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International Education News Round-up
(June 22-28, 2009)
Teachers warned on texting
(The Press 06/22/2009 John Hartevelt)
Teachers with "little understanding of professional boundaries" are
starting inappropriate relationships with pupils via text messages.
'Sex for grades’ lecturer nabbed in Malaysia
(Inquirer.net 06/25/2009 AFP)
Malaysian authorities arrest a lecturer accused of demanding sex and
money from students in return for giving them passing grades in exams.
Popularity of the abacus rises as kids get back to basics
(Kyodo News 06/25/2009)
The popularity of the abacus, now rarely used in the world of
calculators, has recently been on the rise as many parents concerned
about their children's math ability have started sending them to abacus
schools to develop their skills.
Teacher Incentive Fund addresses three key issues
(Center for American Progress 06/22/2009)
The U.S. government proposes a dramatic increase for the Teacher
Incentive Fund from $97 million this year to $487.3 million in fiscal
year 2010.
4,000 dyslexia teachers to be trained in two years
(The Guardian 06/23/2009)
The British government announces a £10m package to train 4,000
specialist dyslexia teachers over the next two years after a major
review of services for children with the learning difficulty.
Schools 'need not expel under-7s'
(BBC News 06/24/2009)
Schools can avoid excluding very young children through methods to manage behavior such as biting and swearing, Ofsted says.
Jewish school admissions unlawful
(BBC News 06/25/2009)
Jewish schools may have to change admissions rules after the Appeal
Court held that ethnic tests of Jewishness amount to racial
discrimination.
(Published 29 June 2009, Smart Communications, Inc.)
