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Hold a March for Smarts, little children, and see who shows up for that. Look at all the dignitaries gathered for Sunday’s dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the Mall.
Education: The civil rights issue that matters most
More Tax Breaks For Education
Image via flickr.com Many employees and business people spend money on continuing education for work, career, pleasure or a mix of factors. A surprising amount can be deducted on your taxes, as I noted here .
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Ed Miliband said during his party's annual conference at the weekend that Labour would cap tuition fees at £6,000 a year.
Alternative white paper: it's your turn to ask the academics | Education
Hundreds of academics have signed a document, published today, that warns of dire consequences should the government's white paper on higher education become law. The document, In Defence of Public Higher Education , endorsed by a wide range of prominent academics, including Stefan Collini, of Cambridge University, and Howard Hotson, of Oxford, offers an alternative to the government's vision for the sector in the form of nine propositions about higher education's value to society.
Higher education white paper is provoking a winter of discontent | Education
St George's medical school at the University of London offers results of BBC rather than AAB to students from poorer-performing schools.
Universities should make lower offers to poorer students, exam board urges
Reality check: Will free schools deprive other schools of funding?
8.40am: The Conservatives' promised schools revolution begins today with the opening of 24 free schools , a new brand of ultra independent state-funded school that will have more freedom than both traditional comprehensives and academies.
World university rankings show that good higher education can be a bargain
The University of Copenhagen is 52nd in the world rankings and charges no fees to EU students.
Prisoners need real education, not just vocational training | Society
Many prisoners expect that the jobs on offer to them on release will be unpleasant and badly paid. Photograph: Jochen Tack /Alamyfor Students: The Ultimate Research Tool – Education Series « Evernote Blogcast
Whether you’re writing a paper or studying for a test, odds are you spend more time gathering the pieces than actually working. Getting all of your notes together, hunting for quotes, and tracking down bibliographical information takes at least as long, if not longer, as writing the paper itself. In a group situation, sharing research and collaborating on the production of one document is even more difficult without the proper tools. Enter Evernote. For students, it’s an invaluable way to organize research and streamline the collaboration process. Here are some examples of how Evernote simplifies the student research process.
What is Special Education and who can cope with the Challenge?
The past decade has seen increased emphasis on what is special education, the diagnosis and techniques a special education teacher can use to improve the learning capacity of the learner.iStockphoto.com Yesterday, an Australian blogger named S Peter Davis wrote a piece for Cracked (the surprisingly interesting online offshoot of the old comedy print magazine) called "6 Reasons We're In Another 'Book-Burning' Period In History."