News
International Education News Round-up
(September 8-14, 2008)
Cyberbullying: new school year, new threats
(The Globe and Mail 09/08/2008 Eric Roher)
Canada faces the downside of information and communication technologies.
Parents 'want texts from schools'
(BBC News 09/12/2008)
Survey results reveal that many parents want school reports on their children’s performance texted or emailed.
Uganda: Public Universities Get Dutch ICT Funds
(AllAfrica.com 09/10/2008)
The Netherlands government donates 5.7 M Euros to Uganda to boost the development of ICT in public universities.
Obama Looks to Lessons From Chicago in His National Education Plan
(New York Times 09/09/2008 Sam Dillon)
Senator Barack Obama bases his education strategies from his experience in Chicago’s troubled schools.
Candidates Grade Each Other on Education
(New York Sun 09/10/2008 Elizabeth Green)
U.S. presidential candidates trade blows over education.
More incentives needed to draw in teachers
(Free Press 09/10/2008 Lori Higgins)
Graduates interested in switching to teaching careers call for higher salaries and strong preparation programs.
Social change 'not academic role'
(BBC News 09/10/2008)
Cambridge University criticizes the government for pressuring elite institutions to take more poor students.
Call for happiness lessons as teenage depression increases
(The Guardian 09/10/2008)
Depression cases among teenagers has risen dramatically, mental health experts report.
Teachers should tackle creationism, says science education expert
(The Guardian 09/11/2008 James Anderson)
Excluding discussion of creationism from science lessons could put some children off science completely, science education expert suggests.
(Published 15 September 2008, Smart Communications, Inc.)
