school Investigating the complexities of school funding (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:21:00 GMT Back in 2013, when we launched the OECD's first international review of school resource policies, we may not have been fully prepared for the detective-type work we were getting into. The OECD Review of School Resources covers 18 school systems and aims to shed light on a part of education policy that has been surprisingly left in the dark. Full Article
school PISA in Focus No. 74: How much of a problem is bullying at school? By dx.doi.org Published On :: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:06:00 GMT For the first time, the 2015 round of PISA collected data on students’ exposure to bullying. These data show that bullying is widespread. On average across OECD countries, around 11% of students reported that they are frequently (at least a few times per month) made fun of, 8% reported that they are frequently the object of nasty rumours in school, and 7% reported that they are frequently left out of things. Full Article
school What happens with your skills when you leave school? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 19:20:00 GMT Moving from the world of school to the world of work is one of the most dramatic changes in the lives of young people. And for many youngsters this transition does not go smoothly. Full Article
school Education Indicators in Focus No. 54 - Transition from school to work: How hard is it across different age groups? By dx.doi.org Published On :: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 20:07:00 GMT The transition from school to work can be a difficult period associated with spells of unemployment. Data show that those who leave school early have comparatively low skills and low educational attainment and face the greatest challenges in the labour market compared to their peers who stayed in education longer. Full Article
school Schools at the crossroads of innovation (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:32:00 GMT Innovative schools challenge the boundaries – in time, space, and also in curricula and learning processes – that tradition seems to impose on schools today. They often have different approaches to the learning process and especially how its pedagogical core is organised. Full Article
school Advocating for equality among schools? Resources matter (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 11:58:00 GMT Disadvantaged students don’t have as many resources at home as their advantaged peers so ideally schools would need to compensate by providing more support. However, often schools reinforce social disparities rather than moderate them. Full Article
school PISA in Focus No. 76 - How do schools compensate for socio-economic disadvantage? By dx.doi.org Published On :: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 12:05:00 GMT As educators know well, there are many barriers to learning that originate outside of school, such as those that arise from socio-economic disadvantage. In many education systems, the concentration of disadvantaged students in certain schools poses an additional challenge. Full Article
school Are school systems ready to develop students’ social skills? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:57:00 GMT Successes and failures in the classroom will increasingly shape the fortunes of countries. And yet, more of the same education will only produce more of the same strengths and weaknesses. Full Article
school PISA in Focus No. 80 - In which countries and schools do disadvantaged students succeed? By doi.org Published On :: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 18:38:00 GMT PISA 2015 data show that, on average across OECD countries, as many as three out of four students from the lowest quarter of socio-economic status reach, at best, only the baseline level of proficiency (Level 2) in reading, mathematics or science. Full Article
school 9th International Summer School for community and local development in Latin America and the Caribbean By www.oecd.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 09:07:00 GMT The School is organising specialised courses on socio-economic development and creating an international platform to exchange experiences and knowledge between public officers and practitioners from OECD member and non member countries that deals with cooperation and local development issues. Full Article
school The Slow Lane: Ghosts of school days past By www.ft.com Published On :: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:06:17 GMT As I approached the hall where the relics of our vintage were assembled, I heard an unspirit-like roar Full Article
school Ministers fear 'The Blob' - made up of political opponents - will sabotage reopening of schools By Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 01:48:42 +0100 Ministers believe 'The Blob' - an army made up of political opponents and union barons - is colluding to politicise the coronavirus outbreak, The Mail on Sunday has learned. Full Article
school Liz Jones goes to mermaid school: Our intrepid columnist dives into a bizarre way of life By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 24 Aug 2019 23:02:51 GMT Believe it or not, it's a thing. But 'mermaiding' runs far deeper than simply dressing up in a silicone tail. So what's the big pull? Full Article
school Ministers fear 'The Blob' - made up of political opponents - will sabotage reopening of schools By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:48:42 GMT Ministers believe 'The Blob' - an army made up of political opponents and union barons - is colluding to politicise the coronavirus outbreak, The Mail on Sunday has learned. Full Article
school St Paul's boys' school appoints a woman headteacher for the first time in its 510-year history By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:29:16 GMT Sally-Anne Huang, 47, will take the reins as the next high master of the west London private school which boasts a ream of notable alumni including former Prime Minister Spencer Compton. Full Article
