Asia witnesses the mushrooming of elite boarding schools
NUSAJAYA, MALAYSIA — When Robert Pick set eyes on a plot of land here a few years ago, all he could see were palm trees. “The architect told me it was a wonderful site, but Nusajaya was undeveloped...
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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is in Whitehorse this week to hear from people about their experience in residential schools. The meeting began Monday with the lighting of a sacred fire which...
View ArticleDerbyshire school has new Cathedral partnership
Trent College with its junior school, The Elms, has secured a new partnership with Derby Cathedral paving the way for more young singers to flourish as part of the Cathedral’s nationally-renowned...
View ArticleMontana all set to make progress in K12 Education
Montana parents want and need choice in K-12 education. Fifty percent of Montanans would choose an option other than traditional public school for their kids, if possible (see EdChoice.org/MTpoll). So...
View ArticleThe expensive school uniforms leave parents to be short of money
Schools should review their uniform policies to give parents the chance to shop around for cheaper clothes, the Office of Fair Trading has warned, after an investigation found that items from approved...
View ArticleEducation comes to limelight in US
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s latest report finds that 42% of American adults have some higher education. But it is lagging behind compared to countries like Canada and...
View ArticleAustralian schools to include Hindi as a part of their education
Julia Gillard says Asia’s rise is not only unstoppable, it is gathering pace Australia on Sunday unveiled an ambitious plan to forge deeper links with India and other booming economies of the region,...
View ArticleMore Time for Math Will Help Students Succeed
Nova Scotia’s students will get a stronger foundation in math that better prepares them for good jobs. Starting next fall, high school students in the Mathematics 10 course will spend twice as much...
View ArticleQuality education aimed at Pledge Harbor School for local and international...
Pledge Harbor School and Sports Academy (PHSA), first English medium boarding school for boys in Bangladesh, offers primary and secondary education of international standard. Officials said its quality...
View ArticleMany parents still give weight to PSLE marks of their children
SINGAPORE – For the first time, no top students were named when the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) results were released yesterday. However, the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) move to shift...
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