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LABOR PROMISES TO DUMP TASMANIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL FEES
Labor promises to dump Tasmanian public school fees, provide free school buses if elected... READ MORE›
CHINESE, INDONESIAN LANGUAGE TEACHERS GET CREATIVE BRINGING ASIA TO REGIONAL AUSTRALIA
Topics languages, education, regional, secondary-schools, primary-schools, internet-technology, music, australia, stawell-3380, heywood-3304, annandale-4814, townsville-4810, china, indonesia, asia... READ MORE›
INDIA TRIED TO STOP CHEATING IN SCHOOL -- SO HALF A MILLION STUDENTS JUST SKIPPED EXAMS
India's hugely competitive examination system coupled with poor teaching standards in schools has seen the growth of a massive cheating industry in recent decades... READ MORE›
INDIAN-ORIGIN SCHOOLGIRL CRACKS MATHS HALL OF FAME IN UK
New Delhi born Sohini joined in the competition this year as a student of Nelson Primary School in Birmingham... READ MORE›
COMICS HELPING TEACHERS IN RURAL INDIA KEEP KIDS IN SCHOOL
Since its inception, Grassroots Comics has inspired education reforms in hundreds of schools in villages across India, touching the lives of thousands of students... READ MORE›
ENGLISH TEACHER CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO PLUG IN TO THE WORLD
But Mio Horio, a 32-year-old English teacher from mountainous Shiga Prefecture, is challenging the nation's system and nudging her students to think outside the box... READ MORE›
ARTHOUSE FILM PORTRAYS STRUGGLE OF CHINA'S 'LEFT-BEHIND' CHILDREN
Li Junlin fulfilled a long-held ambition to direct his first feature highlighting the struggle of China's 'left-behind' children... READ MORE›
TEACHER HANDCUFFED, ARRESTED AND REMOVED FROM SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AFTER CHALLENGING TEACHER PAY
Deyshia Hargrave, a teacher in the Vermilion Parish School System, asked questions regarding the board's consideration of a 38,000 raise for the superintendent of the school system... READ MORE›
PROFESSOR GREEN: WHITE WORKING-CLASS BOYS BECOMING MORE DISENGAGED
While almost 40 percent of young people overall now progress to higher education, the figure for white boys from the most disadvantaged backgrounds is just 10 percent ... READ MORE›
$1.5M GRANT HELPS ALABAMA EXPAND EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM
They have access to early childhood education specialists who will help teachers implement evidence-based instructional practices... READ MORE›
CALIFORNIA IN A 'LITERACY CRISIS' WITH CHILDREN WHO CAN'T READ
Assessments found less than half of California students from third grade to fifth grade have met statewide literacy standards since 2015... READ MORE›
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THE BIG LESSON FROM THE WORLD'S BEST SCHOOL SYSTEM? TRUST YOUR TEACHERS
Finnish education policies are praised highly, but the real success is the level of responsibility and autonomy given to teachers to do their jobs... READ MORE›
'HE'S A TEACHER, NOT A HAIRDRESSER,' SAYS MOM AFTER SON GETS HAIRCUT AT SCHOOL
Rather, the teacher at Regina Public School in Ottawa's west end wanted Brandon to cut her son's hair, which was down to his shoulders... READ MORE›
COLORADO TO ARM TEACHERS IN CLASSROOMS
The three-day course, which consists of firearms and medical training, was launched on Tuesday in Weld County... READ MORE›
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL UNITS FORCED TO CLOSE TO NEW PATIENTS DUE TO STAFF SHORTAGES
Lack of paediatric doctors and nurses across the UK also means care children receive is at risk, says the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health... READ MORE›
TEACHER SUSPENDED AFTER MAKING 'EVIDENCE-BASED' COMPARISONS BETWEEN TRUMP & HITLER
Hitler said he would make Germany great again, Donald Trump said he would make America great again, said Navarro... READ MORE›
'PLEASE DON'T ASK FOR TRANQUILLIZERS': DOCTOR'S NOTE TO FIRST NATIONS PATIENTS HAS CHIEF CALLING FOR APOLOGY
The note, hand-printed in capital letters, was affixed to the reception desk at Dr. Allister Carter's office... READ MORE›
ALEPPO HOSPITAL RAID: EX-ASSAD CLASSMATE SPEAKS OUT
Moments after the news of the aerial bombardment of rebel-held Aleppo's largest hospital got to him, Dr Zaher Sahloul reached for his phone... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN WEBSITE BROADCAST FEED FROM UNSECURED WEBCAMS AT CAPE BRETON SCHOOL
