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International Education News Round-up
(August 19-25, 2008)
Slumping math scores among middle school students prompt creative solutions
(EdNews.org 08/24/2008 Becky Evans)
With MCAS test results showing slumping middle school math performance across the state and SouthCoast, local school districts are finding creative ways to increase math instruction and channel adolescent energy.
A Teacher on the Front Line as Faith and Science Clash
(New York Times 08/23/2008)
David Campbell switched on the overhead projector and wrote “Evolution” in the rectangle of light on the screen.
For some college freshmen, the first day of school comes a bit late
(LA Times 08/24/2008 Larry Gordon)
Facing a burst of qualified applicants, higher education institutions in the U.S. are increasingly offering midyear enrollment.
US to back 21st century learning
(BBC News 08/19/2008 Maggie Shiels)
The US Congress has given the go-ahead for a new centre to explore ways advanced computer and communications technologies can improve learning.
Teacher concerns over school CCTV
(BBC News 08/17/2008)
Many teachers say they are concerned about "hidden" surveillance cameras located in their schools.
'Bravest' students do not cheat
(BBC News 08/17/2008 )
Students who are bravest are least likely to cheat, say US researchers. Two studies of more than 400 students at Ohio State University found those who did not cheat scored highest in tests of courage and empathy.
L.A. Unified's gardening program may be uprooted
(LA Times 08/17/2008 Jennifer Oldham)
The seeds of a thousand lessons are sown in five acres of North Hollywood dirt, tended by a man named Mud.
Challenging a College to Redesign a Building
(New York Times 08/14/2008 Keith Phaneuf)
Students and faculty at Norwalk Community College plan to step up efforts when the school year begins to force a redesign of a health and science center that would make the college abide by more stringent standards for energy efficiency.
(Published 25 August 2008, Smart Communications, Inc.)
