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International Education News Round-up
(October 20-26, 2008)
Eco-friendly schools offer students fresh lessons
(USA Today 10/20/2008 Wendy Koch)
The U.S. Green Building Council encourages schools to save energy, improve air quality, and educate students about the environment.
Half of trainee teachers fail basic maths test
(The Daily Mail 10/20/2008 Laura Clark)
More than half of trainee teachers need multiple attempts before they pass basic numeracy test, figures show.
Report Cites Chronic Absenteeism in City Schools
(New York Times 10/20/2008 Jennifer Medina)
New York City schools face attendance problems as absenteeism increase.
Maths and science 'end decline'
(BBC News 10/21/2008)
The Higher Education Funding Council for England rolls out “rescue plan” to increase student numbers in science and math.
Universities try new grading plan
(BBC News 10/20/2008)
UK universities are trying a more detailed way of recording student achievement.
We must spot learning problems earlier, says thinktank
(The Guardian 10/22/2008 Anthea Lipsett)
Teachers need training on how to spot students’ learning difficulties early on, educators suggest.
Broken home children are 'five times more likely to suffer mental troubles'
(The Daily Mail 10/21/2008 Steve Doughty)
Government research finds how important family backgrounds are to children’s development.
Schools, libraries see hundreds of requests to ban books
(USA Today 10/22/2008 Ledyard King)
The American Library Association has logged more than 9,600 requests to ban some books from library shelves because of vulgar language and sexual content.
Schools in need employ teachers from overseas
(USA Today 10/22/2008 Anne Ryan)
Teacher shortage in U.S. grows and many school districts are forced to recruit from foreign countries.
(Published 27 October 2008, Smart Communications, Inc.)
