Monthly Archives: December 2011
Oxbridge entry ‘still stubbornly linked to postcode’
One county in the south-east sends more teenagers to Oxbridge than 47 deprived council areas put together, according to research. Some 280 school-leavers from Surrey, which contains some of the… Read more
Education chiefs’ £500 payout to a teacher hurt restraining a pupil cost £60,000 in legal fees
Education bosses ordered to pay £500 to a teacher injured while restraining a pupil were landed with a legal bill of more than £60,000 for that single case. This example… Read more
School canteens to wage price war with takeaways to get pupils to eat healthy lunches
Schools are being urged to compete with local takeaways by offering special meal deals in a bid to encourage more pupils to eat healthy lunches. Ministers have announced that in… Read more
Shocking figures show teenagers have a quarter of abortions in Britain
Nearly a quarter of all abortions in Britain are carried out on girls under the age of 20, a major report has revealed. The shocking figures, compiled by the EU,… Read more
Despite GOP opposition, light bulb standards will phase in on Jan. 1
New light bulb efficiency standards will begin phasing in on Jan. 1 despite intense opposition from conservatives, who have blasted the rules as a textbook unnecessary federal regulation. While Republicans… Read more
SOPA opponents may go nuclear and other 2012 predictions
The Internet’s most popular destinations, including eBay, Google, Facebook, and Twitter seem to view Hollywood-backed copyright legislation as an existential threat. It was Google co-founder Sergey Brin who warned that… Read more
Rasmussen: ROMNEY 45% OBAMA 39%
Mitt Romney has now jumped to his biggest lead ever over President Obama in a hypothetical Election 2012 matchup. It’s also the biggest lead a named Republican candidate has held… Read more
Our Trojan Horse president
Good fiction must ring true to life – this narrative is incredible I was thinking about writing a novel about what might happen if a man who hates America and… Read more
A positive look ahead for 2012 in Minnesota public schools
Joe Nathan – Looking ahead for 2012, I’m optimistic about Minnesota schools, students and educators. Reviewing more than 40 columns that I wrote, and more than 1,000 email responses in… Read more
State Games
By Moshe Feiglin – Last Thursday, a major simulation exercise was held at the prestigious Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliyah. The exercise, which was impressively and professionally planned, attempted to examine… Read more
