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International Education News Round-up
(November 3-9, 2008)
Make education an early priority in administration
(Houston Chronicle 11/08/2008 Mike Feinberg)
Schools list down what newly elected US president Barack Obama should focus on in education.
Violent Video Game Feed Aggression In Kids In Japan And U.S.
(ScienceDaily 11/04/2008)
Children’s exposure to violent games a casual risk factor for aggression in Japanese and American children, according to Iowa State University’s research.
Foreign students fingerprint fear
(BBC News 11/06/20008 Sean Coughlan)
UK schools begin fingerprinting of overseas students for biometric identity cards.
Sexy television shows linked to teen pregnancy
(Sun Times 11/03/2008 Monifa Thomas)
Pediatrics researchers advise parents to watch TV and talk about sex with kids.
Preschoolers with parent at war are more aggressive, study finds
(USA Today 11/03/2008 Carla K. Johnson)
A research on wartime deployment reveals that preschoolers with a parent away at war are more likely to show aggression.
L.A. education funds approved
(The Daily News 11/05/2008 Jerry Berrios)
Multimillion-dollar education bonds benefit the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Los Angeles Community College District.
Pupils' chairs 'pain in the back'
(BBC News 11/04/2008)
Several school children suffer from bad backs because of ill-fitting chairs, report says.
More than 4,000 children under five excluded from school
(The Independent 11/07/2008 Richard Garner)
More than 4,000 children aged under five had been excluded from school for assaulting staff and other pupils.
One in three teachers says teach creationism alongside evolution
(The Daily Telegraph 11/07/2008 Martin Beckford)
Teachers TV’s poll suggests that one in three teachers believe children should be taught that creationism is as valid as evolution.
Parents pull kids from day care as money tightens
(USA Today 11/08/2008 Charles Rex)
Some US parents reduce their kids’ daycare attendance to a few days a week to cut on expenses.
(Published 10 November 2008, Smart Communications, Inc.)