CBC Klein wondered if the school board had performed a privacy impact assessment before installing hundreds of cameras in its schools... READ MORE›
DEAL OVER JUNIOR DOCTORS' CONTRACTS WAS TORN UP, REVEALS EX-HEALTH MINISTER
Deal over junior doctors' contracts was torn up, reveals ex-health minister... READ MORE›
WOMAN WHO RECEIVED WORLD'S 1ST FACE TRANSPLANT DIES AT 49
A French woman who received the worlds first partial face transplant after being mauled by her dog, died several months ago, at age 49.A... READ MORE›
FATHER OF BOY KILLED IN SYDNEY SCHOOL CRASH SAYS HE FORGIVES THE DRIVER
Banksia Road Primary School has reopened with specialist counsellors and additional teaching staff from nearby schools... READ MORE›
'SIMPLY A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL': CONCERTGOERS MOURNED IN MANCHESTER ATTACK
The name of Georgina Callander, 18, was released first following the suicide bombing at Manchester Arena that also wounded 59 people... READ MORE›
'WE HAVE BEEN TREATED LIKE CRIMINALS'
South Korea closes B.C. school 14 teachers caught in 'bureaucratic nightmare'... READ MORE›
MY SISTER-THE-DOCTOR HAS GRADUATED - JUST AS THE WORLD HAS TURNED ON MEDICAL EXPERTS
Vice-president Mike Pence claimed the heartbreaking story of the 11-month-old Charlie Gard in England is a story of ..... READ MORE›
SCHOOL SLAMMED BY BERNARDI FOR 'DRESS DAY' FUNDRAISER NOW DONATION LEADER
Craigburn Primary School's Principal, Paul Luke, and One Girl CEO Morgan Koegel address the media... READ MORE›
U.S. BROKE ITS PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM, GOT TRUMP
The lower the education level, the higher the Trump vote... READ MORE›
IVANKA TRUMP WHY WE NEED TO START TEACHING TECH IN KINDERGARTEN
Seeing the enthusiasm and drive of these young people drove home how essential early exposure to computer science is... READ MORE›
CALL TO PUNISH GPS OVER ANTIBIOTICS
The guidelines say doctors should tell patients when antibiotics are inappropriate and refuse to write prescriptions... READ MORE›
AN ELECTRONIC REVOLUTION IN THE DOCTOR'S BAG
For physicians interested in the new scientific medicine, touching patients became a necessity... READ MORE›
2 ADULTS DEAD IN APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE AT CALIFORNIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Emergency personnel respond to a shooting inside North Park School Elementary School on Monday in San Bernardino, Calif... READ MORE›
GOVERNMENT FAILING TO EDUCATE, INTEGRATE ROMA CHILDREN
Romani children in Slovakia are segregated in schools, bullied by teachers and misdiagnosed as mentally disabled because of anti-Roma racism, according to human rights groups... READ MORE›
POLISH DOCTORS ON HUNGER STRIKE IN HEALTHCARE ROW
Last year, the Polish government spent 4.4 percent of the country's GDP on health services... READ MORE›
APPLE'S HEALTH TECH TAKES EARLY LEAD AMONG TOP HOSPITALS
"TIMING RIGHT" Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans has been working with Apple and Epic Systems, Ochsner's medical records vendor, to roll out a pilot program for high-risk patients... READ MORE›
CALL TO SNOOP ON ANTIBIOTIC SCRIPTS
The suggested rules say doctors should spend more time explaining why antibiotics are unsuitable for many patients... READ MORE›
3D GLASSES CAN GIVE YOUR DOCTOR A COMPLETE VIEW OF YOUR INSIDES
Age 40 Title Founder of EchoPixel, a four-year-old, 18-employee medical-imaging startup in Mountain View, Calif... READ MORE›
DALHOUSIE MEDICAL SCHOOL BOOSTS SCREENING OF WOULD-BE DOCTORS
In an unrelated case that same month, medical student Stephen Tynes was charged with threatening to kill an associate dean and her daughter, along with others... READ MORE›
NEW LAW SPARKS DEBATE OVER FUTURE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
Lu recalls when traditional Chinese medicine TCM played a greater role in Chinese society... READ MORE›
PHONICS WERE BEING TAUGHT 350 YEARS AGO, ONE OF WORLD'S OLDEST CHILDREN'S BOOK REVEALS
The battered leather pocket book for children includes a guide on phonics, which breaks down words into syllables and makes them easier to learn... READ MORE›
LENGTHY WAITS TO SEE GPS MAY POSE SERIOUS RISK TO PATIENTS, SAYS TOP DOCTOR
People with non-urgent conditions may be neglected amid long waiting times, leading to acute problems, warns head of GPs' body... READ MORE›
LABOUR DEFENDS JUNIOR DOCTORS AGAINST 'MILITANT AND OVERPAID' PORTRAYAL
Junior doctors planning five-day strikes are not unreasonable, militant or overpaid, despite what government propaganda suggests, Labour has said... READ MORE›