News
International Education News Round-up
(November 23-30,2009)
Technology gives kids a window on world
(The Yomiuri Shimbun 11/26/2009)
Public schools in Japan take full advantage of Internet teleconference system for English lessons.
White House begins campaign to promote science and math education
(New York Times 11/23/2009 Kenneth Chang)
To improve science and mathematics education for American children, the White House is recruiting Elmo and Big Bird, video game programmers and thousands of scientists.
Ofsted warns 'mediocre' schools
(BBC News 11/24/2009 Sean Coughlan)
School improvement in England is being held back by a "stubborn core of inadequate teaching,” says the annual report of education watchdog Ofsted.
Mayor says student scores will factor into teacher tenure
(New York Times 11/25/2009 Jennifer Medina)
New York City public schools will soon start to use student test scores as a factor in deciding which teachers earn tenure, a proposal that has been bitterly opposed by the teachers’ union and criticized as putting too much weight on standardized exams.
'Gender equality' lessons plan for five-year-olds
(The Independent 11/25/2009 Jack Doyle)
Children as young as five will be taught about "gender equality" as part of England’s government campaign to tackle domestic violence.
(Published 01 December 2009, Smart Communications Inc.)
