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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos touts school choice, innovation in SLC while protesters gather

May 10, 2017 Loknath DasBetsy, choice, DeVos, Education, gather, In, Innovation, protesters, School, Secretary, SLC, Touts, While

SLC summit » As protesters rally outside, DeVos says all key decisions should be made by states, not by the feds. Schools in the United States need to break free of the federal government’s “arcane” approach to education, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said Tuesday during a visit to Utah. Education needs new models, she said, like how video rentals gave way to streaming media. And families deserve a range of school options, like choosing between cellular service providers. “Washington [D.C.] has been in the driver seat for over…

NEET questions in Bengali tougher than English: West Bengal govt

May 9, 2017 Loknath DasBengal, Bengali, English:, govt, In, NEET, questions, Than, tougher, West

The West Bengal government on Monday alleged that questions set in Bengali for aspirants from the state appearing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for MBBS and BDS were different from those set in English, and were tougher. State education minister Partha Chatterjee said that the state would write to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which conducts the examinations, in this regard. Over 11 lakh MBBS and BDS aspirants on Sunday appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) at over 1,900 centres spread across the…

Key education bills in limbo as Legislature begins final month

May 2, 2017 Loknath DasAs, Begins, bills, Education, Final, In, Key, Legislature, limbo, Month

Greenleaf Elementary School math teacher Donna Conner is engaging her fifth-graders by recreating the popular escape room concept in her classroom. AUSTIN — State lawmakers often tout promises to prioritize educating the state’s children, but they’re running out of time. When the Texas Legislature returns to the Capitol Monday, lawmakers will have less than a month to pass bills before they adjourn, including court-urged reforms to the state’s beleaguered school funding system and measures aimed at deterring sexual relationships between teachers and students. “This is the time of year where…

Overseas aid should focus on education, say MPs

April 27, 2017 Loknath Dasaid, Education, Focus, MPs, On, Overseas, Say, Should

The international development committee says the proportion spent on education should be lifted from 8% to 10%. There are 250 million children around the world without access to school – and efforts to tackle this have been “shamefully underfunded”, say MPs. Committee chair Stephen Twigg warned of a “global learning crisis”. The select committee says that the Department for International Development’s spending on education is £526m per year – less than on supporting health, civil society and intervention in disasters. UN warns of schools lost in conflict Who really paid…

States tinker with education indicators

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 Loknath DasEducation, indicators, States, tinker, With

WASHINGTON — How often do students miss school? Are they ready for college? Are they physically fit? Is their school a welcoming place? States are beginning to outline new ways to evaluate their schools, rather than relying just on traditional measures such as test scores. The plans are required under a federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, which was signed by former President Barack Obama in 2015 and takes effect in the coming school year. Under the new law, states are focusing more on academic growth, meaning not…

The NSW Department of Education commissioned a $300,000 scripture review, but rejects its major findings | poll

April 11, 2017 Loknath Das000, 300, a, but, commissioned, Department, Education, findings, Its, major, NSW, of, Poll, rejects, Review, scripture, The, |

THE NSW Department of Education has rejected major recommendations of a $300,000 taxpayer-funded review of scripture in NSW schools, including the need for more information on scripture providers to “identify radical groups or cults”. The 238-page review, completed in 2015 but not released until Tuesday, found scripture providers did not “consistently produce good quality curricula from an educational perspective”, the system of authorising scripture providers lacked transparency, and some scripture teachers were using authorised, but age-inappropriate materials, while others used non-authorised materials. The review found the Department of Education and scripture providers…