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BBC University targets 13/03/2010 at 00:09:56 - Is it a bad idea to send more children to university? TV 'makes up for history lessons' 09/03/2010 at 13:11:50 - TV documentaries like the Seven Ages of Britain fill in the gaps left by an "less impressive" school curriculum, says David Dimbleby. Tory review urges science boost 08/03/2010 at 23:47:05 - A Tory-backed report urges incentives for schools and tax breaks for researchers to raise the profile of science. Call to identify children's needs 08/03/2010 at 10:50:17 - High-quality childcare helps identify the needs of the most vulnerable children early on, an Ofsted study finds. 'Record numbers of heads' sacked 08/03/2010 at 09:14:36 - School leaders say record numbers of head teachers are losing their jobs because of poor exam results. Warning on 'corner shop' schools 07/03/2010 at 11:01:03 - Head teachers warn that Tory plans for free schools could lead to a system of 20,000 "corner shop" schools. Exploitation? 07/03/2010 at 06:00:18 - Internships for graduates 'may breach wage laws'	Independent I'm sorry for funding fiasco, says student loans chief Today at 00:00:01 - The chief executive of the Student Loans Company says his organisation gave students "a much bumpier ride than they should have had" last year. US-style summer camps for poorer children Today at 00:00:01 - American-style summer camps for disadvantaged young people could be opened next year to prevent pupils from forgetting in the school holidays what they have learned during term. Milburn breaks ranks over lifting cap on university fees 13/03/2010 at 00:00:01 - A former Labour Cabinet minister has added his voice to calls for the the £3,200-a-year cap on tuition fees to be lifted, paving the way for annual charges of £20,000. Alan Milburn, appointed by Gord ... BNP leader welcomes ruling on teachers 12/03/2010 at 09:40:22 - Teachers should not be banned from joining organisations which promote racism and intolerance, a report suggested today. Parents urged to act as whistleblowers to stop school places fraud 12/03/2010 at 00:00:01 - Parents are being encouraged to use a "whistleblowing" hotline to inform on other parents who they think may have lied or cheated their way into getting a place for their child at a popular school.	Kingston Guardian Croydon pre-school group rated outstanding Today at 06:10:00 - The only pre-school group for disabled children in Croydon has received an outstanding result in its Ofsted Inspection. Worcester Park school awarded specialist status 13/03/2010 at 06:00:00 - A school for children with autism and social communication problems has been awarded specialist status. Excluded youths get insight into workplace 12/03/2010 at 12:54:55 - A group of excluded students gained an insight into the workplace at a special discussion day. Controversial school catchment proposal to be scrapped 11/03/2010 at 06:20:00 - A controversial proposal that would have seen local council estates excluded from the catchment area for a new West Norwood school has been scrapped. Free parking agreed for Claygate school pick-up times 10/03/2010 at 06:30:00 - Surrey County Council has agreed to provide free short-stay car parking spaces for parents using a Claygate school. Teen gets police warning after student's hair set on fire 09/03/2010 at 06:50:00 - A 16-year-old boy has been given a warning by police, after a student at Esher College was set alight during a "prank".
The Australian Training funds lift call Today at 13:00:00 - GOVERNMENTS must invest an extra $200m a year to meet national targets of doubling educational qualifications in the workforce. Call to set maths whiz targets 10/03/2010 at 13:00:00 - AUSTRALIA needs to make boosting maths a national priority and follow Britain in setting national targets. Maths students in serious decline 09/03/2010 at 13:00:00 - THE state of maths and science at Australian schools and universities has deteriorated to a "dangerous level", the nation's top mathematicians have warned. Dodgy-college claims are puerile nonsense 09/03/2010 at 13:00:00 - LURID media reports about vocational colleges, agents and students are beat-ups. `Weed out' the shonky colleges 09/03/2010 at 13:00:00 - A REVIEW of international education yesterday called for an overdue regulatory crackdown on dodgy private colleges Light weight, heavy burden 09/03/2010 at 13:00:00 - SPACE exploration's multiple hazards don't end with a safe re-entry and landing: astronauts can disembark with serious medical problems brought on by prolonged exposure to microgravity.	Tech Learning Outside the circle of the campfire Today at 06:00:00 - This activity (aka 'snack') provides two methods for studying how the intensity of light decreases with distance from the source. Quick Editing in Blackboard 8 Today at 06:00:00 - Want to add an assignments in your Blackboard® 8 course management software without navigating through the entire control panel? Learn how below, or watch on YouTube. PD Tips courtesy of Atomic L ... Registration extended for student art contest 14/03/2010 at 23:35:00 - Google has extended the registration deadline for this year's Doodle 4 Google contest, a competition open to K-12 students in U.S. schools Bronx Cheer by Christine Weiser, Managing Editor 12/03/2010 at 10:40:00 - I've been reporting on education for a long time. I've been to countless education conferences, reviewed thousands of press releases, and talked to hundreds of educators about how they are changing th ... New online, affordable SAT prep 12/03/2010 at 07:00:00 - Archipelago Learning has announced the introduction of Study Island SAT, an affordable web-based SAT review program.
