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Education advocates give N.Y. an ‘F’
Education advocates handed out failing ‘grades’ to the state Tuesday for some of its attempts at improving student outcomes.
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Education Funding Takes a Hit in Pennsylvania, Gets a Boost in California
A groundbreaking education bill may hold the key to a brighter future for millions of kids in California.
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Education Program’s Data Collection On Kids Angers Critics
With summer vacation now in full swing, so too is a debate over privacy and education policy. With most states now rolling out new, national Common Core standards for students K-12, conservative critics are raising concerns about privacy and whether these new standards will lead to increased collection of student data.
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Former Victorian education chief Peter Allen to review South Australian Education Department in wake of Bruce Debelle …
Former Victorian Education Department chief Peter Allen is to head a review of the South Australian Education Department in the wake of the Debelle royal commission into a sexual abuse case at an Adelaide school.
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Why the idea of online ventures ‘democratising education’ is total BS
There’s a revolution in education taking place, many people have told me about the excellent education people can get through online courses, many of them free, some of them from top schools.It’s a disruptive trend. No, it’s not.The top schools won’t be disrupted, even most other schools won’t be affected by free online education.Even if…
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Higher education has changed since GFC
Higher education around the world has changed since the global financial crisis, becoming more crowded, more expensive but more flexible and accessible.
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Is Education Act 1996 unconstitutional?
Can justice Mohd Noor Abdullah tell us if the Education Act 1996 was enacted by Parliament for the purpose of dividing the people?
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Business interests influencing education laws in Virginia, report says
Report describes efforts by Arlington-based group to pass laws that divert public education funds to private companies.
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Education in Asia: A region at risk?
What’s up with the food fights? On May 30, a message, make that missile, consisting of white bread, salami and “a butter-like spread” was launched at former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard—video footage suggests a narrow miss—as she toured Australian schools to promote an education-reform agenda that, in part, proposed more funds for secondary education…
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Tell Me More: Education Special And Twitter Chat
On July 1 and July 2, Tell Me More will host a live radio broadcast and Twitter chat from the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado, focusing on education and learning. Join the national conversation: Share your own thoughts using #NPRAspen.