Friday, December 23, 2005
Rural Education in the News
The Google news alert for rural and education for this week.
Center for Rural Education created
Sioux City Journal - Sioux City, IA, USA
TUCSON, Ariz. -- The US Department of Education Friday announced the creation of the Center for Rural Education to address challenges facing rural schools and ... [Subscription required for a more detailed description]
World Bank Approves US$190 Million for Rural Education and ...
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City, MO, USA
The World Bank approved Friday two new loans totaling US$190 million for Argentina to support rural education and provincial government's modernization. Washington, D.C. - infoZine - "We are encouraged to support investment operations that benefit the rural poor and the improvement of provincial governments as part of our core work in Argentina. In 2005, the Bank has approved five operations for Argentina and during next year, we will continue to support the efforts of the government to reduce poverty, sustained economic growth, promote social inclusion and increase transparency and accountability," said Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Country Director for Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Argentina: World Bank Approves US$190 Million for Rural Education ...
noticias.info - Spain
WASHINGTON, December 15, 2005- The World Bank approved today two new loans totaling US$190 million for Argentina to support rural education and provincial government’s modernization.“We are encouraged to support investment operations that benefit the rural poor and the improvement of provincial governments as part of our core work in Argentina. In 2005, the Bank has approved five operations for Argentina and during next year, we will continue to support the efforts of the government to reduce poverty, sustained economic growth, promote social inclusion and increase transparency and accountability,” said Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Country Director for Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Nixon: Blunt plan could harm defense against school lawsuit
Kansas City Star - MO, USA
Attorney General Jay Nixon asserted Wednesday that it would be harder for him to defend the state's school funding method in court if a plan backed by Gov. Matt Blunt is enacted mandating an amount schools must spend on student instruction. Nixon's comments came as representatives of school boards, administrators and teachers unions criticized Blunt's plan during an informal hearing held Wednesday by Democratic lawmakers.
Parents divided on school merger
The Ashburton Guardian - Ashburton, New Zealand
Not all parents of Fairton, Dorie, Chertsey and Wakanui schools want to keep their local schools open, with some instead supporting a merged school option. Parents are divided on the new school issue as they head into the 2006 school year, when meetings will be held to gauge community opinion on whether to keep the schools open or investigate the merged school option further. The four schools were to close their doors and merge on a new site, but after a turnaround by the Ministry of Education last week in which it scrapped the 1999 education review which gave the schools non-base status, the schools now can have their full status restored and remain open if they wish.
Ontario - A new way of thinking: a new formula for rural high ...
Stirling Community Press - Stirling, Ontario, Canada
"The Rural Student Success Program released by Education Minister Gerard Kennedy demonstrates fresh thinking and flexible strategies that enhance and expand the educational programming offered in small, rural high schools, ensuring the students' well being," remarks Grace McGartland, Chair of the Coalition for Small Schools (CSS). The Rural Student Success Program includes a $10-million lighthouse program, a new “rural experience” emphasis in the curriculum and $3.5-million for a new e-learning pilot project. Last spring, the coalition made five substantial recommendations to the provincial government that addressed the gaps and issues behind the crisis in Ontario's communities.
Editorial comment December 21
The Ashburton Guardian - Ashburton, New Zealand
It’s that time of the year when, with things winding down for the festive season, media organisations around the country and indeed the world are pushing out stories wrapping up different aspects of the year. Already they’ve started flowing on the local front, with today’s paper carrying a piece on an amazing year for New Zealand sport. The festive season is one that naturally leads to a lot of reflection and in contemplating this year in a news sense, there are several things that immediately spring to mind, notably the district’s health services, which is a subject we’ve definitely not heard the last of. The Guardian will be keeping its collective finger firmly on the pulse of that issue as we enter the New Year. [See all stories on this topic]
Rural teachers' pay may be centralized
China Daily - China
It is good news for teachers and a ray of hope for rural education as a whole. Pay for rural teachers may be listed in the budget of the Ministry of Education, a high-ranking official from the ministry was quoted as saying by China Business News. The lack of qualified teachers has been holding back the development of education in the country's vast rural areas. Low pay and poor working conditions have resulted in a serious shortage of talented teachers in primary and middle schools in poverty-stricken areas. [See all stories on this topic]
The TEC signs off Profiles for 2006
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand
More than 660 tertiary education organisations’ (TEOs) Profiles have been approved by the Tertiary Education Commission over the past few weeks. These include Profiles for New Zealand’s eight universities, 20 polytechnics and institutes of technology (ITPs), three wananga, two colleges of education as well as 360 private training establishments (PTEs), 195 secondary schools and 15 Other Tertiary Education Providers, 13 Rural Education Activities Programmes and 38 industry training organisations (ITOs).
