News
International Education News Round-up
(August 17-23, 2009)
Obama pushes states to shift on education
(New York Times 08/17/2009 Sam Dillon)
An aggressive use of economic stimulus money has provoked heated debates over the uses of standardized testing and the proper federal role in education.
Many teachers using summer to learn
(Arizona Republic 08/18/2009)
With technology revolutionizing classrooms, and the creation of new regulations for schools and education generally becoming more complicated, many teachers find they have to work for weeks in the summer just to keep up with changes.
Teacher pay could be linked to student performance, graduation rate
(Milwaukee Journal 08/18/2009)
U.S. federal government creates a $4.35-billion fund aimed at spurring innovation in reforming public education.
School lunches go vegetarian
(Chicago Sun Times 08/17/2009)
Almost 2 out of 3 U.S. schools now offer vegetarian fare for lunch on a regular basis, according to a new nationwide survey by the School Nutrition Association.
Gates Foundation offers Memphis City schools chance at millions to help teachers
(EdNews.org 08/19/2009)
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation offers Memphis City Schools a chance at its $500 million effort to improve U.S. teacher quality.
Oxford University admissions favor men, study finds
(The Guardian 08/19/2009)
Women are less likely than men to be offered a place at Oxford University even when the former have better grades and are from similar backgrounds, a study has found.
(Published 24 August 2009, Smart Communications Inc.)
