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The Wall Street Journal – Eric Bellman
“More than 40,000 students show up in the arid state of Rajasthan every year, looking to attend one of the 100-plus coaching schools here. These intensive programs, which are separate from regular high school, prepare students for college-entrance exams. In Kota, most of the schools focus on the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology.” (more)
Financial Times – Rebecca Knight
“The US public education -system, once considered the “great equaliser” in US life, is failing its students and multibillionaire Eli Broad wants to do something about it.“ (more)
Washington Post – Bill Turque
“. . . he knew that the experimental program to pay cash for good grades and behavior, which began yesterday at 15 D.C. schools, had captured his students’ imaginations when they began asking about the economic crisis.” (more)
New York Times – Gerri Hirshey
“NEW HAVEN – NEVER mind your Iron Chefs, your swashbuckling “Dinner: Impossible” TV cooks. Could any of those free-range stove jockeys turn out healthy and toothsome breakfasts and lunches for 20,000 spirited young food critics — every school day?“ (more)
The Canadian Press - Staff Writer
“OTTAWA — Statistics Canada reports that the children of Chinese and Indian immigrants have the highest rate of university education in Canada. The information comes from a 2002 study of national origin and university education titled the Ethnic Diversity Survey.“ (more)
New York Times - Sara Rimer
“A commission convened by some of the country’s most influential college admissions officials is recommending that colleges and universities move away from their reliance on SAT and ACT scores and shift toward admissions exams more closely tied to the high school curriculum and achievement.“ (more)
Market Watch – Staff Writer
“Education is the key to mobility, and the golden key is a college degree,” said report author Stuart Butler. “But our findings show that success in education is crucially influenced by a range of key factors, such as the family environment, community norms, and health during childhood.” (more)
Outside the Box – Juliann Talkington
“Registration for pre-K3 – grade 4 for 2009-2010 is underway. Students at the school learn math, science, English, history, geography, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. And most importantly the kids have fun! If your child is too young to begin school next August, make sure to secure a space for him/her in advance (ask about the priority list). To schedule a tour or to get more information on the school, call the office at 215-8712.
Outside the Box – Juliann Talkington
“On Monday September 15, the Panama City Renaissance School celebrated Moon Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, is a popular East Asian celebration of abundance and togetherness (similar to Thanksgiving in the US), dating back over 3,000 years to China’s Zhou Dynasty. The traditional food of this festival is the mooncake, of which there are many different varieties.
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