Tags: aera, rural, education
Center for Rural Education created
Sioux City Journal - Sioux City, IA, USA
TUCSON, Ariz. -- The US Department of Education Friday announced the creation of the Center for Rural Education to address challenges facing rural schools and ... [Subscription required for a more detailed description]
World Bank Approves US$190 Million for Rural Education and ...
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City, MO, USA
The World Bank approved Friday two new loans totaling US$190 million for Argentina to support rural education and provincial government's modernization. Washington, D.C. - infoZine - "We are encouraged to support investment operations that benefit the rural poor and the improvement of provincial governments as part of our core work in Argentina. In 2005, the Bank has approved five operations for Argentina and during next year, we will continue to support the efforts of the government to reduce poverty, sustained economic growth, promote social inclusion and increase transparency and accountability," said Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Country Director for Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Argentina: World Bank Approves US$190 Million for Rural Education ...
noticias.info - Spain
WASHINGTON, December 15, 2005- The World Bank approved today two new loans totaling US$190 million for Argentina to support rural education and provincial government’s modernization.“We are encouraged to support investment operations that benefit the rural poor and the improvement of provincial governments as part of our core work in Argentina. In 2005, the Bank has approved five operations for Argentina and during next year, we will continue to support the efforts of the government to reduce poverty, sustained economic growth, promote social inclusion and increase transparency and accountability,” said Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Country Director for Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Nixon: Blunt plan could harm defense against school lawsuit
Kansas City Star - MO, USA
Attorney General Jay Nixon asserted Wednesday that it would be harder for him to defend the state's school funding method in court if a plan backed by Gov. Matt Blunt is enacted mandating an amount schools must spend on student instruction. Nixon's comments came as representatives of school boards, administrators and teachers unions criticized Blunt's plan during an informal hearing held Wednesday by Democratic lawmakers.
Parents divided on school merger
The Ashburton Guardian - Ashburton, New Zealand
Not all parents of Fairton, Dorie, Chertsey and Wakanui schools want to keep their local schools open, with some instead supporting a merged school option. Parents are divided on the new school issue as they head into the 2006 school year, when meetings will be held to gauge community opinion on whether to keep the schools open or investigate the merged school option further. The four schools were to close their doors and merge on a new site, but after a turnaround by the Ministry of Education last week in which it scrapped the 1999 education review which gave the schools non-base status, the schools now can have their full status restored and remain open if they wish.
Ontario - A new way of thinking: a new formula for rural high ...
Stirling Community Press - Stirling, Ontario, Canada
"The Rural Student Success Program released by Education Minister Gerard Kennedy demonstrates fresh thinking and flexible strategies that enhance and expand the educational programming offered in small, rural high schools, ensuring the students' well being," remarks Grace McGartland, Chair of the Coalition for Small Schools (CSS). The Rural Student Success Program includes a $10-million lighthouse program, a new “rural experience” emphasis in the curriculum and $3.5-million for a new e-learning pilot project. Last spring, the coalition made five substantial recommendations to the provincial government that addressed the gaps and issues behind the crisis in Ontario's communities.
Editorial comment December 21
The Ashburton Guardian - Ashburton, New Zealand
It’s that time of the year when, with things winding down for the festive season, media organisations around the country and indeed the world are pushing out stories wrapping up different aspects of the year. Already they’ve started flowing on the local front, with today’s paper carrying a piece on an amazing year for New Zealand sport. The festive season is one that naturally leads to a lot of reflection and in contemplating this year in a news sense, there are several things that immediately spring to mind, notably the district’s health services, which is a subject we’ve definitely not heard the last of. The Guardian will be keeping its collective finger firmly on the pulse of that issue as we enter the New Year. [See all stories on this topic]
Rural teachers' pay may be centralized
China Daily - China
It is good news for teachers and a ray of hope for rural education as a whole. Pay for rural teachers may be listed in the budget of the Ministry of Education, a high-ranking official from the ministry was quoted as saying by China Business News. The lack of qualified teachers has been holding back the development of education in the country's vast rural areas. Low pay and poor working conditions have resulted in a serious shortage of talented teachers in primary and middle schools in poverty-stricken areas. [See all stories on this topic]
The TEC signs off Profiles for 2006
Scoop.co.nz (press release) - New Zealand
More than 660 tertiary education organisations’ (TEOs) Profiles have been approved by the Tertiary Education Commission over the past few weeks. These include Profiles for New Zealand’s eight universities, 20 polytechnics and institutes of technology (ITPs), three wananga, two colleges of education as well as 360 private training establishments (PTEs), 195 secondary schools and 15 Other Tertiary Education Providers, 13 Rural Education Activities Programmes and 38 industry training organisations (ITOs).
Tags: aera, rural, education
