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Reform of Austria’s school governance crucial to deliver better value for money

Austria has taken important steps to improve its school system, but needs to reform its complex school governance to further improve quality and equity, according to a new OECD report.




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The effects of reform scenarios for unemployment benefits and social assistance on financial incentives to work and poverty in Lithuania

In 2015 the Lithuanian government launched an ambitious Social Model reform agenda aimed at balancing flexibility of the labour market and security provided through the system of social protection.




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What makes education governance and reform work beyond the drawing table? (OECD Education Today Blog)

Today’s education systems need to adapt practices to local diversity while ensuring common goals.




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The distributional impact of structural reforms

In a majority of OECD countries, GDP growth over the past three decades has been associated with growing income disparities.




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This document describes and discusses a new supply side framework that quantifies the impact of structural reforms on per capita income in OECD countries.




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Portugal: Successful reforms have underpinned economic recovery

The Portuguese economy is gradually recovering from a deep recession thanks to a broad structural reform agenda that has led to rising economic growth, falling unemployment and remarkable progress in export performance.




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Wales should continue reforms to boost quality and equity of school system

Wales should continue its efforts to reform the curriculum and raise the standards of teaching in order to improve the quality and equity of its school system, according to a new OECD report.




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How Wales can ensure the successful implementation of its reforms (OECD Education Today Blog)

How Wales can ensure the successful implementation of its reforms (OECD Education Today Blog)




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Reforming Brazil’s pension system

Brazil’s old-age pensions have reduced old-age poverty below OECD levels, but pension expenditures of 8.2% of GDP are expected to rise rapidly as the population ages. A pension reform is necessary to ensure the financial sustainability of the system.




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Education Indicators in Focus No. 51 - Tuition fee reforms and international mobility

In most countries with available data, public educational institutions charge different tuition fees for national and foreign students enrolled in the same programme. In Australia, Austria, Canada, New Zealand and the United States, foreign students pay on average about twice or more the tuition fees charged to national students.




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Education reform in Wales: A national mission (OECD Education Today Blog)

It’s an exciting time for education in Wales. This was noted by the OECD earlier this year, when it recognised that government and sector are working closely together with a commitment to improvements that are “visible at all levels of the education system”.




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Italy should continue reforms to improve people’s skills and boost growth

Full and effective implementation of recent reforms, including the Jobs Act and the Good Schools reform, would help boost growth in Italy by improving people’s skills and ensuring their more effective use across the country, according to a new OECD report.




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Italy should strengthen reform implementation to boost skills

Recent reforms of Italy’s education system (“Buona Scuola”), labour market (“Jobs Act”) and industrial policy (“Industria 4.0”) have clear synergies and could reduce worrying imbalances between the supply and demand of skills on the Italian labour market, according to the new OECD report Getting Skills Right: Italy.




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Bengaluru hospitals refuse to admit auto-driver in need of brain surgery; DIPR steps in

Several government hospitals denied admission to Suresh, an auto-driver in Bengaluru, before a Twitter user highlighted his ordeal and prompted the DIPR to provide help.




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Netherlands: Make economic, innovation and territorial reforms work together to boost growth and competitiveness, says OECD

The Netherlands is gradually emerging from a double-dip recession with strengthened public finances and reforms on track to improve the labour and housing markets and the health care and pension systems. These reforms are paying off, says the OECD. Growth is expected to reach 1% this year and 1.3% in 2015.




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Japan will need reforms to ease economic blow of a shrinking workforce

Japan must make revitalising growth its number one priority with reforms to boost productivity and encourage more women and older people into jobs to compensate for its rapidly shrinking labour force, according to the OECD.




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Local responses to refugee crisis: from initial reception to longer term integration

The OECD LEED Programme launches this "Call for Initiatives" to extract what local authorities and other actors know works, what the new scenario is demanding and how equipped they are to respond. We are interested in learning from the experiences of EU member countries, the wider OECD area as well as other countries.




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The Slow Lane: A refugee’s tale of darts and bad sherry

A country’s values come into focus when seen by an outsider, contrasting them with his native country




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Sue Campbell on women’s football and reforming the FA

Former head of UK Sport has set sights on winning the World Cup





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Firefighters rescue Duchess the horse stuck in mud after falling into ditch

A team of firefighters worked tirelessly for three hours to rescue a horse named Duchess who had fallen into a ditch in Great Horkesley, near Colchester on the Friday of bank holiday.




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Britain's biggest unions threaten to tell workers to refuse return unless workplaces are made safe

Leaders of unions such as Unite, Unison and the General have written an open letter to Boris Johnson demanding the government puts policies in place to make workplaces safe.




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Qantas passengers stuck at New Zealand military base won't get refund

Passengers couldn't leave the plane at the New Zealand military base because there were no customs to process them, and were eight hours late to their Wellington destination.




