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USC will disband German department
Basic language courses will still be offered, but critics say the decision to dump majors and minors will hurt the university’s academic reputation.
Cortines to help lead L.A. Unified
By Howard Blume
Veteran educator Ramon Cortines has accepted a job as senior deputy [...]
USC to eliminate the study of German as a major and dismantle German department
Basic language courses will still be offered, but critics say the decision to dump majors and minors will hurt the university’s academic reputation.
USC is eliminating the study of German as a major over the next three years and dismantling the department except [...]
Student beats high school art teacher, school officials call to deal with classroom violence
The beating of a high school art teacher by a student has prompted city and school officials to call for more resources to deal with classroom violence.
Art teacher Jolita Berry was beaten in an attack that was recorded on a cellphone camera [...]
Iflove Educational News and Academic Indicators This Week: Teaching and Education Resources
Schools news
Elite exam to rival A-levels approved
Critics fear disproportionate take-up by private schools Special report: A-levels
Teachers struggling to survive on income, says report
Increasing numbers of teachers struggling to cope with rising mortgage payments and living costs, according to counselling service
Council uses criminal law to [...]
Iflove Education Reviews This Week: New Schooling Methodology All Round the World
Music industry executive Russell Simmons talks about the Transcendental Meditation in School programme
Prominent business leader and music industry executive Russell Simmons has put his personal stamp on popular culture. Now he is focusing his substantial influence to motivate and change the face of education [...]
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Egypt: Drive to boost girls’ education
Thanks to a government and UN-sponsored drive to build over 1,000 ‘girl-friendly’ schools in seven Egyptian provinces, thousands of girls now have the opportunity for an education. About 1,063 schools have so far been built and 27,784 students enrolled. The ‘girl-friendly’ schools [...]
Iflove Education Reviews List: Educational Resources This Week
Teachers need time to teach
07 April 2008 4:11pm | PPTA
Parents have an unrealistic idea of what schools and teachers are funded for and are able to do, PPTA president Robin Duff says. This comes after it was revealed police had been called in by parents to investigate whether [...]
Difference between feeling and reality: distinction in Wired between feeling secure and actually being secure
Security technologist Bruce Schneier offers a useful distinction in Wired between feeling secure and actually being secure. His focus is on how the gulf between the two approaches has distorted our national security policy, and our own life choices. But his [...]
10 Signs of a Good Kindergarten Classroom - 10 Guides to Choose a Better Kindergarten
Great write up on the 10 signs of a good kindergarten classroom. I’m sure it will be helpful for families who are searching for a kindergarten program. I am a kindergarten teacher with the Memphis City School system in TN. I [...]
10 solutions to how to teach and learn math: Methodology
Wondering why your child isn’t learning enough math in school? Her textbook may be too thick.
In an unprecedented effort, a blue-ribbon panel commissioned by President Bush has been working since 2006 to find out why the math skills of U.S. students pale next to those in [...]