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College closures leave Indian students high-and-dry in Oz
Sydney Hundreds of Indian students studying in Australia have been left in the lurch, with the sudden collapse of the Global Campus Management Group closing down four colleges in Sydney and Melbourne on Thursday.
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PTA hold IET Talk For Chung Hua's PSR Student
The Parent Teacher Association for Chung Hua Middle School, Kuala Belait organised a special awareness talk for its PSR students during their two-week activity.
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UK: Same-Sex Relationships and HIV Included in Sex Education
All public schools in the United Kingdom will be required to teach comprehensive sex education that includes HIV/AIDS and same-sex relationships, announced U.K. officials on November 5, reports Pink News .
East Lancs schools gear up for sex education changes
TEACHERS in East Lancashire are to be given extra training after the Government announced children as young as five were to be given sex education.
Pupils to be forced to have sex education under age of consent
Parents are to be forced to allow their children to have sex education before the age of consent, the Government announced today.
Campaign Launches to Sound Alarm about the Misuse of Prescription Drugs Among Teens
The National Council on Patient Information and Education , along with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and representatives from 15 nationally recognized prevention, health professional and child advocacy organizations, are launching Maximizing Your Role as a Teen Influencer: What You Can Do to Help Prevent Teen ...
School sex education becomes compulsory
All children will be forced to take sex and drugs education at school under reforms announced yesterday.
17-year-old accused of having sex with pre-teen
A Keithville man, 17, is in jail accused of having sex with a 12-year-old girl, whom he allegedly picked up from her house in the middle of the night Wednesday, according to a Caddo sheriff's office news release.
TV: Choir presenter aiming to fine tune boisterous boys
The Choir presenter Gareth Malone is aiming to finely tune the boisterous behaviour of boys in a new BBC show which will see him set up his own school.
Pupils on 'world's shortest flight'
Children living on a remote Scottish island are to hitch a lift to school on what is said to be the world's shortest flight.
Fury as parents lose right to withdraw children from sex education lessons
Parents are to lose the right to withdraw their child from sex education classes when the youngster reaches 15, Schools Secretary Ed Balls announced today.
Benefit Of A Mentor: Disadvantaged Teens Twice As Likely To Attend College
For disadvantaged students, mentorship by a teacher nearly doubled the odds of attending college.
The state of sex education : Part one
In the Anchorage school district talking about sex begins at the elementary level, but only with parental permission.
Canada must follow leaders in lifelong learning
Canada needs to follow the lead of other countries in developing cultures of lifelong learning or risk falling behind and failing the challenges that an aging population, skills shortage and other social and economic conditions are bringing, warns a new report.
Lancashire primary school teachers prepare for compulsory language lessons
TEACHERS in Lancashire are gearing up for one of the biggests changes in primary school education - " compulsory language lessons.
How a good school can add 125% to value of your house
HOUSE prices are soaring in areas whose schools enjoy a good reputation as parents pull out all the stops for their children's education.
Head's delight over Birdham Primary School's award The headteacher of ...
The headteacher of Birdham Primary School has spoken of his delight after his school was named the Most Inspirational Key Stage Two School in the country.
Nokia launches five new affordable mobile phones and Nokia Life Tools in Indonesia
Nokia Life Tools, the service which gives consumers in small towns and rural areas the ability to get a range of livelihood and life-improvement services on their mobile phones, will launch in Indonesia in early December 2009.
Lewiston educator named 2010 Teacher of the Year
A Lewiston teacher has been named the state's top educator. Kelli Smith of Sacajawea Junior High School was named the 2010 Idaho Teacher of the Year Tuesday by Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna.
Schools chief defends teacher licensing proposals
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana schools chief Tony Bennett on Tuesday dismissed criticism of his plan to revamp the state's teacher licensing standards, saying some in higher education oppose it because they fear how they eventually could be impacted.
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