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International Education News Round-up
(December 28, 2009 to January 3, 2010)
Educators facing challenges competing with technology
(EdNews.org 01/01/2010)
Teachers in Kuwait face challenges competing with technology revolution around the world.
Online programs help students get degrees, are profitable for school
(Las Vegas Sun 12/28/2009 Emily Richmond)
Distance education continues to grow at a staggering rate in U.S. colleges and universities.
Poverty rise brings another test for Texas public schools
(EdNews.org 12/29/2009)
Almost six out of 10 Texas public schoolchildren hail from poor families, a new report shows, posing growing challenges in classrooms.
Half of teachers quit the classroom because of violent pupils and red tape
(EdNews.org 12/28/2009)
Figures uncovered by the Conservatives show that, of the nearly one million registered teachers, 404,600 under the age of 60 are not recorded as teaching.
University branches in Dubai are struggling
(New York Times 12/28/2009 Ryan Carter)
Dubai’s debt problems stunt the growth of many American universities in UAE.
(Published 04 January 2010, Smart Communications Inc.)
