne was sworn in…

  Related To: Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning

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  India’s Cabinet Clears Three Key Education Bills

  Source: The Times of India

  May 14, 2012

  India’s cabinet has cleared three crucial pieces of legislation in the education sector, enabling mandatory accreditation of higher-education institutions and establishing innovation universities as hubs of excellence in research and innovation. The cabinet also cleared an…

  Related To: Higher Education, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning

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  U.K. Pupils Face Classroom Mobile Phone Ban

  Source: The Telegraph

  May 11, 2012

  As part of a drive by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services, and Skills (OFSTED) to increase discipline and reduce distraction in U.K. schools, students may be banned from bringing their mobile phones into classrooms….

  Related To: ICT in Education, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning

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  U.S. Universities, Districts to Partner on Common-Core Secondary Math

  Source: Education Week

  May 11, 2012

  Universities, community colleges, and K-12 districts in 30 states announced plans this week to work together on redesigning secondary mathematics teacher preparation to align to the Common Core State Standards. The project is being coordinated by a…

  Related To: Assessment & Curriculum, Education Reform, Policy & Governance, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning

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  Nation’s Science Test: U.S. Students Show Low Proficiency, Expert Calls Scores “Unacceptable”

  Source: The Huffington Post

  May 11, 2012

  According to The Nation’s Report Card released this week, only about one third of U.S. eighth-graders who took a national science exam in 2011 were “proficient,” a statistic called “unacceptable” by Gerry Wheeler, interim director of the National Science…

  Related To: Assessment & Curriculum, Research, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning

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