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Australian family in Coronavirus epicentre Wuhan in China refuse to come back home

Public servant Malcolm Scriber and his family, who live in Hobart, were on holiday visiting relatives in the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan when the city was put under quarantine on January 23.




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Qantas unveils in-flight safety video which reflects on 100 years of airline history

The Australian airline spent a year recreating flight memories from each decade, including cabin crew members with mullet hairstyles from the 1980s and moustaches from the 1970s.




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Qantas workers launch legal action after they were refused sick leave in airline's stand-down period

The Transport Workers Union took the airline to the Federal Court on behalf of workers on sick leave who can no longer access the entitlement after Qantas stood down two thirds of its workforce.




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Britain's biggest unions threaten to tell workers to refuse return unless workplaces are made safe

Leaders of unions such as Unite, Unison and the General have written an open letter to Boris Johnson demanding the government puts policies in place to make workplaces safe.




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The Speaker Made Reference To The 18Th Anniversary Of The Terrorist ... on 13 December, 2019

 

माननीय अध्यक्ष: माननीय सदस्यगण, जैसा कि आप सभी को विदित है, अठारह वर्ष पूर्व 13 दिसम्बर, 2001 को एक दुस्साहसिक हमले में हमारी लोकतांत्रिक राजव्यवस्था की प्रतीक भारतीय संसद आतंकी हमले का निशाना बनी ।

          यह हमला संसद परिसर की सुरक्षा में लगे हुए सतर्क सुरक्षा बलों द्वारा निष्फल कर दिया गया था। दिल्ली पुलिस के पांच सुरक्षाकर्मी, केन्द्रीय रिजर्व पुलिस बल की एक महिला कांस्टेबल, संसद सुरक्षा सेवा के दो सुरक्षा सहायक तथा एक अन्य कर्मचारी भी इस आतंकी हमले में शहीद हुए ।

          यह सभा हमारे बहादुर सुरक्षा कर्मियों द्वारा दिए गए सर्वोच्च बलिदान के प्रति अपनी श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित करती है तथा उनके परिवारों के साथ मजबूती से खड़ी है ।

          इस अवसर पर, हम आतंकवाद से लड़ने तथा अपने देश की एकता, अखंडता और सम्प्रभुता की रक्षा करने संबंधी अपने संकल्प को एक बार पुन: दोहराते हैं ।




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Speaker Made Valedictory Reference On The Conclusion Of The 2Nd ... on 13 December, 2019

माननीय अध्यक्ष: माननीय सदस्यगण, अब हम सत्रहवीं लोक सभा के दूसरे सत्र की समाप्ति की ओर आ गए हैं, जो 18 नवम्बर, 2019 को आरंभ हुआ था। अब तक, हम 20 बैठकें कर चुके हैं जो 130 घंटे 45 मिनट तक चलीं। 18 नवम्बर, 2019 को चार नए सदस्यों ने शपथ ली अथवा प्रतिज्ञान किया।

…(व्यवधान)

माननीय अध्यक्ष : इस सत्र में महत्वपूर्ण वित्तीय, विधायी और अन्य कार्यों का भी निपटान हुआ। वर्ष 2019-20 के लिए अनुदानों की अनुपूरक मांगों (सामान्य) पर चर्चा 5 घंटे 5 मिनट तक चली। वर्तमान सत्र के दौरान 18 सरकारी विधेयक पुर:स्थापित हुए। कुल मिलाकर 14 विधेयक पारित हुए। 140 तारांकित प्रश्नों के मौखिक उत्तर दिए गए। औसतन प्रतिदिन लगभग 7.36 प्रश्नों के उत्तर दिए गए। इसके अतिरिक्त औसतन प्रतिदिन 20.42 अनुपूरक प्रश्नों के उत्तर दिये गए। 27 नवम्बर, 2019 को सभी 20 तारांकित प्रश्न लिये गए।




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Admiral car insurance customers receive £25 automatic refund

Admiral says it is refunding its customers in recognition of the fact that there have been fewer cars on the road during the lockdown and it expects this to result in fewer claims.




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NRL referees consider going on strike in protest of plans to revert back to one official

ARLC chairman Peter V'landys is hoping to finalise the seven year TV deal with Fox Sports and Channel 9 by Friday and give a much needed financial injection to the cash strapped NRL.




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Firefighters rescue Duchess the horse stuck in mud after falling into ditch

A team of firefighters worked tirelessly for three hours to rescue a horse named Duchess who had fallen into a ditch in Great Horkesley, near Colchester on the Friday of bank holiday.




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George Osborne's reforms blamed for £900m cost of the raid on stamp duty

Receipts from residential purchases fell 10 per cent in 2018/19 to £8.4billion compared with the previous year. This is the biggest fall since house prices collapsed during credit crunch in 2008.




