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29/07/2010 at 17:48:04 - Chicago, July 29: Sunil Kumar, an Indian American management guru, has been named the new head of the University of Chicago's prestigious Booth School of Business.
29/07/2010 at 15:24:58 - New Delhi, July 29: With vocational training high on the Human Resource Development Ministry's agenda, government has decided to set up new Indian Institutes of Information Technologies under the publ ...
29/07/2010 at 14:11:33 - New Delhi, July 29: In a bid to encourage interest in history among children, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) and Fox History and Entertainment have launched an essay comp ...
29/07/2010 at 04:19:00 - New Delhi, July 28: The 6,000 Model schools to be set up by the Human Resource Development ministry is still a distant reality as data from the ministry shows that only two states have so far utilised ...
29/07/2010 at 02:32:20 - Thiruvananthapuram, July 28: University of California Santa Cruz and the Asian School of Business (ASB) in Kerala's capital today launched a strategic tie-up that would include a series of exchange pr ...
26/07/2010 at 07:05:57 - Last year, the computerised Common Admission Test (CAT) was a fiasco. This year, while aspirants are apprehensive as to what lies in store for them, Ajeet Khurana offers tips on how to be best prepare ...
26/07/2010 at 06:57:39 - The government has been organising refresher programmes for teachers of Urdu-medium schools. But is that enough? Not unless some major concerns are addressed urgently.
26/07/2010 at 06:54:57 - The Right to Education Act, introduced in April 2010, has provided an impetus to Muslim girls to help fulfil their dream to study.
26/07/2010 at 06:51:48 - THE Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced three new courses for the current academic session 2010-11 for class XI and XII students.
19/07/2010 at 11:31:27 - The Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International School of Textiles Management (SVPISTM) to offer three new ...
Today at 08:40:09 - (NC)-Top New Year's resolutions typically include losing weight, quitting smoking or finding a new job. But Canadians are revamping their self-improvement goals for 2010, according to a new survey by ...
Today at 08:40:09 - (NC)-From the experts at Oxford Learning, here are nine resolutions that will help eliminate habits that cause stress or interfere with academic success: 1. Rise and Shine. Set alarm clocks 10 minute ...
Today at 08:40:09 - (NC)-Homework is an important part of school. No matter the time of year, students can always use a homework tune-up. These tips from Oxford Learning help students improve their homework skills. . C ...
Today at 08:40:09 - (NC)-"It's important that the brain is continually challenged during school breaks," said Dr. Nick Whitehead, CEO of Oxford Learning. Whether it is by playing board games or by reading books and thin ...
Today at 08:40:09 - (NC)-Because the new year presents an opportunity to hit the re-start button in life, it's a great time to make some resolutions, both in an out of school. "The start of a new year is a perfect oppor ...
Today at 06:30:00 - Universities' competitive position is at stake, warns Beveridge review. Hannah Fearn reports
29/07/2010 at 06:30:00 - Graduate levy threatens academy's ability to raise cash from alumni, say critics. Hannah Fearn writes
29/07/2010 at 06:30:00 - What do they know of jazz, who only musicians know? A few months ago, these pages noticed with approval Harvey Cohen's sophisticated, culturally situated account of the life and work of Duke Ellington ...
29/07/2010 at 06:30:00 - Strategy ties 'enlightened self-interest' to creation and spread of knowledge. Hannah Fearn reports
29/07/2010 at 06:30:00 - David Willetts followed up his inaugural appearance before the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee with a turn before its Commons equivalent last week.
Today at 03:53:00 - How can education technology pros help ensure the success of their open source deployments?
29/07/2010 at 22:39:00 - Exinda, maker of computer networking optimization devices and associated software, has released a new network appliance designed to address bandwidth problems in large-volume educational networks, as ...
29/07/2010 at 22:36:00 - enTourage has partnered with Cengage Learning to expand the selection of digital books available through its multi-role eDGe e-reader/netbook, which combines online connectivity, textbook access, and ...
29/07/2010 at 03:58:00 - Defining appropriate room characteristics can simplify classroom design and improve the chances of its success as a teaching and learning space.
29/07/2010 at 03:06:00 - We asked three top ed tech consultants to each select three web 2.0 tools they believe are ideal for fostering collaboration in teaching and learning. The result is a compilation of technologies that ...
Today at 00:50:09 - Fort Wayne district will recall 149 laid-off teachers District had eliminated 311 jobs
Today at 00:50:09 - Tampa high school gets synthetic turf for stadium Private fundraising collected $600,000 for Plant High School facility
Today at 00:50:09 - Austin, Texas, charter school may be without a home Building association goes to court to keep school out of downtown office facility
29/07/2010 at 00:50:09 - Planned Catholic school in Wentzville, Mo., won't open St. Gianna Parish can't afford elementary school it had been planning
29/07/2010 at 00:50:09 - Second lawsuit filed over webcam surveillance in Lower Merion (Pa.) district Security system on school-issued laptops took photos of students
29/07/2010 at 04:00:00 -  The Consortium for School Networking today released an EdTechNext report, titled "Managing Learning: Next-Generation Learning Systems"
29/07/2010 at 03:55:00 - 18 states and the District of Columbia are the finalists for more than $3 billion available in the second round of funding in the Race to the Top program.
