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Too many unqualified school leavers says Education Minister

Education Minister Chris Carter says too many young New Zealanders are leaving school without qualifications.

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Wed Jul 23, 2008

Daily Nation

Tough new rules to curb school strikes

The Government Tuesday imposed tough rules aimed at ending the ongoing riots and destruction of property in schools.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Fire, Family, World News, Kenya,

Pine Bluff Commercial

Ark. teacher who began fishing club named to panel

Ron Duncan of Springdale said he had a selfish motivation for starting a fishing club at a northwest Arkansas junior high school 26 years ago _ finding new fishing spots.

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Related Topix: Fayetteville Metro, Springdale, AR, Family, Kids

AllAfrica.com

Nigeria: NLC Urges Yar'Adua to Intervene in Teachers Strike

THE Nigeria Labour Congress , has sent an urgent letter to President Umar Musa Yar'Adua calling for his direct and urgent intervention in the four-week national strike of the Nigeria Union Teachers over failure ...

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Related Topix: Nigeria, Africa, World News, Family

RedOrbit

Serious Failure At School Hurts Girls More Than Boys

Adolescent girls who had a serious school failure by the 12th grade - " being expelled, suspended or dropping out - " were significantly more likely to have suffered a serious bout of depression at the age of ...

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Related Topix: University of Washington, Family

BreakingNews.ie

Broad support for multi-denominational education project

A survey has found strong support for the idea of introducing Educate Together secondary schools in Ireland.

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Related Topix: Family, Trinity College

NewsChannel 8

Study Delves Into Safety of 'Tweens' On

A new study about children's safety on-line said almost a third of pre-teens have been contacted by a stranger while on-line, but all of the findings weren't negative.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Independent Online

School riots rock Kenya

Police in Kenya have charged dozens of students with arson after riots over the weekend that left at least one student dead, officials said on Tuesday.

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Falmouth Packet

Truro College successes

It has been another year of success for vocational students at Truro College. With IB results already known and ahead of A level results, attention at Truro College in this period is focused on the students, ...

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Related Topix: Family

WBZL-TV Hollywood

3 pre-teen girls charged with wrecking Pembroke Park school

PEMBROKE PARK Three pre-teen girls were arrested on felony charges on Monday and another one on a misdemeanor charge after authorities say they broke into their own school and wrecked the place.

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Related Topix: Family, Pembroke Park, FL, Fort Lauderdale Metro, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Miami Metro

Abbotsford News

Pre-teen females attack

A group of pre-teen girls terrorized a family and burned another man with a cigarette in a pair of racially-charged attacks over the weekend in Mission.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Quick

Kids head outdoors to outplay, outlearn in Dallas Arboretum's 'Survivor'

By TRICIA SCRUGGS / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News tricia@triciascruggs.com Carrying a rainbow of water bottles and wearing signature bandannas to identify them by team, 20 kids roam ...

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Family, Kids, Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX

Daily Mail

ANALYSIS: No wonder Ed Balls looks bitter ... he's being found out at last

Ed Balls was not exactly in a cheery mood when he addressed members of the Westminster Press at the drinks reception he hosted on their behalf on Thursday.

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Daily Nation

Leaders call for action over chaos

Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has described the rising violent strikes by secondary school students as "worrying". However, the VP said he was optimistic that the Education ministry was capable of bringing the ...

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Related Topix: Family, Kenya, World News

Daily Nation

Crisis talks as riots rock more schools

The Government was Sunday jolted into action by the rising cases of student riots with Education minister Sam Ongeri chairing a crisis meeting with key players in the sector.

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Related Topix: World News, Kenya, Family, Africa

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Guardian Unlimited

35bn revamp plan will produce mediocre schools

Among the problems discovered in the review of 40 proposed designs for schools are bullying hotspots in secluded schoolyards.

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Related Topix: Family

Telegraph Herald

Allowing workers flex time for outside activities can pay off

Matt Dornic gives his employees flexible work hours so they can pursue graduate degrees or even to work a second job.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, Family

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

NEWSWEEK Cover: Murder in the 8th Grade

The lives of the students at Oxnard, Calif.'s E.O. Green Junior High School were shaken earlier this year when fellow student Brandon McInerney killed openly gay student Larry King.

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Related Topix: Oxnard, CA, Family, Violent Crime, Kids

Inside Bay Area

Yo, teens: Forget OK! mag -- being young and preggers is not chic

She graced a July cover of OK! magazine, but this time, she wasn't wearing her signature micro-mini and Uggs.

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Related Topix: Jamie Lynn Spears, Zoey 101, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Family, Motherhood, Gloucester, MA

MarketWatch

NASA Announces 2008 Competitive Grant Programs

NASA's Office of Education at headquarters in Washington has announced three new extramural funding opportunities that could result in the award of grants or cooperative agreements.

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Related Topix: Family

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