News
International Education News Round-up
(May 18-24, 2009)
Japan closes over 4000 schools; swine flu cases mount
(Xinhuanet 05/19/2009)
Japan shuts down more than 4000 schools to contain an outbreak of swine
flu as most of the cases of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus are high
school students.
Beware the perils of 'tweaching'
(The Guardian 05/22/2009)
Teachers tempted to twitter all day about classroom life should take
note of the cautionary tale of a colleague who faces disciplinary
action for revealing rather too much information about her pupils.
Girls don't know how to say 'no': study
(ABC News Australia 05/19/2009 Jennifer Macey)
A recent study shows that girls are not adequately prepared to cope with sexual relationships.
Recession Threatens Education in Fragile States
(Voice of America 05/21/2009 Fid Thompson)
With a global recession squeezing donors, government budgets and family
pocketbooks, funding for education is becoming increasingly difficult.
Aspiring teachers fall short on math
(Boston News 05/19/2009 James Vaznis)
Nearly three-quarters of the aspiring elementary school teachers who
took the state's licensing exam this year failed the new math section.
Benefits of creative classrooms
(BBC News 05/23/2009 Mike Baker)
Creativity benefits results in other areas, a new research suggests.
(Published 25 May 2009, Smart Communications, Inc.)
