Embracing the Democratic Legacy on Education by Expanding Parent Choice
President Obama's legacy of expanding educational opportunity and parental choice has been game-changing for children throughout our country, and in particular low-income children of color, who...
View ArticleUS needs clear strategy against IS to prevent a catastrophe in Afghanistan
While the world media’s attention is largely focused on Syria’s perennially deteriorating scene, the situation in Afghanistan too is far from stable. US can still indirectly turn Taliban into an ally...
View ArticleEducation delivery improves in 7015 schools
The GPEG, a World Bank support initiative, aimed at improving the planning, monitoring and delivery of basic education in the beneficiary districts in the Upper East, Upper West, Northern, Volta, Brong...
View ArticleStudent Enrolments: 2013/2014 (NSO - National Statistics Office of Malta)
(Source: NSO - National Statistics Office of Malta) News2015_212.indd 18 November 2015 | 1100 hrs | 212/2015 Students in formal education during academic year 2013/2014 amounted to 69,531 and remained...
View ArticleEDUCATION Walt Williams: Test results reflect poor achievement
The 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress report, also known as The Nation's Report Card, shows that U.S. educational achievement, to put it nicely, leaves much to be desired. When it comes...
View ArticleMinisters pledge to phase out use of prefabs for schools
Carl O’Brien The long-term use of prefabs for schools will end under a new school building project, Government ministers have pledged. Hundreds of new school building projects and more than 60,000...
View ArticleUniversities step up drive to close gender gap
Almost a third of universities are now running outreach activities targeted at young men as they try to tackle the growing gender gap in student applications, according to the Office for Fair Access....
View ArticleWhy the Mormon Church Leaders Still Don't Get It
Image: People gather for a mass resignation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. (Associated Press) A couple of weeks ago, the news of a change to the Mormon (LDS)...
View ArticleAccess to higher education doesn’t always lead to lower unemployment – UN...
Print 17 November 2015 Workers with post-secondary education are more likely to be unemployed in lower-income countries, reflecting a “mismatch” between skilled persons and the number of available...
View ArticleParis attacks highlight need to stop extremists that repress women- US official
By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The deadly attacks in Paris by Islamic State militants demonstrate the need for world efforts to crack down on extremist groups that try to...
View ArticleNew plan will end use of prefabs in schools, Ministers claim
The long-term use of prefabs in schools will end under a new school building programme, Ministers have pledged. Hundreds of new building projects and more than 60,000 additional school places will be...
View ArticleSurvey: Afghans’ optimism fading
KABUL, Afghanistan — Escalating violence and corruption have driven optimism and hope among Afghans to the lowest level in a decade, the Asia Foundation said in a survey published Tuesday. For the...
View ArticleWomen and Toilets. A Tale of Two Worlds.
By: Ranit Mishori and Tanvi Nagpal The scene at the Boston Ballet the other day was not unusual: a long line of women waiting to use the bathroom. Surprisingly, and with the help of a wonderful...
View ArticleMalala Strikes Back: Behind The Scenes Of Her Fearless, Fast-Growing...
Education Without Borders The Malala Fund is dedicated to ensuring that all girls, no matter where they live, can go to school through the 12th grade. 1. Pakistan Sixty-three percent of girls in the...
View ArticleAt more than 69,000, number of students in 2014 remained at par with previous...
Students in formal education during academic year 2013/2014 amounted to 69,531 and remained at par with previous year levels. Overall, male students slightly exceeded female students. State run...
View ArticleRGI releases Census 2011 data on literacy, workers and educational levels...
(Source: Ministry of Home Affairs of the Republic of India) The Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India released data of Census 2011 on Highest Educational Level Attained among population...
View ArticleBullying in school plummets (UK Department for Education)
(Source: UK Department for Education) Bullying and violence in English schools has plummeted in the last decade, a major new study has revealed. The landmark study involving more than 10,000 secondary...
View ArticleThe Taliban Don't Shock You Anymore, But This Will
I would be exhausted of hearing about Afghanistan if I didn't live here. Because how incredibly repetitive it must be to hear words like Taliban, war, failure, and now "fleeing" over and over... and...
View ArticleIntermediate girls up against many odds
HYDERABAD: Challenges among girls belonging to illiterate families in Telangana are considerably higher with a whooping 62% in the age-group of 15 to 18 years pursuing intermediate education with great...
View ArticlePrimary school kids missing years of schooling
Children as young as 11 are missing more than two years of schooling, as chronic absenteeism spirals out of control. Welfare bodies working in disadvantaged areas report a growing number of students...
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