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Educational Development Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Educational Development.

Results 1 - 20 of 277 in Educational Development

  1. Our View: Voters have to decide which school standard is betterRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 2 | Iowa City Press-Citizen

    ... after too few low-income and special education juniors passed the math portion of the Iowa Tests of Educational Development and too few special 11th-graders were proficient on the reading portion. We've editorialized how standardized tests alone ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Iowa City Metro, Iowa City, IA, Standardized Testing, Education

  2. Dr Dean to be interviewed for KC top slotRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 30 | The News

    ... as an associate professor and head of Academic and Student Affairs in the varsity's Institute of Educational Development. The sources in the Punjab Higher Education Department said since Kinnaird College for Women was a semi-autonomous institution ...

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  3. view: Quest for quality -Alefia T HussainRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 28 | Daily Times

    ... Professor and Head of the Research and Policy Studies Unit at the Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development, believes that the results are a sad reflection of the reality that the low standard is not achieved by such a large ...

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    Related Topix: National University, Lahore, Pakistan, World News, Okara, India, Pakistan, India, Kasur, India, Punjab, India

  4. Johnston district now on academic watch listRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 28 | Des Moines Register

    ... assessed. Students are organized according to numerous groups and subgroups, and the Iowa Test of Educational Development and the Iowa Test of Basic Skills are used as proficiency indicators for Iowa students. Superintendent Clay Guthmiller said at ...

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    Related Topix: Iowa

  5. Metro CommunitiesRead the original story

    Wednesday Aug 27 | Des Moines Register

    ... assessed. Students are organized according to numerous groups and subgroups, and the Iowa Test of Educational Development and the Iowa Test of Basic Skills are used as proficiency indicators for Iowa students. Johnston Middle School - identified ...

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    Related Topix: Elkhart, IA, Polk County, IA, Education Etc., Urbandale, IA, Johnston, IA

  6. Budget to bring more UA buildingRead the original story

    Tuesday Aug 26 | Arizona Daily Wildcat

    ... for building renewal and construction in a separate plan called the Stimulus Plan for Economic and Educational Development, or SPEED. Northern Arizona University also received $170 million, and Arizona State University received $190 million. ...

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    Related Topix: Northern Arizona University, Arizona State University

  7. China Education and Training Industry Report, 2008Read the original story

    Wednesday Aug 27 | PR-inside.com

    ... 1.1.3 Higher Education 1.1.4 Adult Training and Literacy Education 1.1.5 Private Education 1.2 Educational Development 2. Developmental Environment of Education and Training Industry 2.1 Macro-economic Environment 2.1.1 China's Economic and Social ...

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  8. Aga Khan University signs agreement to further health and education development in SyriaRead the original story

    Tuesday Aug 26 | AME Info

    ... with a Nursing School, Medical College and teaching hospitals in Karachi and Nairobi, Institutes for Educational Development in Karachi and Dar es Salaam, an Examination Board and an Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations. AKU is a ...

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    Related Topix: Syria, World News, Middle East

  9. Two Johnston schools, district put on federal watch listRead the original story

    Tuesday Aug 26 | DesMoinesRegister.com The Des Moines Register Des Moines news, community, entertainment, yellow pages and classifieds. Serving Des Moines, Iowa

    ... assessed. Students are organized according to numerous groups and subgroups, and the Iowa Test of Educational Development and the Iowa Test of Basic Skills are used as proficiency indicators for Iowa students. Bruce Amendt, executive director of ...

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  10. Urbandale candidates prioritize performance of studentsRead the original story

    Tuesday Aug 26 | Des Moines Register

    ... grade levels not meeting district assessment goals on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and Iowa Test of Educational Development scores? A. Munyon: The district's assessment program is closely linked with the learning standards set for students and ...

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    Related Topix: Urbandale, IA, Education Etc.

  11. Three local schools placed on federal listRead the original story

    Saturday Aug 23 | Iowa City Press-Citizen

    ... after too few low-income and special education juniors passed the math portion of the Iowa Tests of Educational Development and too few special 11th-graders were proficient on the reading portion. Northwest Junior High and South East Junior High ...

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    Related Topix: Iowa City Metro, Education Etc., Iowa City, IA

  12. Alphabet soup - AED, AAP, PDARead the original story

    Friday Aug 22 | PSD Blog

    Perhaps in contrast to my post on the digital war on poverty , I just noticed an interesting article on the website of AED - the Academy for Educational Development.

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    Related Topix: PDAs, Computers

  13. Students should work for their gradesRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 21 | News Connection

    ... indicated 80 percent of freshmen scored below the 40th percentile in reading on the Iowa Test of Educational Development. Yet the promotion rate out of eighth grade for that class was 98 percent. A conclusion could be drawn that students are being ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc.

  14. Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Berkeley But Were Afraid to AskRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 21 | Daily Californian

    ... the kind of people you get to take courses from," said Steve Tollefson, director of the Office of Educational Development. "The tradition of teaching on this campus is extremely important and deep. Sometimes, because it's a research university, ...

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  15. Columbus schools back on watch list

    Tuesday Aug 19 | Muscatine Journal

    ... to the list based on students' scores on the 2007-08 Iowa Test of Basic Skills and Iowa Test of Educational Development. According to data that curriculum director Tara Paul provided to the Columbus School Board during its regular monthly meeting ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Publishing, Media

  16. Stop the planet! I want offRead the original story

    Tuesday Aug 19 | The LawDog Files

    ... 80% of the DISD 2007 class of freshmen scored below the 40th percentile on the Iowa Test of Educational Development in -- you'll be shocked by this, I know -- reading . Allow me to illustrate this: in 2007, of each 100 freshmen who took this test, ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc.

  17. Malaysian PM opens campus of Indian universityRead the original story

    Monday Aug 18 | Hindustan Times

    ... a business process outsourcing (BPO) base. AIMST is a private university formed by Maju Institute of Educational Development, the education arm of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), on March 15, 2001. It was conferred university status in April ...

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    Related Topix: Outsourcing

  18. USAID Launches Short-Film Competition To Promote HIV/AIDS Awareness, Prevention In NepalRead the original story

    Monday Aug 18 | MediLexicon

    ... of Nepal to provide condoms to their clients. USAID's Nepal project, which is run by the Academy for Educational Development , also is undertaking prevention campaigns that address stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS and promote ...

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    Related Topix: Nepal, Bagmati, Nepal, World News, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia, HIV/AIDS, Health

  19. Partner ICT firms to design relevant courses, says Pak LahRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | The Star Online

    ... Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology, is a private university formed by Maju Institute of Educational Development, the MIC education arm, on March 15, 2001. It was conferred university status in April last year. Its first campus was set up ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Kulim, Malaysia, Perak, Malaysia, Malaysia, Sungai Petani, Malaysia, Outsourcing, Dentistry, Medicine

  20. School board outlines vision for the futureRead the original story

    Friday Aug 15 | Stillwater Gazette

    ... City Hall. renewed the school district's memberships to the Center for Applied Research and Educational Development, the Minnesota School Boards Association, the Minnesota State High School League and Schools for Equity in Education, at a total cost ...

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    Related Topix: Standardized Testing, Education, Afton, MN, Stillwater, MN, Education Etc.