education news MoD private education bill tops £170 million THE Ministry of Defence spent more than £170 million helping service personnel pay for private education of their children last year.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-16 MSPs urge college chief to look east for site of new campus SEVEN MSPs have joined forces in an unusual show of unity to support a site on the outskirts of Inverness for a future education and business campus.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-16 Civil Rights Website, Data Collection The Office of Civil Rights launched a new website and announced it will collect new data to gauge whether all students have equal educational opportunity.   www2.ed.gov   2010-03-16 Word of the Day | bait This word has appeared in 169 Times articles over the past year.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-16 News Quiz | March 16, 2010 See what you know about the news of the day.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-16 Second to Nun 6 Q's About the News | Who is the 5-foot-4, white-haired 77-year-old nun who keeps the Xavier men's basketball team in line academically?   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-16 How Polite Are You? Student Opinion | Tell us where you think you rate on the politeness scale - and what breaches of etiquette drive you crazy.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-16 Indian Cabinet Backs Letting In Foreign Campuses The bill, which awaits a decision by Parliament, suggested that the country’s higher education system cannot cope with rising demand.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-16 Drew Student Accused of Stealing and Selling Historic Letters Federal prosecutors say a freshman at Drew University stole famous letters written by a founder of the United Methodist Church and world leaders, including Abraham Lincoln and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-16 News Analysis: Array of Hurdles Awaits New Education Agenda The challenges of implementing a new education policy for the Obama administration are political and practical.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-16 15 flats sold to university STUDENT flats in the Capital have been sold for an undisclosed sum to Edinburgh University.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-15 Primary passes inspectors' test BALBARDIE Primary School in Bathgate has been praised by education chiefs.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-15 Speed cameras hit the roads MOBILE speed cameras will be in operation on a number of roads in West Lothian this week.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-15 Pupils see how science works PUPILS have gone behind the scenes at city firms to see how science is used in business.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-15 Labour slams rise in school room hire for youth groups EDINBURGH'S Labour group has condemned increased charges for youth groups using school rooms.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-15 Lecturers' fury over funds use LECTURERS facing redundancy at the University of Edinburgh are angry that cash intended to help avoid funding cuts in departments is to be used for other purposes.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-15 Sky Sports' Jim gets his hands dirty in historic walled garden SKY Sports Scottish Premier League presenter Jim White got his hands dirty at the Howden Walled Garden in Livingston to help restore the 16th century attraction to its former   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-15 Scotsman Archive: Scottish industry 15 March, 1945 FEW subjects can be of more importance to the future economic welfare of Scotland than that of promoting new industries and of opening additional factories.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-15 New school building wins green light CONSTRUCTION of the new upper primary school in Dunbar is set to begin next month after councillors approved a £6.9 million contract.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-15 Scientists separate the cocks from the chicks A PUZZLE that has baffled scientists for centuries – why some chickens appear to be half male and half female – has been solved by researchers in Edinburgh.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-15 'Civil justice must serve the people instead of lawyers' A BLUEPRINT to create a civil justice system "fit for the 21st century" due to be published today, calls for the system to be redesigned to help consumers instead of f   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-15 Crime checks foster suspicion and wreck child-adult relations CHECKING that the people who work with our children will not endanger them seems like a sensible policy.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-15 Schools urged to get on their bikes and encourage cycling SCHOOL chiefs are being urged to make cycle training compulsory after it emerged just one in six primary pupils are receiving the lessons.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-15 Lecturers angry that funds intended to combat cuts are to be used elsewhere LECTURERS facing redundancy at one of Scotland's most prestigious universities are furious that money intended to help protect departments from funding cuts is to be used   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-15 ESEA Plan: Flexibility, Resources, Accountability The Obama administration's blueprint to overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act will support state and local efforts to help ensure that all students graduate prepared for college and a career.   www2.ed.gov   2010-03-15 Word of the Day | regeneration This word has appeared in 31 Times articles over the past year.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-15 Rewriting N.C.L.B. 6 Q's About the News | What changes to N.C.L.B. does a new "education blueprint" propose?   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-15

