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U-JAE, Thailand, Jan. 19 — Schooling is finally reaching the isolated tribes of northern Thailand’s hill country, thanks to idealistic teachers, satellite TV dishes and now elephants. Read the entire story
Vocational training schemes in schools, colleges and the workplace are flawed because they fail to address the realities of working life, research suggests.
With the newly enacted Elementary and Secondary Education Act authorizing a record $1 billion for after-school programs, a new resource from the Morino Institute and the Education Development Center Inc. provides timely advice for creating and implementing high-quality, technology-rich programs for kids after school. Read the entire story online
The new "No Child Left Behind" website offers… an executive summary of the Act a preliminary overview of programs and changes the text of the Act the conference committee report what the Act means for your state and more. http://www.ed.gov/nclb/ "Testing for Results: Using Assessment to Measure Effectiveness and Drive Instruction " is the topic […]
Citing concerns about the “filth” that exists on the internet, a tiny Tennessee Christian school has asked the state legislature to allow students to be exempt from mandatory computer training if their parents are opposed to computer education for ethical reasons.
Congress has approved an appropriations package for education that will fund educational technology programs at $867 million in 2002, about $5 million less than 2001 levels. This, despite an original agreement in both the House and the Senate to fund ed-tech programs at a full $1 billion this year.
New York City has issued $31.4 million in federally subsidized bonds to provide Internet access in 190 public schools. Read the entire article.
One daughter loves going to third grade at public school every day; the other one started rebelling in kindergarten.
A new generation of schools is cropping up across the country—small, technology-driven magnet schools that focus on providing students with the 21st century skills they need to succeed in the digital world.
It would be first online charter school in New York; not all would welcome it.