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Texas State Board of Education member from Dallas says he’s gay
“To avoid the tyranny of misinformation and innuendo in this political race, I wish to say that I, in fact, do have a male partner who lives with me in my home in Richardson, Texas,” Clayton wrote in an email sent to media organizations.
Pressure to Pass
Dr. Kathleen Loftus – So, then despite so many students’ failing to meet State learning standards at their respective grade levels, why are do they continue
An Interview with Midge Noble: Ice Cubes Around the Neck?
Michael F. Shaughnessy – During a session, I asked the child to draw a picture of himself happy and without the angry rages that he often displayed.
Expand university access, World Bank urges
The World Bank has urged African governments to expand access to post-secondary education and ensure that it serves as a ladder for Africans to climb out of poverty. Obiageli Ezekwesili,… Read more
‘World-class’ universities can harm others
Building ‘world-class’ universities can have a negative impact on the rest of a country’s higher education system if equity and other issues are not taken into account, a senior Asian… Read more
Chinese drive 5% international student growth
International student enrolment at American colleges and universities has been growing steadily for the past five years, reaching a record high of 723,277 in 2010, according to a new report… Read more
Teacher training applications down
The numbers of people applying to train as teachers have slumped. Applications to start primary and secondary courses next autumn have fallen by almost 30%, according to official… Read more
World’s oceans in peril
Climate change is causing our oceans to become increasingly acidic, threatening to alter life as we know it. “From a climate change/fisheries/pollution/habitat destruction point of view, our nightmare… Read more
Children ‘dropping English literature in schools’
A charity set up by the Prince of Wales warns that children’s knowledge base is being eroded as they drop basic subjects at the age of 14 in… Read more
Teacher ‘lined his pupils against gym wall and hit golf balls at them’
A teacher at a troubled residential school for vulnerable children could be struck off amid allegations he lined his pupils up against a gym wall and hit golf… Read more
