Higher education common to Chinese (People’s Daily)

College students in a civilian formation marched past the Tian’anmen Rostrum, waving different colorful Chinese university school flags, under a float featuring China’s educational progress since the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). A float in this formation carrying a banner that reads “education is a cause of fundamental importance for the future of our nation”, rolled past …

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Retiring Conejo superintendent looks back on almost 4 decades in education (Ventura County Star)

In his nearly four decades as an educator, Mario Contini said he has learned one very valuable lesson: It’s all about the people. “We are all about people in this business and the most important are the little people— the kids,” said the Conejo Valley Unified School District superintendent.

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Retiring Conejo superintendent looks back on almost 4 decades in education (Ventura County Star)

Bilingual education ‘never given a chance’ (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)

The man who conducted a review into the Northern Territory Education Department says bilingual education has never been given a proper chance in the Territory.

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Education Department official acknowledges error in counseling teen (Los Angeles Times)

Kevin Jennings, under fire from conservatives, says he erred as a teacher 21 years ago when he failed to notify authorities that a student told him he had sexual relations with an adult. A President Obama appointee in the Education Department acknowledged Wed- nesday that as a teacher 21 years ago he mishandled an incident in which he failed to notify authorities that a 15-year-old student had …

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Study finds high return on state’s higher-education investment (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Virginia receives $1.39 in state tax revenue for every dollar it invests in public higher education, says a study by a business coalition that is campaigning for increased support for colleges and universities. The Virginia Business Higher Education Council will present the report today at a summit on economic competitiveness and higher education

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Robert McCartney: Find the Money for Higher Education (Washington Post)

One of the big advantages of living in Virginia has long been the state’s outstanding public colleges and universities, where students can get a top-quality education considerably cheaper than at a private institution. For nearly 20 years, Maryland has been formally committed to improving its uni…

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Robert McCartney: Find the Money for Higher Education (Washington Post)

Special education seminar to be held tonight (Carroll County Times)

Parents who are new to the sometimes-confusing world of special education will get a chance to learn the basics at a seminar tonight.

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Child care training standards vital to education of our kids (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Child care training standards vital to education of our kids

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EDUCATION: Retired teachers find the going tough (The New Straits Times)

A GROUP of retired English teachers in Johor is unhappy with the Education Ministry’s recruitment procedure.

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Getting ‘An Education’ (And More) From Nick Hornby (NPR)

Author and screenwriter Nick Hornby joins Fresh Air host Terry Gross to discuss his new novel, Juliet, Naked, and his screenplay for the new movie An Education.

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