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Roughly one of every seven high school diplomas granted in the United States in recent years has gone to someone who has passed the tests, known as the G.E.D. And the proportion of school-age students taking that route has risen sharply. Read the Full Story
The resolution, co-authored by T.C. Pinckney, publisher of a Baptist newsletter in Alexandria, Virginia, urges parents to homeschool their children or send them to Christian schools.Read the Full Story
The sessions, dubbed “People’s University,” will link the educators with people at six libraries in the region free of charge, beginning with a presentation on artist James Audubon’s work “Birds of America.” Read the Full Story
A $12.6 million, high-tech educational center is being developed as part of Northeast Ohio’s federal historic corridor that stretches 110 miles from Cleveland through Akron and Canton to New Philadelphia. Read it Online
“The project “The Future Role of The Correspondence School” is looking into the services that the government and the national schools system will require from its school of distance education in the future,” Trevor Mallard said. Read the Full Story
The Thomson Job Impact Study finds a blended learning model using scenario-based exercises (SBEs), or real-world situations, improves workforce productivity. The international study by Thomson/NETg covered 200 employees at all organisational levels across a range of industries, including aerospace, computing and manufacturing.
Education officials and Cable & Wireless representatives introduced the new programme in a ceremony last week at the National Institute of Education, with Minister of Education Danny Faure and Professor David Mellor, CEO of the Cable & Wireless Virtual Academy, signing a memorandum of understanding. Read the Story
At age 7, Jared Gamble’s parents took him to a rally to protest the expansion of a greyhound racetrack in Lincoln, R.I., into a gambling casino 10 minutes from their home. Read the Full Story
In sharp contrast to the rapid expansion of information technology in the federal government during the past 15 years, ideas about how to manage the IT systems and workforce emerged gradually. Read the Full Story
The effect is enhanced when programmes are watched and discussed with an adult, said researcher Dr Robin Close. Read the Full Story
