Archive for the ‘Education’ Category

Ten Master’s of the New Universe

Highly specialized master’s programs provide a field guide to the zeitgeist. There are degrees to fit every niche and new twist in the culture. Go to Source

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You Can Go Back Again

Years out, alumni turn to their alma maters for job-hunt help. Go to Source

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Guidance Counselor | Health: Going Viral

The worst may not be over. Dorms are hotbeds of contagion, especially after winter break. Go to Source

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British universities: seats of learning – and loathing

Many British universities are breeding grounds for Muslim extremism. Islamic specialist Ruth Dudley Edwards explains why financial need and government interference...

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Village schools given ‘raw deal’ by Labour

Children educated in the countryside risk falling behind inner-city pupils because of a damaging funding gap, it has been claimed. Go to Source

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Top schools could be labelled failures due to race rules

Schools risk being branded inadequate by government inspectors for failing to promote race relations, gender equality and human rights. Go to Source

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Huge number of teachers ‘not working in profession’

Huge number of teachers ‘not working in profession’

Between 2000 and 2007 over 25,000 people qualified but never began teaching, data shows Hundreds of thousands of qualified teachers are not working in the profession,...

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Church defends complaint over school

Church defends complaint over school

Move follows school adjudicator’s ruling that the Vaughan’s admissions policy penalised the less devout The Catholic church has defended a decision...

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14 violent under-fives suspended daily

14 violent under-fives suspended daily

The number of pupils receiving fixed period exclusions for violence in 2007-08 rose by 6% on the year before, statistics show Fourteen children aged five or under...

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New Year honours: services to education

New Year honours: services to education

A vice-chancellor, 19 headteachers, 13 principals, three teachers and a classroom assistant are among those recognised A vice-chancellor, a beauty school founder...

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