News
International Education News Round-up
(May 11-17, 2009)
Online schooling gives kids, parents new options for education
(Deseret News 05/15/2009 Elizabeth Stuart)
More than 3,000 Utah elementary, junior high and high school students
attend school online and earn credit toward a diploma using distance
learning programs monitored by school districts.
Internet generation 'ill-prepared for adult life'
(Daily Telegraph 05/14/2009 Graeme Paton)
Children are being left ill-prepared for adulthood after spending hours
on the internet instead of playing conkers, building dens and putting
chains on "oily bikes,” according to a leading headmaster.
Web children 'living in prisons'
(BBC News 05/14/2009)
Many children are living in a "prison-like environment" surrounded by
technology, the chairman of the Independent Schools Association warns.
Database of all children launched
(BBC News 05/17/2009)
A controversial database which holds the details of every child in
England has now become available for childcare professionals to access.
Rap boosting kids' academics
(The Denver Post 05/11/2009 Colleen O’Connor)
Rap to Roots program seeks to spark kids' interest in education through music.
Cellphone dependence increasing in elementary schools
(Breitbart.com 05/13/2009 AP)
Elementary school students are becoming more psychologically dependent
on their cell phones, with about a quarter of surveyed students saying
they feel "very anxious" if they do not receive replies to their emails
on their cellphones, according to new surveys.
Sports tourney may have spread flu
(Daily Yomiuri 05/18/2009)
After high school students in Kobe and in Osaka Prefecture were
confirmed infected with the new flu strain Saturday and Sunday,
respectively, health officials suspect the infection spread through
contacts at volleyball matches.
With new president, economic crisis, more students looking to public service
(Seattle Times 05/11/2009 Nick Perry)
At the University of Washington, applications for students wanting to
pursue a master's degree in public administration are up 33 percent
while applications for undergraduates wanting to major in business are
down 22 percent.
Obama wants 5K closed schools to rebound
(USA Today 05/11/2009)
President Obama intends to use $5 billion to prod local officials to
close failing schools and reopen them with new teachers and principals.
Ballot measures' impact on education
(San Francisco Gate 05/15/2009 Nanette Asimov)
U.S. kids could lose five or 7 ½ days of school, if the proposal to cut
a total of $5.3 billion from K-12 schools and community colleges from
this year's and next year's budgets.
(Published 18 May 2009, Smart Communications, Inc.)
