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Read MoreSchools make room for religion
At the beginning of every school year, Hedy Bernstein of Nashville sends her kids to school with a backpack full of school supplies. She also sends a list of Jewish holidays so that teachers know when her children will be absent. For an Orthodox family like Bernstein’s, that list includes about a dozen days off for religious reasons. “We don’t pick and choose which holidays to...
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Read MoreCollege students: high in self-confidence but low in basic work skills
Today’s college students have been hit hard by the recession, but they exhibit a remarkable self-confidence that may outpace their skills for coping with the road that lies ahead. This generation has its strengths, but independence and a clear sense of what’s expected in the working world are lacking, according to the new book “Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Today’s College Students,”...
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Read MoreAlmost 1 in 5 teens smokes or uses drugs at school, US students report
Eighty-six percent of American high school students report that some of their classmates use alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs during the school day. That’s among the most significant findings of an annual survey of teenagers about their perceptions of drug use, released Wednesday, by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASAColumbia) in New York. The latest...
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Read MoreChina and India Are Catching Up to the U.S. in College Graduates
If investment in education is correlated with business competition, then the U.S. better watch out: India and China are on our tails as far college graduates go, according to this chart by research institute Center for American Progress. In an analysis comparing investments in the workforce called “The Competition that Really Matters,” Donna Cooper, Adam Hersh, and Ann O’Leary looked...
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Read MoreTeachers must make the grade under new guidelines
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When Ohio’s new teacher evaluation system kicks in starting next year, teacher Tammy Schmidt may be joining her third-grade students in preparing scrapbooks of their classroom accomplishments. Teacher portfolios, which could include lesson plans, student work, photographs — even videos— are among the tools that states are considering as a way to better rate educators and...
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Read MorePrivate schools must share sport facilities – BOA chief
All independent schools should share their sports facilities with state schools, the outgoing chairman of the British Olympic Association has said. Many private schools already share their facilities but more “comprehensive engagement” is needed, Lord Moynihan told the BBC. He said it was an “essential part” of the public requirement under which private schools have charitable...
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Read MoreGCSEs: Welsh minister orders English language grade review
The Welsh government is launching a review into performance in English language in this year’s GCSEs. Education Minister Leighton Andrews wants to know why results fell. GCSE top grades across the board in Wales, England and Northern Ireland have dropped this year for the first time since replacing O-levels and CSEs. Mr Andrews has accused UK Education Secretary Michael Gove of pressurising exam...
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Read MoreMarlborough opens international school in Malaysia
Marlborough College is the latest well-known independent school to open an outpost in Asia. Some 350 children are set to begin their first term at Marlborough College Malaysia on Monday. The Wiltshire-based school joins the likes of Dulwich College, Harrow and Wellington College in the international school market. Private schools, like universities, often use overseas outposts to fund bursaries and lower...
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