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Sexual harassment in UK schools
Sexual bullying in the classroom rarely makes the headlines. But one in three 16-18 year old girls in the UK have experienced unwanted sexual touching at school. What does this tacit acceptance of harassment teach our children?
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Left behind: the rural youth in Afghanistan’s election
Despite the success of Afghanistan’s transparent, peaceful election, engagement with rural populations remained low. Failure to address the growing disaffection resulting from the urban-rural gap threatens the country’s fragile progress.
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Seldon’s proposals for school reform are fundamentally flawed
The British education system reflects long-standing social division. A recent Social Market Foundation paper proposes reforms combining variations of previous attempts with radical mercerization of state education.
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Did Socrates die in vain? Rescuing education from school
Are school children educated, socialized, or indoctrinated? If there’s any wonder remaining in a student after being swamped with established knowledge throughout the day, she or he would have to pursue critical thinking in the evenings.
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Obrnice’s second chance
A Czech village comes slowly back to life by integrating its Roma and emphasizing education.
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India’s ongoing effort to implement the Right to Education Act
Recent reports from India show that the country is grappling with several issues surrounding the implementation of the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act.
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Supporting the rights of Malian youth to education
While Mali is trying to reunite in its large territory strained by a prolonged internal conflict between the north and the rest of the country, its young people are impatient to move forward to build Mali’s future.
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Pity the poor teacher
Yardsticks vary, but however you measure it, teachers are underpaid across the post-communist world, with grave implications for the quality of education.
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Educate, integrate, or alienate?
Schools in Russia have a terrible track record of dealing with the children of immigrants.
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Special needs, common problems
Lithuania’s stuttering progress on retrofitting schools for the disabled reflects a trend across the European Union.
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