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Video referees could make decisions from inside Premier League stadiums if clubs persist with VAR

Video referees could make their decisions from Premier League grounds if clubs decide to stick with VAR when football returns after the coronavirus crisis.




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We had to be careful to ensure athletes remain free from COVID-19: Rijiju

New Delhi, May 10 () Plans are in place to start outdoor training in premier centres in India later this month and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said the government had to tread a careful path to ensure that athletes remained free from COVID-19. Rijiju had already said that his ministry was devising a plan for a phased resumption of national camps for Olympic-bound athletes, starting with the athletes currently based at NIS Patiala and SAI Centre in Bengaluru by the end of this month. "A roadmap is being prepared. If something happens to top athletes it will be a set back and so we are careful and that's why there are no positive coronavirus cases for our athletes till now. Players are pride of our country and so we can't risk anything," Rijiju said. "Medical experts, technical committee are




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Banned Akmal refuses to divulge details of two meetings with suspected bookies: PCB sources

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has refused to divulge details of his two meetings with suspected bookies before the Disciplinary Panel which handed him a three-year ban after a hearing, according to Board sources. According to the source, Akmal had a meeting with two unidentified men in Defence Housing Society in Lahore. "Umar claims both these gentlemen met him at parties thrown by friends in DHA. But he has refused to even tell the Anti-Corruption officials what was discussed at these meetings," a reliable source in the Pakistan Cricket Board told PTI. "Even when the Anti-Corruption officials first presented their report to him on the night between 19th and 20th February in Karachi, Akmal admitted he committed a mistake by not reporting the meetings to them but refrained from giving any details, the source said. Akmal was found guilty of two charges under the PCB Anti-Corruption Code and on April 27, he was banned from cricket activities till February 19, 2023. The 29-year-old has 14 ..




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We had to be careful to ensure athletes remain free from COVID-19: Rijiju

Plans are in place to start outdoor training in premier centres in India later this month and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said the government had to tread a careful path to ensure that athletes remained free from COVID-19. Rijiju had already said that his ministry was devising a plan for a phased resumption of national camps for Olympic-bound athletes, starting with the athletes currently based at NIS Patiala and SAI Centre in Bengaluru by the end of this month. "A roadmap is being prepared. If something happens to top athletes it will be a set back and so we are careful and that's why there are no positive coronavirus cases for our athletes till now. Players are pride of our country and so we can't risk anything," Rijiju said. "Medical experts, technical committee are working to start things. We have started preparing, NIS Patiala, Delhi IG stadium, SAI centres, premier sports centres will be opened after lockdown," he was quoted as saying by India Today. The coronavirus-forced ...




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Vital reform agenda for Indian education


To mark its fifth anniversary, EducationWorld asked several educationists and industry leaders with proven commitment to improving the education system to write prescriptions for a renaissance of Indian education. Dilip Thakore threads the responses together.




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Government stalling sec. school reforms


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.




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Barefoot, female and a Solar Engineer


The Social Work Research Centre addresses community problems by building upon people's skills, and placing the solutions in their own hands.




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Time to reflect and celebrate


Are women in India feeling more "empowered" today, asks Kalpana Sharma on International Women's day.




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Girls get the power to refuse child marriage


In West Bengal, girls are being empowered to refuse early marriage thanks to a state government initiative that enables them to stay longer in school. The Kanyashree Prakalpa scheme has been remarkably successful in curbing child marriage and promoting girl child education, says Saadia Azim.




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Akmal refuses to divulge details of two meetings with suspected bookies

Umar Akmal, who was found guilty of two charges under the PCB Anti-Corruption Code has refused to divulge details of his two meetings with suspected bookies. According to the source, Akmal had a meeting with two unidentified men in Defence Housing Society in Lahore. The PCB source said Akmal also gave conflicting statements before the Disciplinary Panel hearing on April 27.




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New country for refugees?




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‘Allow refrigeration, air conditioning shops to open for four hours daily’




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Lockdowns pile job losses and hunger onto Syrian refugees' plight

Ahmad al-Mostafa can't afford milk for his baby daughter. A Syrian refugee, he has barely been able to feed his family since Lebanon sank into economic crisis last year. But now, a coronavirus lockdown has made things even worse.




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Lockdown Extended: PM Modi Discusses Education Sector Reforms

The Government of India decided to extend the lockdown again for two weeks after May 3 due to the full play of Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19). To avoid academic loss and take appropriate measures for the future of students, Prime Minister




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Customers Want Their Booking Amount Refunded For Cars Post Lockdown

Due to the nationwide lockdown, amidst COVID-19, the automobile industry along with others are suffering huge losses. Now, since the Government has put an ease on the curfew businesses across have started to resume.




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China central bank to step up counter-cyclical adjustments, deepen lending rate reforms

China's central bank said on Sunday it will make prudent monetary policy more flexible and step up counter-cyclical adjustments to support the real economy and fend off financial risks.




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