Edward J. McElroy Announces Early Retirement
Edward J. McElroy, president of the American Federation of Teachers, has announced that he will stop working from this summer. The New York Times reports that a possible successor to McElroy might be Randi Weingarten, the present president of the Teachers Union in New York City. Mr. McElroy called Ms. Weingarten "an outstanding possibility" in a telephone ...
GCSE, A-Level Education Under Question
A-Level education and expectations of its given academic skills are under question. The BBC reports that even though trust in both the A-level and General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) systems has increased over the years, a growing number of teachers still have serious concerns about the way exams are organized. Almost two out of five ...
American Universities Export Internationally
The American System of Education is fast becoming an export commodity in the world education system. Nowadays more and more American universities are opening their campuses in different countries, and especially in the countries of the Middle East. According to America.gov, American universities opened in Middle East help deepen the understanding between East and West. The American ...
Inexpensive Book Distrbution Program Eliminated
Part of the growing program, "No Child Left Behind," the Reading Is Fundamental's ( RIF's ) Inexpensive Book Distribution Program, has been eliminated in the fiscal budget of 2009. YubaNet.com reports that the program is very important and has been funded by Congress along with six Administrations without interruption since 1975. "Since its founding in 1966, ...
New Schools For Iraqi Kids
The Jordanian government has opened public schools for "forgotten" kids in Iraq. According to CNN, Iraqi families are changing the social fabric of Jordanian society. About 10 percent of Jordan's population is now made up of Iraqi refugees -- the estimates range from 500,000 to 750,000 of them. Education Week reports that despite the fact that administrators ...
Virtual Schools Still Open In Wisconsin
Once considered unacceptable, online education now seems to become an inseparable part of the curriculum in some Western schools, colleges and universities. Administrators and professionals in the field keep on saying that the Internet is a source and a tool to receive advanced education. Nowadays, more and more Western colleges offer complete online associates degree programs ...
New Student-Assignment Plan Expects Louisville District
Jefferson Country Public Schools in Louisville, Kentucky, is proposing a new student-assignment plan to Louisville District. Education Week reports that the plan will maintain racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity in local schools. Seven months after its student-assignment plan was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Jefferson County, Ky., school district has proposed a new ...