school Teacher of Delhi school involved in distributing ration tests COVID-19 positive By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 00:44:53 +0530 A teacher of a civic body-run school, who was involved in distributing ration during the lockdown, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said on Saturday. The teacher was posted at a primary school in Wazirabad under the North Delhi Municipal Corporation. The teacher had last come to school on April 28 and started showing COVID-19 symptoms from May 2. His test report came on Friday, an official of North Delhi Municipal Corporation said. "We traced his six primary contacts and they have been sent into quarantine. Since they are completely asymptomatic, no test has been done yet," he said, adding the school building has been sanitised. Full Article
school Cry, my beloved school By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0000 A wide-cross section of academicians and civil society organisations have come together to express dissent at the threat of closure of a well known rural school in Bandhyali, Rajasthan. They are demanding that the government honour its own commitments to provide free, good education to all children, reports Deepti Priya Mehrotra. Full Article
school Pioneering school faces new obstacles By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0000 This 15-year-old school in Rajasthan has been providing quality education accessible to poor children. But going against the spirit of a High Court order, the Jaipur Development Authority has asked the Bandhyali school to pay a prohibitive sum for its allotted land. Deepa A reports. Full Article
school Not by mainstream schools alone By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Do alternative schools work? After all, every child has to ultimately face a society that puts a premium on competitiveness and commodification. Or are alternatives only an option for children of parents from a certain class of society? Deepa A finds out. Full Article
school Eyewitness : Neglect of rural schools By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0000 The ground realities of the nation's much neglected government-managed school system are beginning to impact the national consciousness, reports Summiya Yasmeen. Full Article
school Swelling support for common schools By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0000 The new government's higher priority to education is seeing experts and activists revisit the 40-year old Kothari Commission recommendations for a common school system. Summiya Yasmeen reports. Full Article
school Government stalling sec. school reforms By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0000 The central government's own figures indicate that many as two-thirds of those eligible for secondary education remain outside the school system today. A Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) committee estimates that 88,562 additional classrooms will be required in 2007-08 and over 1.3 lakh additional teachers. Deepa A reports. Full Article
school Goa wrestles with language in schools By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000 The abrupt transition from Konkani and Marathi in primary schools to English in Standard V puts tremendous pressure on children from rural communities in Goa. By the time these learners reach the crucial higher grades, nearly half of them drop out of school. Rupa Chinai reports. Full Article
school Non-compliance and violations of RTE Act in TN schools By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 08:02:14 +0000 The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India’s report on Tamil Nadu (General and Social Sector) for the year ending on March 31, 2014 got tabled in the state assembly last month. Himanshu Upadhyaya analyses the report and asks question on the non-responsiveness of the state government to CAG’s performance review. Full Article
school Tripura promotes Kok-Borok in tribal schools By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000 In 2005, the Education department of Tripura decided to give a push to Kok-Borok as a medium of instruction at the Junior Basic level to help tribal students learn in their mother tongue. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports on the challenges as well as the gains from a strong focus on education in recent years in the state. Full Article
school Schooling the children of migrant labourers By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:15:30 +0000 As more poor migrant children face exploitation in Kerala, some schools are coming up with ways to enrol and retain them. A few schools now have more migrant than local students, Navya P K points out. Full Article
school The discrimination 'curriculum' in M.P.'s schools By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Schools are meant for making better citizens out of our children but in the Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, they are forging and reinforcing caste-bondages instead. Inclusive education seems a far cry in the villages of Dewas, reports Shuriah Niazi. Full Article
school School textbook issue spirals into political row By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 The new class VII social science textbook in Kerala has become the cause of clashes. Groups agitating against the book allege its content is anti-religion, while the state curriculum board says it propagates religious tolerance. P N Venugopal reports on the controversy. Full Article
school Kerala revises controversial school textbook By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 The K N Panikkar committee recommended a change in a controversial chapter of a social sciences textbook that triggered violent agitation on the grounds that it promoted atheism and communism. P N Venugopal has more. Full Article