education news News Quiz | March 15, 2010 See what you know about the news of the day.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-15 What Role Do School Clubs and Teams Play in Your Life? Student Opinion | Tell us what extracurricular activities you do and what you get out of them.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-15 The Push-Back on Charter Schools As public schools compete for money, a popular movement is facing more opposition.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-15 New Jersey Schools Brace for Cuts Under Christie The governor will unveil his budget proposal on Tuesday, and is expected to decrease state aid to school districts by as much as 15 percent.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-15 Blessing and Curse of Structured Recess: No Goofing Off A growing number of schools use a recess coach to curb behavior problems.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-15 Pregnant teens 'forced from school' – Barnardo's PREGNANT teenagers are being forced out of education because of "spurious health and safety grounds", a children's charity claimed today.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-14 Council to let private body run services GLASGOW Council is looking at plans to hand over the running of its parks, litter collection and street cleaning to a private firm.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-14 Perks lure jobless Scots teachers south SCOTLAND'S unemployed teachers are being lured to the south of England with the promise of jobs and golden handshakes.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-14 Teacher in assault case calls for CCTV in all classrooms THE Scots teacher at the heart of a pupil assault row has called for closed circuit TV cameras to be installed inside schools to combat unruly behaviour.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-14 Blueprint for Reauthorizing ESEA The Obama Administration released its blueprint for revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to help states raise expectations of students and reward schools for producing dramatic gains in student achievement.   www2.ed.gov   2010-03-14 Arts | New Jersey: Patrick O’Donnell Leads East Orange Jaguar Bucket Ensemble The Jaguar Bucket Ensemble at East Orange Campus High School makes its music mostly with drumsticks and empty five-gallon paint containers.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-14 Chicago News Cooperative: Taking a Look at Poverty From an Affluent Suburb The new president of Elmhurst College, S. Alan Ray, has a five-year plan to to steer the 3,360-student school down a path of service.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-14 Practical Traveler: Student Rates Available to Nonstudents Even if your college days are a distant memory, it’s possible to travel on a student discount over spring break this year.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-14 Why Would N.C.A.A. Expand Tournament? It’s About the Money With a larger television contract a strong possibility, the idea of increasing the number of teams to 96 in the tournament has gained momentum.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-14 The New Poor: For-Profit Schools Cashing In on Recession and Federal Aid Commercial trade schools are under fire because they are attracting more students and Pell grants.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-14 Obama Calls for Sweeping Overhaul in Education Law The Obama administration is seeking changes to the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law and proposing to eliminate provisions that have labeled one in three schools as failing.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-14 Gallery aims to inspire pupils PUPILS in Edinburgh are being encouraged to take part in an art competition organised by the National Galleries of Scotland.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-13 Teenagers navigate their way into rally challenge RALLY organisers were on the lookout for the next Colin McRae at Ingliston today as they allowed under-16s to take part in a major competition for the first time.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-13 School nurses pledge row THE Scottish Government is breaking a pledge to double the number of school nurses, Labour claimed yesterday.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-13 Warning of rise in sectarianism as school plan's opponents stage protest PARENTS and pupils are staging a protest over plans to swap their school building with an over- subscribed Catholic primary amid fears the move will lead to sectarianism.   news.scotsman.com   2010-03-13 Education Stakeholders Forum The Elementary and Secondary Education Act is the focus of our next Education Stakeholders Forum on March 19.   www2.ed.gov   2010-03-13 Low-Performing Schools West Virginia will receive $21.9 million to turn around its lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants program.   www2.ed.gov   2010-03-13 Making Sense of the Census: Ideas For Classes Across the Curriculum In this lesson, students consider the purpose of the census and examine the issues surrounding the 2010 census. They then do one of several multidisciplinary activities designed to make it relevant to their experience, perspective and learning.   feeds.nytimes.com   2010-03-13