| Duncan Challenges NEA to Accelerate School Reforms Secretary Arne Duncan praised the National Education Association for its effort to improve the quality of the education workforce and challenged the union to reevaluate some of its policies on compensating teachers and offering them job protections. ed.gov |
Shake-up vow to boost exam standards MARKING of university degrees is to be shaken-up in the wake of concerns about standards, it was announced yesterday . news.scotsman.com |
Record-breaker Mark Beaumont inspires pupils to saddle up for charity THEY are cycling 10,000 miles to raise money for Children In Need – but pupils at Broughton High are not going to get any further than their school playground. news.scotsman.com |
Improving Student Assessments ED announced a second round of public meetings to learn from experts and practitioners about ways to improve student assessments. ed.gov |
China at Odds With Future in Internet Fight Many in China, especially university students, view the possible loss of Google’s maps, translation software and access to scholarly papers with real distress. feeds.nytimes.com |