News Canada School breaks can be stressful for families Today at 02:10:04 - (NC)-For many students, school breaks are an opportunity to visit friends, socialize, and sleep in. However, for parents, school breaks may cause worry about how children will be spending their days. ... Three easy tips to make successful academic resolutions Today at 02:10:04 - (NC)-Oxford Learning offers three easy rules for making resolutions for a better academic year.and for not getting discouraged and abandoning them. First, keep resolutions clear. That means setting g ... Parents play an important role in financial education Today at 02:10:04 - (NC)-According to a number of recent surveys, many Canadians lack financial literacy. In other words, they have trouble understanding, analyzing and using the information they need to make day-to-day ... Five habits that ruin a school year Today at 02:10:04 - 1. Oversleeping/Not Getting Enough Sleep. Students of all ages need sleep. Research has shown that during sleep, the brain files and stores information learned throughout the day. Dr. Nick Whitehead, ... Participate in class to get better grades Today at 02:10:04 - (NC)-Active participation in class is one of the simplest and most effective ways to learn and to get better grades. Students who are shy, hesitant, or unwilling to speak out in class are missing out ...	Times Higher Education Pacific connection boosts partnerships Down Under 13/03/2010 at 00:00:00 - Australia and New Zealand see marked growth in research collaborations with China, reports Zoë Corbyn 'No science cuts? I'll throw a party' 12/03/2010 at 00:00:00 - Adam Afriyie indicates that Tories would reduce the 2010-11 budget if they come to power. Zoë Corbyn reports California state institutions at risk, say protesters 11/03/2010 at 00:00:00 - Academics and students have united to protest against the "privatisation" of California's public higher education system, with the backing of a university chancellor. My eureka moment: Thinking outside the box 11/03/2010 at 00:00:00 - Laurie Taylor began his academic career as a devotee of B.F. Skinner, but he escaped the behavioural maze thanks to Noam Chomsky and a tipsy rat News in brief 11/03/2010 at 00:00:00 - Research councils From our cold, dead hands 11/03/2010 at 00:00:00 - America's gun culture is a symptom of its deep political malaise, says Alan Ryan Mustn't grumble 11/03/2010 at 00:00:00 - Your article on bureaucracy in higher education, "Audit overload" (4 March), mentions academics "muttering" about the amount of paperwork they have to do. I'm afraid that muttering is not a measurable ...	American School and University Mount Prospect (Ill.) district reviews actions taken with drunken bus driver 12/03/2010 at 20:20:16 - Mount Prospect (Ill.) district reviews actions taken with drunken bus driver Driver was allowed to continue driving after administrators were warned about her drinking Charter backers seek to open high school in Detroit 12/03/2010 at 20:20:16 - Charter backers seek to open high school in Detroit Coalition wants to create many charter campuses in city Des Moines district gets authority to open charter school 12/03/2010 at 20:20:16 - Des Moines district gets authority to open charter school District still needs to find money to open the new campus Mass closings of Kansas City schools reflect district's dysfunction 12/03/2010 at 19:20:13 - Mass closings of Kansas City schools reflect district's dysfunction As enrollment declined, officials put off tough choices California colleges expect 387,000 more undergraduates by 2019 11/03/2010 at 22:20:18 - California colleges expect 387,000 more undergraduates by 2019 Report says enrollment in public higher-education institutions will continue to grow
Teachers College Record Early Childhood Education: Comment on Camilli and Colleagues' Meta-Analysis and a Preliminary Synthesis of Recent Randomized Controlled Trials 12/03/2010 at 04:20:13 - This commentary critically appraises Camilli, Vargas, Ryan and Barnett's (2010) meta-analysis of the cognitive effects of early education interventions. It also presents a related synthesis of recent ... Call for Proposals - NSSE Yearbooks to Join TCR 10/03/2010 at 00:20:14 - The editors of TCR announce a call for proposals for future volumes of the NSSE Yearbooks. Leaving No Child Behind Yet Allowing None Too Far Ahead: Ensuring (In)Equity in Mathematics Education Through the Science of Measurement and Instruction 08/03/2010 at 04:20:03 - This inquiry raises questions about the manner in which the No Child Left Behind Act aims to improve mathematics education through continued reliance on standardized testing and mandated use of scient ... (Mis)understanding Families: Learning from Real Families in Our Schools 08/03/2010 at 04:20:03 - Dialogue presupposes that we talk with each other, not at each other (Brock, 2010, p.129). In (Mis)Understanding Families, editors Monica Miller Marsh and Tammy Turner-Vorbeck successfu ... The Unheard Voices: Community Organizations and Service Learning 08/03/2010 at 04:20:03 - Since an initial explosion in the 1980s, service learning has become increasingly popular on college campuses around the country (Stoecker & Tryon, 2009, p. 3). Many faculty and university adminis ...	