'Is this really what education is about?'
Washington Post (blog)
By Valerie Strauss This was written by Vicki Abeles, a parent of three and the director of the documentary, “Race to Nowhere” and Jo Boaler a professor of mathematics education at Stanford University. “Race to Nowhere” challenges common assumptions ...

South Sudanese Children Find Hope In Education
NPR
Long years of civil war, exile and life as refugees have disrupted the education system in South Sudan. They are still catching up nearly a year after secession from, and renewed conflict with, neighboring Sudan. None of that, however, ...

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Becky Ackermann, Business Education Teacher, Xavier High School, Appleton
Appleton Post Crescent
Being a teacher and technology leader within my school system, I am able to see my time and talents used to be an agent and advocate for change to help keep up with the ever-changing environment of education. Thinking where I will be 10 years down the ...

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Korea Times
APEC education ministers' meeting opens
Korea Times
By Na Jeong-ju Top educators of 21 Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members will discuss globalization, the convergence of education and technology and other topics at the fifth education ministerial meeting, which will kick off a three-day ...
APEC education meet to focus on cooperation, minister saysThe Korea Herald

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Education and health
WatertownDailyTimes.com
A recent study by the federal government showed that Americans who attain a college education live about nine years longer than those who do not graduate from high school. The study found that in 2010, 31 percent of adults ages 25 to 64 with a high ...
Study: Health, education are closely linkedTbo.com
Bohs column: Get educated, live longer, happier lifeJackson Sun

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Schick/Bond: Pursuit of better higher education not over
Shreveport Times
After passage in the House Education Committee by a 14-4 vote, the bill to authorize the merger of Louisiana Tech and LSUS was brought before the Louisiana House of Representatives for debate on Tuesday. This proposal followed months of study and ...
Time to get serious about the budget cuts to higher educationGreater Baton Rouge Business Report

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The Education Report: A sudden school closure in Oakland
San Jose Mercury News
By Katy Murphy This is a sampling of The Education Report, Katy Murphy's Oakland schools blog. Read more at www.IBAbuzz.com/education. Follow her at Twitter.com/KatyMurphy. May 15: All year long, people have been complaining about the Oakland school ...

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Mackinac Center: Powering up in class can boost education
Detroit Free Press
Imagine more than 18000 teachers from around the world gathering with their students to show their work to each other, exchange ideas and celebrate the effective use of technology in education. That's exactly what took place in February as Michigan ...

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Education adapts to evolving farming practices at Bristol Aggie
Taunton Daily Gazette
Statues that will be part of the centennial courtyard at Bristol County Agricultural High School in Dighton were unveiled during a ceremony on Sunday. By Christopher Nichols Established in November 1912, Bristol County Agricultural High School has ...

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Luciano: Is education on the verge of a flip-flop overhaul?
Peoria Journal Star
The students are part of the school's limited program of "flipped learning," a new education model just beginning to gain traction nationally. Students watch video lectures outside class - or even away from school - then use class time for homework and ...

Study: Health, education are closely linked
Tbo.com
By MARY SHEDDEN | The Tampa Tribune Life expectancy, smoking and even the risk of obesity for children are directly affected by the education individual Americans attain, according to the National Center for Health Statistics annual health data report ...

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Educational excellence Weehawken schools recognize three teachers of the year ...
The Hudson Reporter
Kevin McLellan The three also received certificates of recognition signed by the New Jersey Department of Education's Acting Commissioner Christopher Cerf and Gov. Christopher Christie. “Here's the best part,” Mayor Richard Turner said, and proceeded ...

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Study: Health, education are closely linked
Tbo.com
By MARY SHEDDEN | The Tampa Tribune Add the medical community to those heralding the value of a good education. Life expectancy, smoking and even the risk of obesity for children are directly affected by the education individual Americans attain, ...
Educated People Live LongerCounsel & Heal

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Board of Education to hold meeting and work session
Carroll County Times
The Carroll County Board of Education will meet at 1 pm Wednesday for its regular meeting at the Charles I. Ecker Boardroom, Board of Education Offices, 125 N. Court St., Westminster. The board is expected to approve the Fiscal Year 2013 operating ...

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Scott County supervisors debate education funds for 2012-13
Kingsport Times News
By Wes Bunch GATE CITY — Funding for education was the main topic of debate for the Scott County Board of Supervisors earlier this week as they looked at ways to close a $2.9 million budget deficit for fiscal year 2012-13.
Schools budget gap closed, but amount is slimShelbyville Times-Gazette

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Nashua education leaders honored
Nashua Telegraph
Two local educators received awards recently for their dedication to education in New Hampshire and their commitment to service in the state and local communities. Lucille Jordan, president of Nashua Community College, was given the Walter Peterson ...

How education got a boost
Times of India
The Royal City has a long history with educational activities, which has transformed it into a hub of education. Some four decades after Mysore got back its status as the capital city of Mysore State, maharaja Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar founded a ...

India Today
City boys triumph in Indian Certificate Of Secondary Education & Indian School ...
Times of India
Chanda Devi Saraf (CDS) School trounced MSB Educational Institute in ICSE results. MSB does not have the ISC level at their campus. Abhijeet Thakre of CDS School topped the ICSE level with 95.8%, as his classmate Pravisha Jaiswal secured second ...
Girls outdo boys in ICSE, ISC resultsIBNLive.com
ICSE results: St Mary's boy is city topper with 98.6%Indian Express
Girls outshine boys again in ICSE and ISC's battle of meritIndia Today
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Push for better education
Malaysia Star
PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's push for national level education reforms throughout the school system from early childhood education through completion of college or university is a welcome move. The Prime Minister is in New York on a ...
Malaysia Eyes National Education Reforms Based on Success of Pioneering US ProgramThe New York Academy of Sciences

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Get an education
Cookeville Herald Citizen
I guess, because he didn't really have much education, he put a lot of value into it. He wanted it for his kids. My dad was born in 1925 and grew up during the Depression. His mother died when he was a youngster and he pretty much raised his little ...