School inspectors to focus more on lessons, less on data United Kingdom 15 May 2008
School inspectors will spend more time observing lessons, the government's schools watchdog, Ofsted, revealed today. [full story] |
Children severely affected by China's earthquake China 14 May 2008
Education International expresses its deep sympathy with the victims of the massive earthquake that struck China on Monday at 14:28 local time with a magnitude of 7.9. EI is shocked to learn that 900 students have been buried under a three storey school in Kujiangyan city.
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Violence hits teachers Zimbabwe 14 May 2008
Violence continues in Zimbabwe following the drawn out election process and affects particularly trade unionists and teachers. [full story] |
Teachers' strike cancelled Kenya 08 May 2008
The Kenya National Union of Teachers, which had issued a five-day ultimatum to the Government over April salary delay, has rescinded its threat to boycott classes starting today. [full story] |
Appeal of parents' evenings waning, says schools minister United Kingdom 08 May 2008
Traditional parents' evenings are becoming less popular and schools should consider other ways to communicate with families, the schools secretary, Ed Balls, said today. [full story] |
High-stakes testing United Kingdom 07 May 2008
While a state's high-stakes test may show increased scores, there is little support in these data that such increases are anything but the result of test preparation or the exclusion of students from the testing process [full story] |
Flat-packed for the future United Kingdom 26 March 2008
A prefabricated school will bring sustainability and deep satisfaction to a remote Scottish community. [full story] |
Mugabe fails to pay promised salaries to teachers Zimbabwe 20 March 2008
The cash-strapped Zimbabwe government which approved a hefty salary hike for striking teachers two weeks ago failed to pay the new salaries as civil servants got their pay on Wednesday, union officials said. [full story] |
Global Action Week 2008 International 19 March 2008
The theme for this year is 'Quality Education to End Exclusion.' About 72 million children are excluded from schooling and over 700 million adults are illiterate worldwide. Some are excluded due to disability or gender, others because of conflict in their countries, still more because of poverty or child labour. [full story] |
In the mainstream but Isolated United States 19 March 2008
Montgomery parents say moving their sixth-grade daughter from special education center to mainstream classes has had a negative impact upon girl's learning and social development.
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Keep Big Brother out of the classroom, says union United Kingdom 18 March 2008
Targets, testing, league tables, inspections and increasing use of camera surveillance in classrooms could lead to 'Big Brother watching over schools in the next five years', Julia Neal will tell delegates. [full story] |
Union praises education budget Namibia 14 March 2008
The Khomas Regional Executive Committee of the Namibia Teachers' Union (Nantu) yesterday praised the Government for again allocating the biggest part of the national budget to the country's education sector. [full story] |
Religious state schools accused of fuelling social segregation United Kingdom 14 March 2008
Covert selection by religious state schools has fuelled social segregation in education, some of the most respected academic authorities on schools admissions have told MPs. [full story] |
Schools caught charging parents to secure places United Kingdom 12 March 2008
Secondary schools in England have been flouting the admissions system by charging parents money to secure a place of their choice, the schools secretary admitted today. [full story] |
Teachers' union officials assaulted Zimbabwe 26 February 2008
A group of 9 officials from the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) are receiving treatment at the Avenues Clinic after they were severely assaulted by ruling party supporters at ZANU-PF offices. [full story] |
Just tell us the truth about academies United Kingdom 19 February 2008
Put bluntly, they get rid of the difficult kids, tweak their intake with self-managed banding systems, or dump difficult subjects in favour of easier ones. [full story] |
Global Action Week: 21-27 April 2008 International 12 February 2008
Millions will mobilize for quality education to end exclusion! [full story] |
Safety guidance for school trips proposed United Kingdom 06 February 2008
The guidance follows complaints of a drop in the number of school trips because of overly bureaucratic health and safety rules. [full story] |
As PTA groups move online, so does dissension United States 08 January 2008
Over the past few years, electronic mailing lists have become the main forum for parents across the region to talk about their schools. With just a few keystrokes, the lists offer parents unprecedented power to spread information, to ask a question or answer one, to praise or pillory for an audience of hundreds. [full story] |
Poorest children 'falling behind' United Kingdom 02 January 2008
Children from the most deprived areas of England are falling further behind in school compared to more affluent pupils. [full story] |
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