Hays Daily News

Official: 10 states get education waiver -2/9/2012, 6:51 AM Hays Daily News As the deadline approaches, more schools are failing to meet requirements under the law, with nearly half not doing so last year, according to the Center on Education Policy. Center officials said that's because some states today have harder tests or ... Official: 10 states given waiver on No Child Left Behind learning lawsmsnbc.com Taking a stand for 'the whole child' approach to school reformWashington Post (blog) Georgia to get No Child Left Behind waiverAtlanta Journal Constitution all 487 news articles »

Wall Street Journal

Poll: Education Funding Patch.com Dannel P. Malloy has proposed an education reform plan for Connecticut. Do you agree that the bulk of the funding for this plan should go to the schools that are under-performing? Connecticut schools have the largest achievement gap in the United ... Revamping Connecticut's Education SystemWall Street Journal Malloy Urges New Tenure Rules for Connecticut TeachersNew York Times Education Reform in ConnecticutNational Catholic Reporter (blog) Boston.com -New Haven Register -Danbury News Times all 519 news articles »

Education & Careers Expo Opens with Mainland Spotlight MarketWatch (press release) Hong Kong, Feb 09, 2012 (ACN Newswire via COMTEX) -- The 22nd edition of the HKTDC Education & Careers Expo opened today and continues through 12 February, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). This year, 720 exhibitors from 14 ... and more »

KELOLAND TV

Governor's education reform bill approved by House panel Sioux Falls Argus Leader The House Education Committee met twice Wednesday for more than four total hours before voting 11-4 to advance HB1234 to the House floor. A major amendment offered by Republicans addressed some of the problems school leaders had with the bill. SD House panel approves teacher bonus planCBS News GOP lawmakers revise Daugaard education planRapid City Journal Legislators, governor agree on education reform billDaily Republic KELOLAND TV all 34 news articles »

Business Insider

Stanford raises $6.2B in 5 years; most collected by university in single ... Washington Post SAN FRANCISCO ? Stanford University's latest five-year fundraising drive netted $6.2 billion, the largest amount ever raised in a higher education campaign, school officials said Wednesday. Money from the Stanford Challenge is being used to fund an ... Stanford University Nets $6.2 Billion In 5-Year CampaignHuffington Post all 191 news articles »

ChinaCast Education Terminates Stockholder Rights Plan and Appointment of New Board Committee Members
BEIJING, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ChinaCast Education ("ChinaCast" or the "Company", Nasdaq GS: CAST), a leading post-secondary education and e-learning services ...

New film shows Mexico's failing education system
Mexican teens can't solve long-multiplication problems. Education authorities don't know how many teachers work in Mexico. Teachers often miss class, and some who do show up have long conversations on their cellphones.

Education department defends spending
The Department of Education is defending its spending in front of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

Sex Education Less Effective in Conservative States
Sex education is failing to reduce adolescent birthrates in conservative states, according to a new study.

Baseball Hall to begin drug education program
The Baseball Hall of Fame is starting a drug education program for students and young adults ? in the same year Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa will appear on ballot for the first time after careers tainted by steroid accusations.

Research and Markets: Industry Insight - Vocational Education & Training - IT Education and Training Business is ...
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Industry Insight - Vocational Education & Training"

First Nations education gets failing grade from federal panel
OTTAWA - First Nations education in Canada gets a failing grade in a new report.

Survey: States predict more dollars for education
The Center on Education Policy says after last school year's rough budget cuts for schools, states are predicting a brighter outlook on spending for K-12 this school year.

U.S. Secretary of Education to Keynote National PTA Legislative Conference
ALEXANDRIA, VA-- - National PTA® announced recently that U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will keynote the association's National Legislative Conference taking place at the Doubletree Hotel Crystal ...

Bretford Launches EDU 2.0TM Education Furniture System for Connected Learning Environments
The classroom experience is no longer passive ? and there?s more than one way to learn. Because technology used in education is constantly changing, it is critical for schools to be able to accommodate these changes.