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Farewell to 'predictable, tiresome and dreary' women's studies
Submitted 241 days ago
Twenty years ago, it was the academic fashion. This year, its last dozen students will graduate Women's studies, which came to prominence in the wake of the 1960s feminist movement, is to vanish from British universities as an undergraduate degree this summer.
Topic: Education
'Bring private schools under state control', says Britain's biggest teacher's union
Submitted 241 days ago
Private schools should be abolished, the new leader of Britain’s biggest teachers’ union said yesterday. Bill Greenshields, president of the National Union of Teachers, said his organisation should support 'bringing all schools into the state sector'.
Topic: Education
Big classes bad for less able pupils
Submitted 241 days ago
Large class sizes are damaging the prospects of less able children, a ground-breaking study has established.
Topic: Education
Raising the Scores: Glimmers of Progress at a Failing School
Submitted 241 days ago
There have been many changes at Newton Street School in the past six months, spurred by a campaign to turn around a school crippled by persistently low standardized test scores.
Topic: Education
On Religion: Offering Teachers Incentives; and a Chance to Live Their Faith
Submitted 241 days ago
Universities are offering recent graduates a variety of incentives to serve as teachers at Catholic schools in low income areas.
Topic: Education
Perfect Tone, in a Key That?s Mostly Minor
Submitted 241 days ago
Collegiate a cappella is an old tradition, and for some, it may be a gateway to a career in the performing arts ? or a lingering embarrassment.
Topic: Education
Student Loans Avoid Credit Crunch, So Far
Submitted 241 days ago
With an anxious eye on the troubled credit markets, Congress is urging the Department of Education to prepare for the possibility that families might face problems in securing student loans for higher education.
Topic: Education
Parents In Home Schools Worry About Being Certified
Submitted 241 days ago
"The comment definitely has come up that what happens in California often comes to Arizona next." When the alarm bell rings at 9 a.m. on weekdays, Tina Hosek gets her school lessons under way. via MyFOX Atlanta
Topic: Education
Home-schoolers protest court's decision
Submitted 241 days ago
"A credential prepares you to teach 35 kids in a classroom. That doesn't apply to my situation" Meredith Kozelchick teaches her daughters the art of cursive writing in her Glendora home on Thursday, March 20, 2008 Kozelchick has been homeschooling her children for five years. via San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Topic: Education
Starting day with healthy breakfast helps school kids
Submitted 241 days ago
Breakfast is the key to successful learning. And as school districts begin preparing for upcoming state achievement tests, it's even more important to make sure that students start the day off right. via News-Messenger
Topic: Education