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International Education News Round-up
(April 20-26, 2009)
TV's threat to kids usurped by Internet
(Yomiuri Shimbun 04/23/2009 Atsushi Tanase)
TV and Internet get the blame for the decline in children’s academic ability.
Teenagers don't know how to write a letter, say education chiefs
(Daily Mail 04/19/2009 Sarah Harris)
Basic punctuation is being abandoned as emails, text messages and gossip magazine-style 'cliches' take over.
West Africa: Combating World's Lowest Literacy Rates
(allAfrica.com 04/22/2009)
Illiteracy rates in West Africa are the highest in the world, cramping
development and weakening citizens' power to effect socio-economic and
political change, say education agencies.
Saturday is study day
(Daily Telegraph 04/20/2009 James Vaughan)
A classroom revolution in England is helping children fulfill their potential.
Obama law ties public service to college aid
(Associated Press 04/22/2009 Ann Sanner)
U.S. president Baracak Obama signs a $5.7 billion national service bill
that will expand ways for students to earn money for college.
Budget pledge raises fear of teachers being replaced by classroom assistants
(The Guardian 04/22/2009 Jessica Shepherd)
England’s schools employ teaching assistants to enhance educational performance.
(Published 27 April 2009, Smart Communications, Inc.)
