Education
Gates Foundation invests more than $300 million in education reform
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday a $335 million investment in teacher effectiveness, with major grants for experiments in tenure, evaluation, compensation, training and mentoring in three large school systems and a cluster of...
University of Philippines confers honorary doctor of laws on Thai Princess Tuesday
The University of the Philippines will confer the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa on Thailand’s Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Tuesday at the University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UP-Los Baños), Laguna, for her achievements as a glob...
Kiwi teacher in hot water over naked pics
A New Zealand primary school teacher who appeared naked on Australian Penthouse's website is being investigated by the New Zealand Teachers Council.
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Bill Gates' sway on ed policy
WASHINGTON — Not content with shaping education directly through schools, the biggest player in the school reform movement has an eye on moving education policy.
No Einstein in Your Crib? Get a Refund
Parent alert: the Walt Disney Company is now offering refunds for all those “Baby Einstein” videos that did not make children into geniuses.
Brunei, Thailand Bolster Education Ties
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei and Thailand agreed to further consolidate and strengthen educational cooperations and exchanges with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by the two countries' Ministry of Education yesterday.
Stimulus 'saved 250,000 education jobs': White House
WASHINGTON — A massive 787-billion-dollar stimulus package passed by Congress earlier this year saved at least 250,000 education jobs across the country, the White House said Monday.
Delaware school lifts 45-day suspension of boy, 6, who brought folding cutlery to school
BEAR, Del. — A Delaware first-grader who was facing 45 days in an alternative school as punishment for taking his favorite camping utensil to school can return to class after the school board made a hasty change granting him a reprieve.
High hopes to be Asia's international education hub
International education in Thailand is set to grow 10 per cent yearly and the government expects to have up to 100,000 foreign students enrolled here within five years, up from about 30,000 at present, a senior Commerce Ministry official said.
It’s a Fork, It’s a Spoon, It’s a ... Weapon?
NEWARK, Del. — Finding character witnesses when you are 6 years old is not easy. But there was Zachary Christie last week at a school disciplinary committee hearing with his karate instructor and his mother’s fiancé by his side to vouch for him. Z...
Obama Becomes Japan’s English Teacher
TOKYO — When Utako Sakai was changing the background music in her beauty parlor recently, she did not opt for the classical piano pieces she usually chose. Instead, she picked her favorite CD: “President Obama’s Inaugural Address,” released by Asa...
Orlando Online Company Teaming Up With University Of Central Florida On Free Employment AID Webinar
ORLANDO, FL – Navigator Institute in partnership with the University of Central Florida’s Career Services and Alumni Association will be hosting a free public webinar this month (October) aimed at helping the area’s unemployed find work.
Michigan negotiators pass K-12 schools budget cutting per pupil spending by $165
LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Legislature voted late Thursday to cut public school funding by the equivalent of $165 per student in the current academic year.
The world's top 100 universities named
The 2009 ranking of world universities shows a rise in the number of Asian universities and a fall in the number of North American universities in the top 100.
After Chicago Teen's Violent Death, White House Tries to Mitigate School Violence
The White House has decided to intervene after a national uproar over cell phone video showing a 16-year-old student, Derrion Albert, being bludgeoned and stomped to death at Fenger High School in Chicago by four other teenagers.
Obama and students space out at the White House
Washington - In a brief diversion from terrestrial concerns, President Obama turned his eyes to the cosmos Wednesday night as he hosted 150 middle-school students for an evening of stargazing and science at the White House.
As Obama Advocates Longer School Year, Teachers' Unions Push for Shorter Weeks
President Obama is pushing for more hours in school, but some of his staunchest supporters are moving in the other direction -- seeking to adopt four-day school weeks as a way to avoid pay cuts and firings in the face of crumbling state budgets.
Obama aides, Chicago city leaders to discuss violence
A top-level meeting is set to take place in Chicago on Wednesday morning on preventing school violence.
Iowa Rep: School safety czar pushing 'homosexuality' in schools
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), a religious conservative, wants President Barack Obama to dump “school safety czar” Kevin Jennings.
International Walk to School Day Celebrates Local Efforts to Increase Safe Routes For Students to Walk and Bicycle to School
On Wednesday, October 7th, students, parents, teachers and local officials in several thousand communities in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia will walk to school together to celebrate the 13th annual International Walk to School...