Saturday, December 31, 2005
Rural Education in the News
From the Google news alert for rural and education...
218b yuan for rural education campaign
The Standard - Hong Kong
China will spend 218 billion yuan (HK$209.3 billion) on rural education over the next five years, part of a drive to improve schooling in the countryside and narrow the gap with the booming coast. The fund would be jointly provided by central and local governments, according to a decision of the State Council, or Cabinet, presided over by Premier Wen Jiabao and reported on the government's official Web site.
China to spend 218 bln yuan promoting rural education
People's Daily Online - Beijing, China
China will spend 218 billion yuan (27.25 billion U.S. dollars) to help improve the country's education in the rural areas in the next five years, according to a recent executive meeting of the State Council.
The fund will be jointly provided by both the central and local governments, according to the meeting, which was presided over by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. [See all stories on this topic]
China to spend $27 billion on rural education drive
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam, Kerala, India
China will spend 27 billion dollar on rural education over the next five years, part of a drive to improve schooling in the countryside and narrow the gap with the booming coast.The fund would be jointly provided by central and local governments, according to a decision of China's State Council, or cabinet, presided over by Premier Wen Jiabao and reported on the government's official Web site (www.gov.cn).
Winthrop author believes education hasn't outgrown one-room ...
Rock Hill Herald - Rock Hill, SC, USA
Maybe there are still things to be learned from school marms and one-room schoolhouses of yore. Mark Dewalt, Winthrop University's director of graduate studies in the College of Education, thinks so. "Our country was founded on rural education," he said. In schools past, children were not obese because they walked to school and did farm chores, Dewalt said. Students were engaged in math because they sold produce at market. Children read for entertainment. They helped families raise a barn for fun and community service.
Fixing rural schools? Feds clumsily try to help
The Union Leader - Manchester, NH, USA
The U.S. Department of Education announced the week before last the creation of the Center for Rural Education, directed by former Education Commissioner William Smith and tasked with addressing the challenges facing rural schools. The news release announcing this new initiative states that the center’s primary goal is to update the Condition of Education in Rural Schools, a report which the U.S. Department of Education last released in 1994. [See all stories on this topic]
New funding plan worries rural schools
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls, MT, USA
Power, population 171, likes to poke fun at its small size. A wooden sign at the edge of town says, "Power: Next Five Exits," referring to the five streets that intersect the main road. The joking stops inside Power's low brick school building, where small is an educational plus but makes for a failing grade financially, according to Principal Jon Konen.
Tags: aera, rural, education
218b yuan for rural education campaign
The Standard - Hong Kong
China will spend 218 billion yuan (HK$209.3 billion) on rural education over the next five years, part of a drive to improve schooling in the countryside and narrow the gap with the booming coast. The fund would be jointly provided by central and local governments, according to a decision of the State Council, or Cabinet, presided over by Premier Wen Jiabao and reported on the government's official Web site.
China to spend 218 bln yuan promoting rural education
People's Daily Online - Beijing, China
China will spend 218 billion yuan (27.25 billion U.S. dollars) to help improve the country's education in the rural areas in the next five years, according to a recent executive meeting of the State Council.
The fund will be jointly provided by both the central and local governments, according to the meeting, which was presided over by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. [See all stories on this topic]
China to spend $27 billion on rural education drive
NewKerala.com - Ernakulam, Kerala, India
China will spend 27 billion dollar on rural education over the next five years, part of a drive to improve schooling in the countryside and narrow the gap with the booming coast.The fund would be jointly provided by central and local governments, according to a decision of China's State Council, or cabinet, presided over by Premier Wen Jiabao and reported on the government's official Web site (www.gov.cn).
Winthrop author believes education hasn't outgrown one-room ...
Rock Hill Herald - Rock Hill, SC, USA
Maybe there are still things to be learned from school marms and one-room schoolhouses of yore. Mark Dewalt, Winthrop University's director of graduate studies in the College of Education, thinks so. "Our country was founded on rural education," he said. In schools past, children were not obese because they walked to school and did farm chores, Dewalt said. Students were engaged in math because they sold produce at market. Children read for entertainment. They helped families raise a barn for fun and community service.
Fixing rural schools? Feds clumsily try to help
The Union Leader - Manchester, NH, USA
The U.S. Department of Education announced the week before last the creation of the Center for Rural Education, directed by former Education Commissioner William Smith and tasked with addressing the challenges facing rural schools. The news release announcing this new initiative states that the center’s primary goal is to update the Condition of Education in Rural Schools, a report which the U.S. Department of Education last released in 1994. [See all stories on this topic]
New funding plan worries rural schools
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls, MT, USA
Power, population 171, likes to poke fun at its small size. A wooden sign at the edge of town says, "Power: Next Five Exits," referring to the five streets that intersect the main road. The joking stops inside Power's low brick school building, where small is an educational plus but makes for a failing grade financially, according to Principal Jon Konen.
Tags: aera, rural, education
