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Mo. House panel to consider education issues

Mo. House panel to consider education issues Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 9:37 am, Saturday, July 6, 2013 Committee members could review student transfers after the Missouri Supreme Court last month upheld a 20-year-old state law that requires unaccredited school ...

Education chief: We will fix failings

EDUCATION Department chief Keith Bartley says failings will be fixed in following the Debelle inquiry report into mishandling of child sex abuse cases in SA public schools.

Education under huge pressure to cut costs – Woods

Documents released by Treasury confirm the Government is dampening demand for tertiary education to balance the books, says Labour’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Megan Woods. "The documents note that ‘even if pressures are scaled back and more aggressive savings options are taken, the savings generated in Budget 2013 in 2015/16 and 2016/17, would not be sufficient to address the funding gap ...

Education Reform Movement Learns Lesson From Old Standards

Under the No Child Left Behind law, states saw low test scores and the lowering of score standards. Advocates for the more rigorous Common Core standards say it will be harder for states to hide their failing schools.

Education, human capital top of govt agenda – Musa

KOTA KINABALU : Education and human capital development are at the top of the State government’s agenda in its endeavour to further boost development.

Education Ministry confirms Indian students will fill 1,500 matriculation seats

The Matriculation Department has given their assurance to fill up the 1,500 seats allocated for Indian students by this year.Malaysian Indian Education Awareness and Welfare Association (PKP-KIM) president A. Thiruvengadam said this was expressed by the Matriculation Department at the Education Ministry during a meeting between the department ...

Strengthening home-based early childhood education

The Ministry of Education says it is working closely with the home-based Early Childhood Education (ECE) sector to ensure all children get the best start in education. Group manager of Early Childhood Education Karl Le Quesne says home-based ECE makes a valuable contribution to children and their families’ lives. "It plays an important role in supporting parents of young children to work, study ...

Eanes Education Foundation presents district with largest contribution

Eanes Education Foundation officials, with generous community support, made a contribution of $1.3 million to the Eanes school district this year, the largest amount contributed by EEF in its 10-year history of grants.

Education Secretary to Pa. lawmakers: Help Philly schools

Education Secretary Arne Duncan is urging Pennsylvania lawmakers to help the cash-strapped Philadelphia school district avert an "educational crisis," although Gov. Tom Corbett said Wednesday he had believed Duncan was satisfied with the state's proposed rescue effort.

TAL Education Group to Announce First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2014 Financial Results on July 22, 2013

BEIJING, July 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TAL Education Group ("TAL" or the "Company") (NYSE: XRS), a leading K-12 after-school tutoring service provider in China, today announced that ...