education news Radioactivity scare closes school ONE of the smallest schools on the Scottish mainland is to be closed because of a radon gas scare.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-10 Teaching 'Oscars' set to award university lecturers for excellence at work LECTURERS across Scotland are to be rewarded for their teaching talents with new university "Oscars".   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-10 £80,000 gas bill for shut-down school after heating left on THE trustees of a mothballed school have been saddled with an £80,000 gas bill after the building's full heating system was left on for 18 months after it closed, despite   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-10 Calculated bid to make maths more fun finds winning formula online MATHS on a cold, wet Monday morning was once a horror feared by many a pupil. Repetitive times-tables with on-the-spot mental arithmetic was enough to strike terror into a p   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-10 Mike Russell admits cutting class sizes has been "difficult" CUTTING class sizes for younger pupils has been "more difficult" to implement than expected, Education Secretary Mike Russell said today.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-10 Word of the Day | whorl This word has appeared in 2 Times articles over the past year.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-10 Letters of Condolence From 1963 6 Q's About the News | Who wrote letters of condolence to Mrs. Kennedy in the months after John F. Kennedy's assassination?   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-10 News Quiz | March 10, 2010 See what you know about the news of the day.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-10 What Signs of Seasonal Change Are You Seeing? Tell us in vivid detail how the change of seasons looks, feels, sounds, smells or even tastes in your area.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-10 After Victory Against Disney, Children’s Group Loses Its Lease The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood was evicted after pressuring the Walt Disney Company into offering refunds to buyers of its Baby Einstein videos.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-10 City Students Show a New Rise in Four-Year Graduations For the fifth consecutive year, the rate of students finishing on time increased, hitting 59 percent.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-10 Many Nations Passing U.S. in Education, Expert Says A Senate panel learned that more students in more countries graduate from high school and college and score higher on achievement tests than students in the United States.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-10 Pressed by Charters, Harlem Public Schools Turn to Marketing Principals in Harlem are using firms to help lure students with Web sites, brochures and open houses.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-10 Panel Releases Proposal to Set U.S. Standards for Education The new standards, which experts said could well be adopted by a majority of states, would replace the nation’s motley current checkerboard of locally written standards.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-10 Students seek judges for big band battle MUSIC students are showcasing their talent at the Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh, and are looking for industry professionals to provide feedback on their performances.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-09 Hugh Reilly: Baiting is a bloodsport that must be outlawed WHILE the tormenting of bears and badgers has long been outlawed, teacher-baiting is flourishing in too many of our schools.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-09 Club scraps charity gig at 11th hour A TEENAGER has hit out at a nightclub after her charity gig was cancelled at the last minute, leaving her out of pocket.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-09 Monument to 4,000 years of village life A GIANT green monument celebrating more than 4,000 years of history has been unveiled in an Edinburgh community.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-09 Jackie McNamara calls on city council to kick out cutbacks A SCOTTISH footballing legend has warned Edinburgh city council not to make drastic cuts to the city's adult literacy services.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-09 School chiefs buy silence of teacher who was victimised by his pupils A TEACHER convicted of assaulting pupils has been given an out-of-court settlement by his former council employers.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-09 Parents' anger at plans for schools to swap buildings PARENTS are protesting at plans for their children's school to swap buildings with the over-subscribed Catholic primary next door.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-09 Duncan Visits Selma Secretary Arne Duncan visited Selma, Alabama, where he announced plans for a reinvigorated Office of Civil Rights to ensure equal educational opportunities for all children.   www2.ed.gov   2010-03-09 Who Will Hire Me? Creating 21st-Century Résumés Lesson Plan | Developing creative, effective print and interactive resumes.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-09 News Quiz | March 9, 2010 See what you know about the news of the day.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-09 Talking About a Two-State Solution 6 Q's About the News | What is the focus of the Middle East peace talks?   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-09 Word of the Day | collateral This word has appeared in 254 Times articles over the past year.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-09 Top award for city professor THE University of Cambridge has awarded one of its oldest and most prestigious prizes to an Edinburgh University professor.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-08

education news Scotsman Archive: Mr Churchill attacks Liberal Party 8 March, 1950 THE second day of the Commons debate on the King's Speech was enlivened by Mr Churchill's speech. In the present Parliamentary situation Mr Churchill might have been   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-08 Darren beats dyslexia to win prize for agriculture A STUDENT from Oatridge College has brought Scotland's Landbased Learner of the Year trophy back to the institution for the fifth time in six years.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-08 With charity funding in crisis, we need more private philanthropy ONE of the consequences of the worst recession in post-war history has been reduced spending on "non-essential items", such as communications and sponsorship program   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-08 Council 'revenge' for parent protest PARENTS are accusing the council of being "vindictive" by hiking up the hire charges for school halls – even when they are being used for fundraising events.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-08 Detroit Discusses Turnaround Efforts More than 250 community leaders, educators, parents, and students gathered to discuss turning around the Detroit area's lowest-achieving schools.   ed.gov   2010-03-08 Duncan Visits Selma Secretary Arne Duncan visited Selma, Alabama, where he announced plans for a reinvigorated Office of Civil Rights to ensure equal educational opportunities for all children.   www2.ed.gov   2010-03-08 Investing in Innovation The grant application and final priorities for the $650 million Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) are now available.   www2.ed.gov   2010-03-08 Word of the Day | insularity This word has appeared in 27 Times articles over the past year.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-08 News Quiz | March 8, 2010 See what you know about the news of the day.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-08 Art Off Guard 6 Q's About the News | How has guarding the art at the Metropolitan Museum inspired this group of artists?   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-08 When Is Looting Morally Okay? Student Opinion | Tell us where you'd draw a moral line about what desperate people are entitled to do, and why.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-08 Job Market Stabilizes for Business Students Unemployment and public anger over bailouts remain high, but aspiring bankers find they can now get a foot in the door.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-08 College Acts to Disregard Fiscal Need in Admissions As some schools favor applicants who do not require financial aid, Hamilton College has decided to swim against that tide.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-08 Officials Step Up Enforcement of Rights Laws in Education Education Secretary Arne Duncan plans to say an office “has not been as vigilant as it should have been” on discrimination.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-08 Thousands join protest over education cuts THOUSANDS of teachers, lecturers and parents from across Scotland took part in a protest march against education funding cuts in Glasgow yesterday.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-07 Chicago News Cooperative: Making Tough Choices for Higher Education State spending on education will most likely be cut again, and that raises tough questions of what to pay for and what to demand in return.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-07 Arts: Colleges and Schools Try to Do More With Less Even though belt-tightening measures have put tremendous strain on teachers and students, schools are continuing to produce remarkable creative works.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-07 In Harlem, Epicenter for Charter Schools, a Senator Wars Against Them Backers of charter schools see Bill Perkins as their biggest stumbling block in the State Legislature.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-07 School’s Shake-Up Is Embraced by the President A Rhode Island school board’s decision to fire the entire faculty of a failing school may have lasting ripples on the nation’s education debate.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-07 Protest against education cuts THOUSANDS of teachers and lecturers from across Scotland were set to take part in a protest march against education cuts today.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-06 Mum 'can't trust' nursery with child ANGRY parents whose toddlers escaped from a nursery and were found playing at a nearby roundabout have withdrawn the youngsters from its care.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-06 St Andrews students to fund scholarship STUDENTS are giving up their own money to fund a scholarship in what is thought to be the first scheme of its kind in Scotland.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-06 Class sizes up as council wields job axe A COUNCIL is planning major cuts in almost every area of its education service, it has emerged.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-06