Abu Dhabi: A Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban because she campaigned for the right to education was on Monday sent to Britain for medical treatment, the military said.
Child education activist sent to Britain for medical treatment, with help of UAE
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“Pakistan has arranged with the UAE for a specially equipped air ambulance to transfer Malala to the UK”, it said in a statement after the UAE had told Pakistan it was ready to send a plane to evacuate her.
A UAE delegation arrived in Pakistan earlier to assess the health condition of Malala Yousufzai and also to facilitate the safe transport of the girl to a medical facility outside Pakistan.
Malala is battling for her life after she was shot by Taliban for her work in promoting girls’ education and children’s rights in the north-western Swat Valley, near the Afghan border of Pakistan.
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Parents, be involved in educating your children: Be a Tiger Mom
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YAKMIA, Wash., October 15, 2012 — Parents are you doing enough for your children’s education? Are you comparable with the Tiger mothers found in the Asian world, who are constantly demanding their children to be earnest and dedicated to getting an education? There are several studies that claim that the basic, and most important, component in a child’s education model is the parental support and encouragement.
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act, The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), and Race to the Top are all government education programs designed to improve the public education system. It is the main education system that most American children will participate.
It is a system that is failing, slipping in world rankings to 17th and below, depending on which rating standard is used to measure education systems around the World. Every new American president re-invents our public schools program, yet, with dismal results. Why?
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