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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...
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...
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...
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”...
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…
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…
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.)….
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday that standardized testing requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, also known as “No Child Left Behind,” are too rigid. Duncan made the comments during the Department of…
The Greek Parliament on Wednesday passed a controversial bill that seeks to reform a university sector that is regarded as among the most dysfunctional and underperforming in Europe. Many university rectors and students have opposed key provisions…
According to a survey report released by the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC; U.S.), instructors of entry-level college courses consider the U.S. Common Core Standards in English/language arts and math good reflections of the skills students must…
In January 2012, the largest gathering of education and skills ministers in the world will once again takes place in the U.K. at the Education World Forum (EWF), an internationally recognized ministerial forum for the debate…
Storytelling could hold the key to engaging secondary students in science and help stem a decline in high-level study, says Professor Stephen Ritchie, an expert leading a new four-year research project at Australia’s Queensland University of Technology…
Indian news service DNA reports that Gujarat University (GU) has announced the launch of the GU Mobile Directory. The directory, the first of its kind in the country, will deliver information about all GU colleges and courses to mobile phones.
The United States Department of Education could make all $650 million of the EETT stimulus package funds available to states by July 1 rather than in the fall, according to information revealed at a Washington, DC meeting held last week for state education technology directors. Further, states may have the choice of distributing 100 percent of these funds via competitive grants or splitting funds between competitive and Title I formula grants.
A new Europe-wide survey shows that students want wider access to higher education and that universities should open up cooperation with the world of work and with lifelong learning. A large majority of students agree that it is important for higher education institutions to foster innovation and an entrepreneurial mindset among students and staff, and that there should be the option to undertake work placements in private enterprise as part of a study program.
