ARCHIVES: INTERNATIONAL NEWS ROUNDUP 2008
International News Roundup is a monthly email product that aggregates education-related news items from around the world into a single weekly email. English language articles are selected for their relevance to an Australian audience. If you do not already receive International News Roundup by email and would like to do so, click here.
August 2008: International: Underprivileged children: doubly disadvantaged at school; Canada: Education one of Canada's strong suits, Canadian Safe School Network; New Zealand: Poverty report recommendations must be taken on board, New Zealand-Chile exchanges arranged, Where are Labour and National's education policies?; Nigeria: Report indicates high figure of unqualified teachers; Spain: Divorce may lend to increasing quality of education for children in Spain; Uganda: A Headmaster's view of strikes in high schools; UK: Fairer league tables 'no help to pupils', More school means fewer teenage mothers, Tories attack school poverty gap; USA: The school bully: does it run in the family?, Kids who sleep poorly at risk for being overweight, Do computers help students to learn better?, If dress code doesn't suit teens, school district will, Education should lift all children, Students, parents like single-gender programs, School board issues social networking warning, Preparing creative and critical thinkers, I know what you did last math class, Budget crunch expected to increase primary class sizes in, Creativity is important but neglected ... read more
July 2008: USA: Area school officials disagree over need for conflict resolvers; UK: Schools of thought: teach children philosophy, experts urge; UK: Running the show; USA: Zero Tolerance: The School Woodshed; USA: Could Standard Grading Practices Be Counterproductive? USA: Technology brings 'new P.E.' to schools; USA: Buzz Lightyear Launches Students Into Space; UK: More parents are keen to send children to private school; UK: Private school demand is highest for five years despite big fee rises; UK: Cuts leave thousands of schools facing toughest squeeze in a decade; USA: Reading First Program Doesn't Help Pupils 'Get it' Are other factors skewing results? USA: Scholastic Report: Kids Still Read for Fun - Teens, Less So; USA: American Association of University Women Sees No Educational Crisis for Boys (But others do); UK: Functionality risks cultural and intellectual impoverishment; USA: Instruction Drives Construction ... Or Should; USA: Put Understanding First ... read more
June 2008: USA: Parental involvement boosts student achievement; USA: Senator Barack Obama Centres Education; UK: the positive impacts of integrated services on children, young people and their families; USA: 'Systems of Care' Found to Benefit Troubled Youths; Canada: Canada examines abuses of church-run schools; UK: University's exam to counter A-level grade inflation; UK: Universities Offer Downloadable Lectures; UK: Private schools plan kite-mark quality scheme; UK: Most teachers lack degree in their subject; UK: Government failing to meet maths teaching target; UK: Don't knock exams - they're a test of character ... read more
May 2008: USA: Improving Schools Requires New Thinking about School Leadership; USA: Arts education described as vital: State work force needs creativity; USA: Homework and Families; USA: Assessment Through the Student's Eyes; USA: Essential Qualities of Math Teaching Remain Unknown; UK - USA: Student Engagement Found to Rise as Class Size Falls; USA: But Smaller Classes Don't Close Learning Gap for Low Income Students, Study Finds; USA: Washington state begins to revise science education standards; USA: After school can be key to student's success: a seamless approach to the learning day; USA: Senate panel proposes no penalty for teaching creationism; NZ: $500 a year: rising cost of free education; USA: Research Shows Quality Time Seems Stacked In Favor of Firstborns; USA: Good pay, steady work, few takers as young people spurn the trades; UK: Schools may be judged on teenage pregnancy rates and drug problems; UK: Only class war on [private] schools can rid us of this unhinged ruling class; UK: This is no magic bullet for teaching children to read ... read more
March 2008: India: Spare the rod, keep child in school; Japan: New cram school blurs public and private line; New Zealand: It's 'presence' that counts in classroom; Pakistan: Cell phone ban in schools sends mixed signals; South Africa: Will School Loyalty Pledge become Compulsory?; UK: A third of teachers 'struggle with technology'; UK schools worst in Europe for bullying; UK: University dropout steady at 22%; UK: Minister defends testing and league tables; UK: PM announces new arts apprenticeships strategy; UK: Universities get £105m to develop new courses; USA: Louisiana Seeks Partners to Take Over Failing Schools; USA: Left in dark over No Child Left Behind; USA: School Racism Exercise Draws Heat; USA: District of Columbia Launches Weekend School Program ... read more
