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Further education numbers for 16 to 18-year-olds rise to record high

Department for education figures show recession may be keeping teenagers in further education The proportion of 16 to 18-year-olds at school, college or in training reached its highest ever level last year, according to figures released today. The figure stood at 82.7%, up more than three percentage points, but among those not in education or training, unemployment also peaked, with more than …

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Further education numbers for 16 to 18-year-olds rise to record high

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Govt increases expenditure on education

The Government increased the expenditure on education to Rs. 108.37 billion last year, an increase of 92 percent compared to 2005

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Govt increases expenditure on education

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Even after Education Department revamps ratings, only four city principals net failing grades

The Education Department overhauled its method for rating principals last year - and still only found four in the whole system that failed to meet standards.

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Even after Education Department revamps ratings, only four city principals net failing grades

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Michigan Special-Education Aide Alleges She Was Fired for Reporting a Third-Grade Drug Dealer and Sexual Harassment of … (ABC News)

A special-education aide at a Clawson, Mich., elementary school has sued her former employer, claiming that she was unjustly terminated last year for reporting school violations, including an alleged drug-dealing operation run by a third-grader.

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Education moving past DARE (The Sentinel)

When news broke last year that the state was pulling all funding for the DARE anti-drug education program, Mechanicsburg and Carlisle school districts and the associated police departments said they were interested in continuing the program anyway.

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Education moving past DARE (The Sentinel)

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HP increased allocation for technical education (Press Trust of India)

Shimla, Jan 31 (PTI) To given an impetus to technical education in the state, Himachal Pradesh increased its allocation by over seventy per cent last year and gave the nod to new institutes, an official spokesman said here today.

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HP increased allocation for technical education (Press Trust of India)

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Education Board Revokes Springfield Charter (WBUR Boston)

The state Board of Education has voted to close a Springfield charter school after staff members were accused of cheating during last year’s MCAS exams.

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Education Board Revokes Springfield Charter (WBUR Boston)

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Regents to seek 2.5 percent more for higher education (Tulsa World)

While state agencies are dealing with a budget crisis, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are requesting a 2.5 percent increase over last year’s legislative appropriation.

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Regents to seek 2.5 percent more for higher education (Tulsa World)

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Almost $27K Handed Out In Education Grants (Tyler Morning Telegraph)

Two grant checks are handed out at Bullard High School on Friday. The Bullard Education Foundation distributed 12 checks in total to BISD schools; the grants added up to $26,832.84.

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Almost $27K Handed Out In Education Grants (Tyler Morning Telegraph)

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State Superintendent of Public Education delivers his final State of Education Address with optimism (Whittier Daily News)

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell on Friday praised student achievement as well as educators in his final State of Education Address in Sacramento.

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State Superintendent of Public Education delivers his final State of Education Address with optimism (Whittier Daily News)

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