August 2011
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“[BRAZIL] The internet has allowed a school to sprout in a remote area of the...”
– Education brought to Amazon by internet “distance-learning” | memeburn
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“[ENGLAND] The riots suggest that the education system must concern itself with a...”
– As the riots show, exam results aren’t everything | Education | guardian.co.uk
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“LHASA, TIBET: Authorities in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region...”
– Tibet to extend free education to senior high school students
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“SHANGHAI - The city’s first sex education textbook for primary school...”
– 18 schools pilot gender education|Nation|chinadaily.com.cn
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How will schools tackle the subject of the riots?... →
How will schools tackle the subject of the riots? We ask four headteachers how their schools are planning to respond to the riots that took place earlier this month.
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“An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Kansas plan to...”
– infoZine - Researchers Push to Import Top Anti-bullying Program to U.S. Schools - Kansas City, Missouri News
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“(Reuters) - China has shut down 24 schools for the children of migrant workers...”
– Closure of migrant children schools in China sparks anguish | Reuters
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Lesson from the UK riots: Don't get rid of... →
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“DADAAB, Kenya (August 11, 2011) - As the influx of Somali refugees across the...”
– CARE: “Going to school should not be a luxury”
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“NEW YORK (August 10, 2011)— With an estimated 1.8 million children between 5-17...”
– UNICEF warns of education crisis in Somalia :: U.S. Fund for UNICEF - UNICEF USA
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“[ENGLAND] More than a third of students who start teacher training are still not...”
– Third of trainee teachers shunning state schools - Telegraph
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“SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Student protesters who have snarled Chile’s...”
– The Associated Press: Chilean students demand referendum on education
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“BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — An official document released on Monday pledged...”
– China to offer compulsory education to 95 percent of girls
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“SANTIAGO, Chile — Violence erupted on the streets of Chile’s capital and other...”
– Violence breaks out amid massive street protests in Chile; Students demand education reforms - The Washington Post
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“[SOUTH SUDAN] Although over one million primary-school age children are out of...”
– South Sudan: a new country, a new future through education | Education | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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“In advance of the tenth anniversary of the Rio Earth Summit (Rio 20), UNESCO is...”
– “Teacher training in climate change education is in its infancy” | Education | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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“Dar Es Salaam — Though children attending private schools have been found to...”
– allAfrica.com: Uganda: Local Pupils Lag Behind Kenya, Uganda
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“Despite the government intervention to enable all pupils to access universal...”
– allAfrica.com: Uganda: Universal Primary Education Programme Still Grappling With Teacher Shortages, Big Numbers
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Student Protests in Chile - Slide Show -... →
SANTIAGO, Chile — A blanket stretched over their legs, Johanna Choapa and Maura Roque, both 17, sat in front of the stage in a chilly school auditorium last week as more than 300 parents and teachers debated whether to continue supporting their hunger strike aimed at pressuring the Chilean government to reform the country’s education system.
“We want the government to feel the pressure from you...
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