school Hopscotch and skipping school By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000 The Chingrajpara slum in Bilaspur, Chhatisgarh is the city's largest of nearly 50 slums. Why are the children not in school? Why is a schooling cost of Rs 318 per year per child a tall figure for poor parents? Ashima Sood chronicles the lived experience of poverty from her visits of 2002 and 2003. Full Article
school Segregated and building their own schools By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000 The Gujarat state government appears to have very little planned by way of support for the education of Muslim children. What's more the education department appears to be standing in the way of the embattled community's attempts to help itself. Deepa A has more. Full Article
school Lone crusader warns school-goers against substance abuse By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Moved by a personal tragedy, young Bengali engineer-turned-actor Bobby Chakraborty has launched a singular campaign to educate schoolchildren about the impact of alcohol and other addiction and deter them from the path. Shoma A Chatterji brings us his story. Full Article
school Parents not ready to send kids to school ‘too soon’ By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 04:30:00 IST Full Article
school JMM, Cong differ over fee waivers by pvt schools By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 05:00:00 IST Full Article
school Government school students to get ration till June By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:50:00 IST Full Article
school Schools told to collect text books from students; to be distributed to juniors By timesofindia.indiatimes.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 04:44:00 IST Full Article
school Delhi School Teacher Involved in Distributing Ration Tests Covid-19 Positive By www.news18.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 07:45:36 +0530 The teacher had last come to school on April 28 and started showing COVID-19 symptoms from May 2. His test report came on Friday, an official of North Delhi Municipal Corporation said. Full Article
school 3,000 CBSE Schools Open Today For Evaluation Of Board Answer Copies By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 12:11:43 +0530 The Home Ministry has granted permission for opening of 3000 CBSE affiliated schools as assessment centres across India to facilitate evaluation of answer sheets of CBSE Board exams. Full Article Education
school Academic Year For Schools Likely To Commence In August Amid Continued Lockdown Over Coronavirus By www.careerindia.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 21:28:55 +0530 The academia and education experts' have sought State government's intervention in clearing the ambiguity prevailing over commencement of the academic year, even as the lockdown stands extended in Karnataka up to April 30, 2020 in containing the spread of Novel Coronavirus Full Article
school CBSE Live Fitness Sessions For School Children Till May 8 By www.careerindia.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 17:52:54 +0530 The physical activity is a great way to keep the school going children physically healthy and mental wellbeing during the ongoing lockdown caused by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19). Keeping this in mind, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Full Article
school Bengaluru leopard scare: 130 schools remain shut By www.dnaindia.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 06:00:00 GMT On Wednesday, there was news that another leopard spotted near VIBGYOR School where a leopard entered on February 7. Full Article Bangalore
school Govt allows opening 3000 CBSE affiliated schools for evaluating class 10, 12 answer sheets By www.dnaindia.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:36:00 GMT The board has also given guidelines for the evaluation process. Full Article India
school A textbook on telegraph engineering / International Correspondence Schools, Scranton, Pa By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 06:34:31 EST Archives, Room Use Only - TK5261.I58 1901 Full Article
school Technical and general instruction pertaining to Western Union telegraph business, circuit rules, signals, tariffs, accounts, cables, press dispatches, and train orders: with questions, answers, and forms used in Valentines' School of Telegraphy, Janes By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 06:36:43 EST Archives, Room Use Only - TK5262.V35 1894 Full Article
school Lessons in telegraphy: for use as a text-book in schools and colleges and for individual students / by Charles Henry Sewall By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 06:33:00 EST Archives, Room Use Only - TK5262.S49 1909 Full Article
school A treatise on telegraphy: prepared for students of the International Correspondence Schools, Scranton, Pa. By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 06:22:40 EDT Archives, Room Use Only - TK5261.T74 1901 Full Article
school [Collection of International Correspondence Schools booklets on telegraphy and telephony]. By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 7 Sep 2014 08:12:53 EDT Archives, Room Use Only - TK5262.C65 1925 Full Article
school Whiteman's Telegraph School and Railroad Business College, Ghent, Col. Co., N.Y. / Frank Whiteman, Supt By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 08:09:40 EDT Archives, Room Use Only - TK5255.W45 1894 Full Article
school Take action against private schools collecting fees: Ramadoss By www.thehindu.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 12:45:18 +0530 ‘A lot of people have lost income due to the lockdown’ Full Article Tamil Nadu
school Covid-19 put schools in a tight spot but this chain in Lucknow was ready By www.business-standard.com Published On :: Sun, 10 May 2020 12:35:00 +0530 How Lucknow's City Montessori Schools managed to offer comprehensive online education to its 57,000 students during the Covid-19 crisis Full Article