Politics.co.uk Review rejects 'disproportionate' BNP ban for teachers 12/03/2010 at 00:01:00 - Members of the British National party (BNP) and other racist organisations can continue teaching in taxpayer-funded schools, an independent review has concluded, prompting condemnation from teachers' ... Ex-ministers raise stakes over science cuts 09/03/2010 at 00:00:00 - Former science ministers David Sainsbury and William Waldegrave have united to warn Britain risks relegation from the 'economic premier league' if investment in scientific research falters. Tory scorn for Labour's 'Titan' schools 04/03/2010 at 00:01:00 - The number of schools with over 1,500 pupils has more than doubled under New Labour, it has emerged. Tories power ahead with academies programme 01/03/2010 at 00:00:00 - Schools would no longer need to consult a local authority before becoming an academy if the Tories win power, Michael Gove will announce today. Clegg's pledges school equality 01/03/2010 at 00:00:00 - Nick Clegg has placed inequality firmly at the centre of the Liberal Democrat's education policy and attacked the Tories for not costing their plans for schools.	The Journal Workforce Grant Fuels STEM Equity Initiative 11/03/2010 at 19:43:00 - Texas grants are being used to help universities get more high school students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Reports: Small IT Spending Increases Expected in 2010 11/03/2010 at 16:34:00 - Global IT expenditure is expected to increase slightly this year for the first time since 2008, with one-third of CIOs planning to increase their budgets, according to a report released this week. NEA Collaborates on Math Professional Development 11/03/2010 at 16:16:00 - The National Education Association's NEA Academy has announced it has partnered with I CAN Learn to help both K-12 and college mathematics educators improve content knowledge and learn new classroom s ... Broadband Plan Looks To Overhaul E-Rate, Promote Online Learning 11/03/2010 at 00:25:00 - In a presentation to stakeholders Wednesday, FCC Director of Education Steve Midgley provided a preview of the forthcoming National Broadband Plan, which will be formally released next week. The plan, ... Boxlight Rolls Out Short-Throw Interactive Whiteboard Projector 10/03/2010 at 16:15:00 - Boxlight has rolled out a new short-throw version of its ProjectWrite2 interactive whiteboard projection system, ProjectWrite2/W.
Language Magazine March 2010 04/03/2010 at 00:25:29 - Keeping the Message Clear President Obama's appointment of Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana as assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education at the Department of Education represents an eno ... American Councils for Education: Seeking Fellowship Placements 27/02/2010 at 02:37:28 - The American Councils for Education, in association with the U.S. Department of State, is seeking to place five young professionals in non-governmental internships across the country during the fall ... Making Dreams Come True 24/02/2010 at 00:47:50 - A Dream Deferred. See April 2009 Editorial for more on the DREAM Act Each year, thousands of promising students go to school eager to achieve their dreams of success, only to realize at some point alo ... February 2010 03/02/2010 at 21:29:52 - Invest in Teachers Teacher quality is key to the success of our schools and our children. No matter how you judge success, there can be no doubt that students do better in testing, are more motivated ... Educating Young Haitian Refugees 30/01/2010 at 01:24:55 - Children under 18 years old make up almost half of Haiti's population of 9 million. As many as 8,000 schools that served 1.8 million children have been destroyed or damaged in the Port-au-Prince area ...	Teacher Magazine Court Upholds Pledge 12/03/2010 at 17:20:14 - A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance, rejecting another challenge from parent Michael Newdow. Ind. Student: Ban Prayer At Graduation 12/03/2010 at 17:20:14 - The top-ranked senior at a suburban Indianapolis high school is asking a federal judge to stop a graduation prayer that the class voted to approve, claiming the prayer subjects religious practice to m ... Mass School Closures Approved in Kansas City, Mo. 12/03/2010 at 17:20:14 - The Kansas City school board narrowly approved a plan Wednesday night to close 29 of the district's 61 schools in a desperate bid to avoid a potential bankruptcy. Mass. Senate Approves Anti-Bullying Legislation 12/03/2010 at 17:20:14 - The unanimously-backed bill would prohibit bullying at schools, and would clamp down on cyberbullying by prohibiting e-mails, text messages, and Internet postings that create a hostile school environm ... Neb. Lawmakers Blocking Teacher Pay Plan 11/03/2010 at 17:20:10 - The measure would establish a performance-pay fund for teachers that would be bankrolled through wind and solar energy leases on land owned by the state Board of Educational Lands.