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International Education News Round-up
(August 24-31, 2009)
Are social networks making students more narcissistic?
(USA Today 08/25/2009 Sharon Jayson)
College students say social networking makes them more narcissistic, a U.S. national survey reports.
Recession, swine flu cloud US back-to-school
(Inquirer.net 08/30/2009 AFP)
Children head back to school in the United States in the coming days facing concerns over the threat of swine flu and as tough economic times force teachers and families to count their pennies.
Privacy concerns arise over student data
(USA Today 08/24/2009 Jeff Martin)
Privacy concerns have touched off a debate this summer about whether schools should change the practice of sharing student contact information with outside sources.
Dropouts costing Texas billions
(Education News Today 08/24/2009)
Texas A&M researchers say one class of dropouts could have $10.7 billion price tag.
College students save bucks by renting textbooks
(The Tennessean 08/25/2009)
College students participate in Tennessee’s pilot program which lets students rent textbooks.
Amid hiring freeze, principals leave jobs empty
(New York Times 08/30/2009 Jennifer Medina)
About 1,800 teaching jobs in New York City remain open as principals appear to be resisting orders to fill vacancies with teachers whose previous positions were eliminated.
Today's students choosing laptops, USB keys over pens, paper
(Education News Today 08/30/2009)
USB memory sticks and portable hard drives have replaced notebooks and paper, while laptops are being used to take notes instead of pencils and binders.
International students may spurn UK because of new visa rules
(The Guardian 08/31/2009 Jessica Shepherd)
Many more student visas are being rejected than in previous years, reports say, encouraging students to give up on the UK and opt for Australia or the US for their higher education instead.
(Published 01 September 2009, Smart Communications Inc.)
