Archive for October, 2014
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Proposals for change in Chile
The Chilean system has seen some remarkable educational improvements since 2000 at the same time that income inequality and segregation has increased.
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Kyrgyzstani lawmakers demand action on underpaid teachers
Kyrgyzstan is facing a shortage of teachers, as fewer graduates are willing to endure rock-bottom pay and poor teaching conditions, EurasiaNet.org reports.
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Integration later
A Hungarian court says a church-run school in a Romani community segregates. Its backers says it offers a head start.
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Following political pressure, citizen-led rural libraries shut down in China
China’s rural areas don’t receive the same education resources that the country’s wealthier urban centers do. This gap is a widely acknowledged problem, and many organizations have been established to improve the facilities in rural China and ensure that the students there aren’t left behind.
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In Georgia’s schools, a little privatization on the side
The widespread use of private tutors feeds inequality and possibly corruption. Third in an occasional series.
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Catholics First?
A right-wing fringe blogger ignites debate in Poland over the role of personal religious faith in public education.
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Protesting students and teachers in Myanmar reject law they claim will strengthen junta-era schooling system
The new National Education Bill of Myanmar, which was passed in late July this year and is currently awaiting the president’s approval, is considered by some students, teachers and civil society organizations as a violation of human rights standards.
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Prominent Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti jailed for life
With its shocking outcome, this trial might result in an increase in violence in the Xinjiang region, where protests for the mistreatment of a moderate voice could motivate the more radical factions.
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University rankings: past, present, future
College and university rankings have been in the news recently, both in the United States and around the world as the Times Higher Education (THE) released their World University Rankings for 2014-2015 on October 2nd.
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A student movement against a mishandled sexual abuse investigation rocks west Bengal
The Indian state of West Bengal it witnessing a revolution of sorts in #Hokkolorob, the ”Let There Be Noise” movement, which started in Jadavpur University last month and is spread like wildfire across the country.
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