Friday, January 06, 2006
Rural Education in the News
From the Google News Alert for the terms rural and education.
United States Committed To Helping Afghan Women Succeed
Washington File - Washington, DC, USA
The United States is working to enable Afghan women to participate and take leadership roles in the political and economic life of Afghanistan, according to a fact sheet released January 1 by the U.S. Department of State. The U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council was created by President Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai in January 2002. This partnership between the United States and the Afghan government and private institutions seeks to support political and economic empowerment for Afghan women. The council, which also focuses on education and health, has received significant support from U.S. businesses and government.
Districts denied Abbott status
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia, PA, USA
Although their needs are great, 17 rural New Jersey school districts will not get the Abbott special-needs designation they had sought, the state Board of Education ruled yesterday. Instead, the board called for the Department of Education to immediately begin devising a needs assessment for those districts. And in a decision that could have a wide impact, the board called on the department to preside over sweeping changes for all schools, and possibly changes to the school-funding formula. [See all stories on this topic]
Nitish will police school attendance
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai, India
Bihar’s new government has decided it’s time to enforce ‘education for all’. Now every child over five will have to attend school. To ensure this the government will use Bihar’s police. Police stations have been told to ensure that all children in their area attend school. This directive applies from the village council upwards. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has told bureaucrats that education for all should no longer remain a slogan. He has suggested that women and mothers, especially in rural areas, be involved in the scheme as they play a greater role in a child’s elementary education. He, in fact, suggested that the parents’ committee formed in every primary and secondary school be renamed mothers’ committee. [See all stories on this topic]
Tags: aera, rural, education
United States Committed To Helping Afghan Women Succeed
Washington File - Washington, DC, USA
The United States is working to enable Afghan women to participate and take leadership roles in the political and economic life of Afghanistan, according to a fact sheet released January 1 by the U.S. Department of State. The U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council was created by President Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai in January 2002. This partnership between the United States and the Afghan government and private institutions seeks to support political and economic empowerment for Afghan women. The council, which also focuses on education and health, has received significant support from U.S. businesses and government.
Districts denied Abbott status
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia, PA, USA
Although their needs are great, 17 rural New Jersey school districts will not get the Abbott special-needs designation they had sought, the state Board of Education ruled yesterday. Instead, the board called for the Department of Education to immediately begin devising a needs assessment for those districts. And in a decision that could have a wide impact, the board called on the department to preside over sweeping changes for all schools, and possibly changes to the school-funding formula. [See all stories on this topic]
Nitish will police school attendance
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai, India
Bihar’s new government has decided it’s time to enforce ‘education for all’. Now every child over five will have to attend school. To ensure this the government will use Bihar’s police. Police stations have been told to ensure that all children in their area attend school. This directive applies from the village council upwards. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has told bureaucrats that education for all should no longer remain a slogan. He has suggested that women and mothers, especially in rural areas, be involved in the scheme as they play a greater role in a child’s elementary education. He, in fact, suggested that the parents’ committee formed in every primary and secondary school be renamed mothers’ committee. [See all stories on this topic]
Tags: aera, rural, education
