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International Education News Round-up
(January 25-31, 2010)
Obama starts rewriting No Child Left Behind
(EducationNews.org 01/28/2010 Nick Anderson)
The Obama administration launches an effort to rewrite the No Child Left Behind law, with a proposed increase in federal spending.
Website to expose 'coasting' schools
(The Age 01/26/2010 Dan Harrison)
Australian Government’s schools website exposes schools in wealthy communities that are performing below expectations.
Hungry for new content, Google tries to grow its own in Africa
(New York Times 01/25/2010)
Through colleges in Africa, Google invites students to add to the Swahili version of Wikipedia.
Obama announcing billions more for schools
(EducationNews.org 01/27/2010)
U.S. President Barack Obama proposes a major increase in funding for elementary and secondary education for the coming school year.
Fall in teacher numbers ‘could be permanent’
(Herald Scotland 01/29/2010)
Education officials in Scotland fear that the falling number of teachers may not be reversed.
Music 'can boost wider learning'
(EducationNews.org 01/29/2010)
The Wider Opportunities program allows pupils and teachers to learn to play an instrument together as a class.
States struggle to keep top teachers
(EducationNews.org 01/29/2010)
Most states are holding tight to policies that protect incompetent teachers and poor training programs, shortchanging educators and their students, according to education reports.
Gap between rich and poor students widens
(The Daily Telegraph 01/28/2010 Graeme Paton)
Teenagers from the wealthiest backgrounds have benefited most from an expansion of university places, despite a pledge to help the poorest pupils into higher education.
Ambidextrous children more likely to do badly at school, study finds
(The Guardian 01/25/2010 Jessica Shepherd)
Ambidextrous children are twice as likely to do badly at school and suffer from attention problems as right-handers, a study shows.
(Published 01 February 2010, Smart Communications Inc.)
