News from Sputnik International: Middle East 19:39 24.02.2015(updated 19:59 24.02.2015) 3400 © AP Photo/ Photo via militant website MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Islamic State (ISIL) militant group uses education to foster a new generation of recruits, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) told Sputnik commenting on media reports that the ISIL opened two English-language schools for the families of foreign [...]
News from Nigerian Tribune: THE Obasanjo Foundation has appealed to Jigawa State government and security agencies to enhance security of girl-child education in Jigawa, as the Foundation is set to take over female schools in the state, this month. This was disclosed by the director on strategic partnership, focusing on girl-child education, Madam Susan Mensah, [...]
Strong debate over plan to provide free college to NY prisonersNews from WGRZ-TV: Dr. Gary Olson spoke with Two On Your Side photojournalist Dave Harrington about the plan on Tuesday. Joseph Spector, Gannett Albany 10:41 p.m. EST February 18, 2014 ALBANY Some state lawmakers Tuesday criticized Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to use public money to [...]
Record number of parents convicted over child’s truancyNews from Telegraph.co.uk: In contrast in 2001, almost 2,250 were prosecuted and nearly 1,850 found guilty and sentenced. Between 2001 and 2011, a total of 61,367 parents have been convicted and 153 jailed. When the latest data for last year is released in May, the rising trend is [...]
Should this school be saved? The fight over Chicago’s Dyett HighNews from Chicago Tribune: CHICAGO (Reuters) – By just about any definition, Walter H. Dyett High School has failed. Just 10 percent can pass the state math exam; barely one in six is proficient in reading. The technology lab is so ancient, some of the [...]
Child center chief takes over departmentNews from Kilgore News Herald: In the midst of Kilgore College’s Child Development and Education Program’s 25th year, former Early Childhood Center director Lara Pauley has been moved up to the position of the child development department coordinator. “I now oversee the Child Education Development Program Department,” Pauley said. Pauley [...]
Land dispute over new Florida university resolvedNews from Wink News: ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A dispute over the transfer of land donated for Florida’s newest state university is resolved. The chairman of a Board of Governors committee overseeing the birth of the state’s 12th university said on Thursday the donor agreed to drop a reverter [...]
Westport Sues Couple Over Child’s EducationNews from NBC Connecticut: The Westport school district is suing a couple for $ 27,000 for allegedly stealing their daughters education. Westport Sues for Alleaged… Copy Close Link to this video http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/video/#!/on-air/as-seen-on/Westport-Sues-for-Alleaged-Stolen-Education/159243895 Copy Close Embed this video View more videos at: http://nbcconnecticut.com. Replay … Read the full article . Related [...]
Political, legal fights over school vouchers’ fateNews from San Jose Mercury News: Click photo to enlarge FILE – In this March 16, 2011 file photo, Heather Coffy, right center, leaves the St. Monica School with her children, left to right, Delano Coffy, 15, Alanna Marshall, 8, and Darius Coffy, 11, in Indianapolis. Students like Delano [...]
Choose education over footballNews from Philadelphia Inquirer: WE ARE in the middle of the Christmas shopping season for college football coaches. This is the time of year when high-school football players sign letters of intent to attend an institution of higher learning and play football for Nick Saban, Urban Meyer and assorted other molders of [...]
