Let us be smart and guarded throughout the education journey
I took a quick look at the official Twitter handle for the University of Rwanda and the first thing I noticed were the smiling faces of recent graduates. The five of them that appeared on the background picture were three ladies and two gentlemen, all well-dressed if I can add. This was of interest to me […]
Singapore students outdo their parents in education levels
Singapore ranks among the top in the world when it comes to upward mobility in education, with nearly six in 10 adults attaining higher qualifications than their parents. According to a report by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released yesterday, across all age groups, those with more qualified parents are likely to […]
AHR 2019 Education Program Announced
WESTPORT, CT. —The 2019 AHR Expo has announced its full line-up for the 2019 Education Program, including more than 120 sessions of free seminars, professional certifications and continuing education courses. The Education Program continues to grow each year and is the most comprehensive, all-inclusive opportunity to hear directly from industry leaders about trends and best practices […]
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Three Wyoming elementary schools — including a Laramie-based charter academy — earned the distinction of being National Blue Ribbon Schools, the U.S. Department of Education announced Monday night. Sheridan’s Sagebrush Elementary, Powell’s Westside Elementary and Laramie’s Snowy Range Academy won the national education award. They join the ranks of more than 30 Wyoming schools that have earned […]
Should education qualification be a prerequisite to contest elections?
I believe that having a minimum of West African School Certificate or its equivalent is important. It is not good to have people who do not possess a serious educational qualification at the helms of affairs. This is because with education comes knowledge and for you to be a leader and to be able to […]
Religion should be kept out of education: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
he practice of relegating important issues like those faced just by minorities or majorities, will not help solve them, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Thursday. “Problems in the country are minorities’ problems as well. If a problem related to education exists in many parts of the country, it will affect […]
Singapore keeps status as leader in Asian business education
The late Lee Kuan Yew, often referred to as the founder of modern Singapore, aspired to the city state becoming the education hub of Asia — or, in his words, the “Boston of the East”. This vision, together with Singapore’s geographical location, a government very favourable to business schools from overseas and the fact a […]
Harrison County Board of Education’s social workers expand role to include home visits
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – Attendance is an issue many schools deal with and Harrison County has expanded the role of its three social workers to now help to bridge the gap between home and school life. “We have got to get kids in school and one of the greatest ways to do that is to meet […]
Ducey, Garcia debate centers on education
In the first gubernatorial debate Gov. Doug Ducey touted a record of improving the state’s economy and providing 20-percent pay raises to teachers while Democrat David Garcia accused him of breaking promises and leaving Arizona’s education system in crisis. While Ducey and Garcia’s hourlong verbal grudge match on KAET-TV, the Phoenix PBS station, centered predominantly […]
Erdoğan praises education policies under AKP
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has praised what he called developments made in the Turkish education system under the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). “We have relegated a monolithic and repressive mindset in the education system in the pages of history. We have achieved a more free and democratic system,” Erdoğan said at a conference at Istanbul’s prestigious Kabataş High School on Sept. 18, marking the beginning of the […]