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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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Broad support for multi-denominational education project
A survey has found strong support for the idea of introducing Educate Together secondary schools in Ireland.
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.
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.
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, ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.