News
International Education News Round-up
(May 4-10, 2009)
Students will use textbooks on Kindle electronic reader
(Cleveland.com 05/06/2009 Janet Okoben)
Case Western Reserve University students will be among the first in the
US to use textbooks on the new Kindle electronic reader.
Four more cases of swine flu confirmed in UK
(Daily Mail 05/06/2009 Caroline Grant)
The swine flu outbreak in England and UK may force the cancellation of
exams, prompting education authorities to make contingency plans.
Stimulus funds up the ante for public schools
(USA Today 05/04/2009 AP)
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan pushes for school districts
across the USA to use the money not just to save jobs but to improve
student achievement.
Parents to trigger school changes
(BBC News 05/05/2009)
Parents in England might be able to trigger council intervention in
unsatisfactory local schools under new plans announced by Gordon Brown.
Kindergarten youngsters showing more smarts
(New York Post 05/05/2009 Yoav Gonen)
More than 3,200 children qualified for "gifted and talented" programs
in public-school kindergartens for the term that begins in September.
Student-loan program on chopping block
(The Denver Post 05/06/2009 Aldo Svaldi)
To save $94 billion, the Obama administration wants to end a program
that guarantees student loans, but its supporters are fighting back.
Adult learners 'lowest since '97'
(BBC News 05/08/2009)
The proportion of adult learners in the UK is at its lowest level since labor came to power, a survey suggests.
(Published 11 May 2009, Smart Communications, Inc.)
