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Teachers in Space

teachadmin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:49:49 +0000

Space Center Houston – The United States Rocket Academy made a surprise announcement at the Space Exploration Educators Conference, which began here today. “Teachers in Space is now Citizens in Space,” said Edward Wright, chairman of the United States Rocket Academy and project manager of Teachers in Space. “The focus of our program is growing [...]

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Student enrolments at SA colleges

teachadmin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:56:29 +0000

Pretoria – The Department of Higher Education and Training plans to raise the number of student enrolments in colleges and post- school institutions to 4 000 000 by 2030, Minister Blade Nzimande announced today. The move is part of the Green Paper on Post-School Education and Training launched on Thursday by the minister. The Green [...]

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Families Out of Tune on Music Education

teachadmin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:17:34 +0000

ATLANTA – More than half of U.S. children and adults have never received music education, though a majority (68 percent) thinks it’s important, says a new IBOPE Zogby poll* commissioned by Primrose Schools, The Leader in Educational Child Care ®. Over 70 percent of adults recognize that music education enhances children’s music appreciation, cognitive development… [...]

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SA to increase science centres

teachadmin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:54:46 +0000

Cape Town – Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has promised to increase the number of science centres in the country in a bid to help the youth “reach their full potential in the learning environment.” Pandor opened and addressed the 6th Science Centre World Congress in Cape Town on Monday morning. “We are convinced [...]

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Writing problems within children

teachadmin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:28:27 +0000

Kids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are more likely to have writing problems such as poor spelling and grammar than their peers, suggests a new study. And the difference may be especially conspicuous in girls with ADHD. Reading and math problems often raise red flags for teachers and parents, but “written-language disorder is kind of overlooked,” [...]

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US Study Options at Top Irish Universities

teachadmin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:06:25 +0000

University students interested in studying abroad in Europe now have new program options at top-ranking universities in Northern Ireland and Ireland through International Studies Abroad. Beginning in spring 2012, International Studies Abroad (ISA), one of the leading study abroad program providers in the United States, will offer programs at Queen’s University Belfast and the National [...]

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World Peace at the Darden School

teachadmin — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:44:50 +0000

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 8, 2011 – “When the older and younger students play together, my experience has been that the older kids actually display a greater depth of compassion and help the younger students. The younger students, in the company of their seniors, seem to ‘step up’ to challenges and show greater confidence. It’s beautiful [...]

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No Child Left Behind on slow track

teachadmin — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:01:27 +0000

Is it finally the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind? Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced late last week that if Congress does not overhaul the ten-year old federal education law known as No Child Left Behind in the next few months, he will do it himself. His plan? To give states [...]

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Kids Make Origami Cranes

teachadmin — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 07:59:31 +0000

For the past month, kids around the world were challenged to create 100,000 Paper Cranes for Japan. Today, the hard-working volunteers at Students Rebuild counted the one millionth crane, dramatically exceeding the goal and inspiring a $400,000 donation to rebuild schools from the Bezos Family Foundation and $100,000 from an anonymous donor. The effort, [...]

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Summary WC Education Budget Speech

teachadmin — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:34:39 +0000

Minister Grant presented the budget speech for the provincial Department of Education earlier today. Below is a summary of the highlights of the speech. The provision of a quality education is fundamental to this government’s overarching vision of an open opportunity society for all. The importance attached to this vision is reflected in the2011/2012 provincial [...]

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