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TEDxNYED 2013 Inside-Outside

April 27, 2013

TEDxNYED is a New York City-based TEDx event focused on education. The theme of this year’s TEDxNYED is Inside-Outside, a discussion about education from both inside...

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The 2013 School Leadership Summit

March 28, 2013

The Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL) and Steve Hargadon are pleased to announce the inaugural virtual and worldwide School Leadership Summit, Thursday, March...

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Designing Modern Learning Environments: Design Thinking for Education Leaders Hangout

February 20, 2013

GETideas.org seeks to help education leaders understand the impact of environment on learning and to leverage design when attempting to transform education systems. This Google...

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Midwest Educational Technology Conference (METC)

February 11 - February 13, 2013

  Midwest Education Technology Conference February 11-13, 2013 St. Charles Convention CenterSt. Louis, Missouri http://2013.metcconference.org/...

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U.S. Higher Education Leaders Call for Bold Action on Attainment

January 24, 2013

In an open letter released yesterday, leading U.S. college and university presidents called upon their colleagues to make retention and completion a critical priority to stem...

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Bringing It All Together: Empowering Education Leaders to Innovate Hangout

January 30, 2013

GETideas.org hosts this GooglePlus hangout to engage with noted thought leaders on how to help educators innovate. The discussion includes a dialogue on how innovation in...

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Public Universities to Offer Free Online Classes for Credit

January 23, 2013

In an arrangement with commercial company Academic Partnerships, dozens of public universities plan to offer an introductory online course free and for credit to anyone...

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State Spending on U.S. Higher Education Rebounds in Most States after Years of Decline

January 22, 2013

After falling nearly 11% since the 2008 fiscal year, state appropriations for U.S. higher education are on the rise in most states. Long-term effects of...

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    Australian Education Program for Disadvantaged Youngsters Gets Funding Boost
    Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
    May 8, 2012

    A tutoring program that helps Australia’s disadvantaged children to start school on an equal footing with others will receive an extra $56 million in the country’s federal budget, benefiting an additional 3000 children. The Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters, commonly known as HIPPY, targets families in disadvantaged areas before the child begins grade one. Tutors visit the home each fortnight for two years to help the child with basic learning,…

      Related to: Early Education, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning
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    Pre-K Funding Drops across U.S.
    Source: The Washington Post
    April 11, 2012

    According to a new report from the National Institute for Early Education Research, funding for state-funded pre-kindergarten programs across the U.S. dropped by a total of almost $60 million during the 2010-11 school year, despite research showing the benefits of quality early education. The drop marked the second consecutive year of state funding decline for early education; funding already had dropped $30 million during 2009-10.

      Related to: Early Education, Policy & Governance, Research, Teaching & Learning
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    Progress Checks for All Toddlers under England’s Nursery Shake-up
    Source: The Telegraph
    March 27, 2012

    All two-year-olds in England will be given a compulsory progress check under government plans to identify children who may be failing to develop properly at a young age. Toddlers will be assessed to see if they can use basic words, respond to familiar sounds, and interact appropriately with friends. Ministers are proposing that all parents be given a written summary of their child’s progress in key areas before their third birthday. Critics warned…

      Related to: Early Education, Education Reform, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning
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    China Reins In Extra Kindergarten Fees
    Source: China Daily
    February 13, 2012

    In a move to counter the excessively high costs of preschool, China’s Education Ministry has required educational institutions to rein in the practice of charging extra fees for kindergarten–to abolish unauthorized charges and to make items and standards of all fees public. According to the plan, schools and education authorities are forbidden to collect extra fees in the name of organizing interest groups, learning workshops, specialty training programs, or parent-student…

      Related to: Early Education, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning
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    Britain’s Free Childcare Has Limited Impact on Early Education
    Source: The Telegraph
    February 3, 2012

    A £2-billion-a-year program to provide free childcare is failing to have a long-term impact on education standards in Britain. According to the country’s National Audit Office (NAO), there has been no improvement in results for seven-year-olds in recent years, despite the introduction of flagship reforms to give all preschoolers access to weekly nursery sessions. Noting that children’s development at the age of five had improved recently, the lack of improvement for seven-year-olds…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Early Education, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning
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    U.S. Teachers Want More Access to Classroom Tech
    Source: PBS
    January 24, 2012

    PBS LearningMedia announced today findings from a national survey of U.S. teachers grades pre-K-12 that sheds light on the rising role of technology in America’s classrooms, as well as barriers teachers face to accessing the “right” digital resources. The vast majority–91%–of teachers surveyed reported having access to computers in their classrooms, but only 22% said they have the right level of technology.  Nearly two-thirds–63%–of teachers cited budget as the biggest…

      Related to: Early Education, ICT in Education, Primary/Secondary Education, Research, Teaching & Learning
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    UAE Needs More Investment in Early Childhood Education
    Source: Gulf News
    January 20, 2012

    Speaking this week at a conference organized by the UAE Ministry of Education, UNICEF’s Dr. John Bennett recommended more investment on early-childhood education:   “The UAE’s public spending on education is highly inadequate, at 1.13% of GDP in 2008. On average, countries in the MENA region spend 5% of their GDP on education, similar to most OECD countries.”   Bennett also noted that only 2% of kindergarten teachers are Emirati,…

      Related to: Early Education, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning
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    Free Education Expands to 15 Years in Tibet
    Source: China Daily
    January 17, 2012

    Starting this fall in the Tibet Autonomous Region, children will receive free preschool education. This new policy makes Tibet the first place in China to offer 15 years of free education, which includes three years of preschool, six years of primary school, three years of junior high school, and three years of senior high school  

      Related to: Early Education, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning
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