28/07/2010 at 19:50:00 -  The Pedlar Lady of Gushing Cross, a new iPad app, was released today
28/07/2010 at 19:45:00 -   Mac software publisher Macware has opened an online sweepstakes which will award an Apple 16GB WiFi iPad.
28/07/2010 at 12:30:00 - A must see site on photography. Includes history of the camera, famous photographers, a lesson plan and more. Complete with amazing graphics and eye catching effects. courtesy of netTrekker
27/07/2010 at 20:30:00 -  ELMO USACorporation announces a new design to its P10 digital document camera.
27/07/2010 at 20:30:00 - AUSTRALIA's northern approaches are 'wide open' to rising infectious diseases, James Cook University's pro vice-chancellor medicine has warned.
27/07/2010 at 20:30:00 - FREDRICK Robin has the kind of intellectual curiosity and wide-ranging interests that many universities seek.
27/07/2010 at 20:30:00 - THE University of Melbourne has bowed to opposition by suspending plans to introduce the Melbourne Model at the Victorian College of the Arts.
27/07/2010 at 20:30:00 - REDRAWING the battlelines of university research so as to remain competitive and to address modern problems has meant thinking exponentially smarter.
27/07/2010 at 20:30:00 - ANDREW Taylor regards his research interest, indigenous migration futures in the Northern Territory, as frontier stuff.
27/07/2010 at 20:30:00 - THE AQFC has made a major contribution through focusing on learning outcomes as the basis for distinguishing the attainment of various qualifications.
27/07/2010 at 15:50:14 - This article describes how principals in K-8 schools reported, in their own words, the progress that they, teachers, and students were making in their Comprehensive School Reform plan.
23/07/2010 at 15:50:15 - The authors describe a 5-year research project on Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) efforts in Arizona K-8 schools. Relevant literature, the context of the project, and a description of related specia ...
27/07/2010 at 05:30:00 - The coalition government has passed its first major piece of legislation through the Commons, reshaping the structure of Britain's schools system in an acrimony-filled parliament.
19/07/2010 at 21:30:00 - Hundreds of teachers descended on Westminster today in a protest against the coalition government's plans to cut investment in Britain's schools infrastructure.
19/07/2010 at 05:30:00 - Ed Balls has accused the government of rushing through legislation expanding the academies programme, as the battle between him and Michael Gove becomes increasingly bitter.
15/07/2010 at 21:12:00 - Rumours of a graduate tax were substantiated today, when Vince Cable delivered a speech on the future of higher education.
12/07/2010 at 21:24:00 - Michael Gove will face questions in the Commons today, as he tries to close down criticism of his school rebuilding announcement.
01/07/2010 at 04:48:25 - Cutting to the Core When lawmakers dictate curricula, the natural reaction from educators is to reject this top down approach which seeks to homogenize the lives of children without possibly taking in ...
21/06/2010 at 03:49:41 - Assistant Editor Kate Sommers-Dawes continues her reports from Spain: Had the most thrilling day today (my first day alone, as the journalist group left this morning). I awoke with no plan except to f ...
20/06/2010 at 05:29:48 - Assistant Editor Kate Sommers-Dawes is in Spain today (El Día del Español) and writes: Had an outstanding tour of Malaga today after visiting Malaca Language School in the hills surrounding the city w ...
02/06/2010 at 06:17:06 - Communicate Period The administration's Race to the Top scheme is only the latest in a long line of attempts to "fix" our educational system - all of which have neglected the fundamental changes in ou ...
11/05/2010 at 03:01:14 - On Friday, May 7, a summit meeting entitled, "Building World Citizens for California's Success," brought together leaders from business, education, public policy, and local school communities to begin ...
29/07/2010 at 21:50:06 - Faced with stagnant growth and a massive public debt, Japanese lawmakers are wondering whether they need to continue importing American English teachers.
29/07/2010 at 21:50:06 - Chicago Public Schools officials have suggested a list of concessions from its teachers to close a $370 million budget hole, including unpaid holidays, frozen wages, and unpaid school recesses.
28/07/2010 at 21:50:06 - Middle school language arts teacher Kathie Marshall says one way to address bullying is to get students involved in creating solutions.
28/07/2010 at 21:50:06 - A newly hired Connecticut superintendent could be in hot water after posting several comments about his job on Facebook.
26/07/2010 at 21:50:09 - In a Louisiana district, A comparison of test scores before and after shortened four-day school weeks show student achievement could be suffering.