Secondary Education

Scottish classrooms to face new shake-up

Published Date: 21 November 2009 A MAJOR review of the way teachers are trained has been launched by the Scottish Government, amid concerns that too many of them lack practical skills and knowledge. Worries over falling...

powered by

Newsweek: Students hit by high-interest loans

An Education in Student Loans College degrees are supposed to last a lifetime, but should tuition loan payments? As relatively cheap, private bank and federally backed loans became harder to come by, some colleges, vocational...

powered by

Book Review: Making the Grades by Todd Farley

As college application season hits a fever pitch and standardized tests become the fixation of high school seniors and admissions boards everywhere, Todd Farley's memoir, "Making the Grades," argues for taking the results of...

powered by

Tibetan girl studies in C China

Photo taken on Oct. 14, 2009, shows Tibetan girl Geyang (C) plays with her classmates at school in Heifei, capital city of east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi) Photo Gallery>>> Geyang is an 11 years old girl who...

powered by

Caltrans/Amtrak California Leads the Way With Rail Safety Education Efforts

Promote Statewide Awareness Through Partnership with Operation Lifesaver The red lights are flashing and the warning bells are sounding, the crossing gates are coming down and a 6,000 ton locomotive is speeding toward a vehicle...

powered by

Competition on population education

TIRUCHI: The National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi, and the Directorate of Teacher Education Research and Training (DTERT), Chennai, will conduct a ‘role play’ competition pertaining to...

powered by

Education for the real world

INSIGHT: DOWN SOUTH By SEAH CHIANG NEE Government plans call for developing school pupils in other than academic pursuits, with less emphasis on exams, to equip young people better for life. FOR years, Singapore’s schools have...

powered by

Instruments In 1 NYC Music Program Replaced By PSP

Public school budget cuts have forced teachers to become more creative with curriculums in coveted programs like music. In one school, a music program has students not even playing instruments. They're learning their music on a...

powered by

The Top 10 Heisman Trophy Winners Who Failed at Life

Just like the overachieving sorority girl who ends up working in the accounts receivable department of an insurance brokerage who resorts to internet dating in her late 30s, some college athletes peak early in life and rarely...

powered by

Eagle Ridge to be the site of gifted program

Eagle Ridge Junior High School will house the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage district's next new magnet program, the school board decided Thursday night. The district started four magnet programs this fall: an arts academy for high...

powered by
1 2 3 4 5 next »