International Education News Round-Up (Jan. 09 - 15, 2012)

January 16, 2012

Royal Society offers ways to overhaul ICT teaching
(BBC News, 01/13/2012)
The Royal Society has suggested ways the government can overhaul information and communications technology (ICT) teaching in schools.

Poor teachers 'to be sacked in a term' under reforms
(The Telegraph, 01/13/2012, Graeme Paton)
Schools are to be given tough new powers to weed out incompetent teachers under Government plans to drive up education standards.

US teachers offered support for climate change lessons
(The Guardian, 01/13/2012, Suzanne Goldenberg)
An organisation that has championed the teaching of evolution in America's schools is offering support to teachers who have come under attack for lessons on climate change.

Michael Gove: heads must intervene earlier to root out bad teachers when 'alarm bells are ringing'
(The Telegraph, 01/13/2012, Graeme Paton)
Head teachers must intervene earlier to root out bad teachers, Michael Gove, the education secretary said today as he announced tough new powers for schools.

Kenya: Bulk of National Slots Go to Public Schools
(allAfrica.com, 01/12/2012, Benjamin Muindi
An estimated 2,840 pupils from private primary schools will get slots in national secondary schools during Friday's selection.