Monday, July 03, 2006
Small Schools and Rural Education in the News
Small schools watching case's outcome closely
Hutchinson News - Hutchinson,KS,USA
... For small schools, though, the biggest concern is the potential loss of funding which attempts to account for the higher costs of running small schools ...
Small schools changing shape of education in Big Apple
Boston Globe - United States
... The small schools in New York are highly specialized, with themes ranging from human rights to aerospace. There is the High School for Violin and Dance. ...
Powerful truths, limited aims: No Child by the Epic Theater Center ...
World Socialist Web Site - Oak Park,MI,USA
... It sponsors a number of new, small schools within the New York City public school system, often in some of the lowest performing districts. ...
Righter: School funding changes unlikely
Paris Beacon News (subscription) - Paris,IL,USA
... He anticipates the state will continue to enhance the consolidation incentives as a way of encouraging small schools to merge. “It ...
Small schools, tutorials protest compulsory recognition norm
Newindpress (subscription) - Chennai,India
... Children’s Schools and Tutorials Association took out a procession in the city on Saturday seeking exemption from compulsory recognition to small schools. ...
And the Google news alert for rural education.
Liberia: MoE Deploys 208 'Ghost Masters'
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
The Ministry of Education is said to have deployed its 208 trained "Ghost masters ... schools, teachers and students in the country, especially from the rural areas ...
Rwanda: Education in ADB $24m Boost
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... and technology education and encouraging girl education. The grant is expected to support activities in all provinces, particularly in rural communities, which ...
Utah Will Miss NCLB Deadline for Teacher Quality
KCPW - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
... they teach. Timothy says that's unrealistic for Utah's rural educators and special education teachers who teach multiple subjects. ...
'Crisis' for US boys overstated, study says
Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA
... and private efforts to put more resources into inner city and rural schools, where ... homes — are in real trouble," says the report by Education Sector senior ... [See all stories on this topic]
FINAL BELL FOR LISNAMURRICAN
Ballymena News - Ballymena,Northern Ireland,UK
... made last week that Lisnamurrican Primary School will shut its doors for the final time on June 30, ending a 106-year history of rural education in Broughshane ...
Union 39 School Board hires veteran educator
Rutland Herald - Rutland,VT,USA
... Rural students are less materialistic, less commercial, more easy-going and fun to ... he experienced some of the pressures of fitting in during his own education. ...
Education for entrepreneurs
USA Today - USA
... We have an education system that was created around the time of the Industrial Revolution when we needed to turn rural kids into urban employees capable of ...
Striking teachers deserve government attention
Financial Express.bd - Bangladesh
... As many families of marginal farmers and day labourers in rural Bangladesh consider education for their children a mere luxury, they may not wait for normality ...
World Urban Forum Bulletin
Earth Negotiations Bulletin - Canada
... are in at least as bad a situation as their rural counterparts, and ... likely to die earlier, experience more hunger and disease, attain less education and have ...
Rural Investment Needs A Boost
Gorkhapatra - Kathmandu,Nepal
... target social sector development, including education, health care, women, children, dalits, disabled, and other socially excluded people in the rural areas. ...
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