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Education in America

It’s time that we take a hard look at the state of education in America. How many of our kids graduate from high school? How well do they perform on standardized tests

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Higher education academic calendar to be reviewed (Sin Chew Jit Poh)

SEPANG, Dec 21 (Bernama) — The higher education academic calendar is expected to be reviewed to match the academic calendars in other countries to lure more foreign students to pursue their studies in Malaysia.

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Higher education academic calendar to be reviewed (The Star)

SEPANG: The higher education academic calendar is expected to be reviewed to match the calendars of other countries in a bid to woo more foreign students to pursue their studies in Malaysia.

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Australian education slipping: Gillard (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

Australian children are slipping behind other countries in education, with indigenous and poorer children lagging the most, Acting PM Julia Gillard says.

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‘Aust education standards are slipping’ (BigPond News)

Julia Gillard says Australian children are slipping behind other countries in education.

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Governor proposes study of Colo. higher education (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)

Warning that higher education is facing a funding crisis next year, Gov.

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Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Officially Launches the First World Innovation Summit for Education - WISE Held in Doha … (ITNews)

DOHA, Qatar, November 17 /PRNewswire/ — - Guest of Honour, Irina Bokova, Newly Elected UNESCO Director-General Addresses 1,000 Opinion Leaders From 120 Countries Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser AL-MISSNED, Chair of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, officially opened this morning, the premiere edition of the World Innovation Summit for Education - WISE, an …

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FOSS to aide state education in Kerala (CIOL)

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA: The Kerala government has adopted free and open source software (FOSS) for the state education department and for e-governance.

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Nigeria: Senior Official of Education Ministry Arrested over N1 Billion (AllAfrica.com)

Abuja — A senior official in the ministry of education has been arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices (ICPC) for alleged unauthourised disbursement of the education reform programme fund amounting to N1 billion.

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M’SIA AMONG COUNTRIES WITH HIGH PERCENTAGE OF YOUTHS PURSUING TERTIARY EDUCATION (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 31 (Bernama) — Thirty-nine per cent of youths between the ages of 17 and 23 succeed in pursuing tertiary education, making Malaysia among the countries with the highest percentage in this aspect among developing nations, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

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M’SIA AMONG COUNTRIES WITH HIGH PERCENTAGE OF YOUTHS PURSUING TERTIARY EDUCATION (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)