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Moreover - US Education News

New York appeals court says restaurants' suit may proceed against university, professor
AP via New Jersey Online Jan 22 2004 4:52AM GMT

President Bush Announces Initiatives on Economy, Health Care, Education Reform
US Embassy Tokyo Jan 22 2004 4:02AM GMT

Laura Bush promotes husband's education policy at Orlando school
AP via Florida Times-Union Jan 22 2004 2:09AM GMT

Absolute Software Secures Top-Ten US School District
CanadaIT.com Jan 22 2004 1:25AM GMT

Fairfield University names new president
AP via Newsday Jan 22 2004 1:16AM GMT

10 Students Arrested at Bronx High School
AP via Newsday Jan 22 2004 1:16AM GMT

Comptroller Rejects Pataki Panel's Contract
AP via Newsday Jan 22 2004 1:16AM GMT

A Time For Choice: Freedom and Educational Reform
Heritage Foundation Jan 21 2004 9:57PM GMT

Bush Promotes Job Training, Education
AP via New York Post Jan 21 2004 8:53PM GMT

President promotes job training and education in battleground states
AP via New Jersey Online Jan 21 2004 8:04PM GMT

BBC News | UK News | Education | World Edition

Schools tests could be axed
Testing for 11 and 14-year-olds in Wales could be abolished if recommendations are accepted by the Welsh assembly.

Truants get lessons at home
Persistent truants are being offered the chance to study at home in a controversial pilot scheme.

CRE investigate Welsh 'rejections'
The Commission for Racial Equality investigates claims that some English universities do not accept Welsh A-level.

Top-up fees 'to deter students'
Student debts have risen, with many saying top-up fees could put them off a degree, a survey suggests.

Howard tackles Blair on fees
Michael Howard and Tony Blair clash over tuition fees during their weekly prime minister's questions.

Poorest students offered £4,000
Imperial College says bright students from poor backgrounds will get help with higher tuition fees.

Schools 'key' to preventing crime
Head teachers should get better incentives to work with young criminals, according to a new report.

Boy denies school murder charge
The teenager accused of stabbing 14-year-old Luke Walmsley pleads not guilty to his murder.

Parents hit by rising nanny costs
The cost of employing a nanny has risen dramatically over the last year, increasing by 18% in parts of the country.

Pupils seek more child protection
Three pupils urge Scottish politicians to support tougher sentences for crimes against children.

New York Times: Education

Pataki Proposes Rise in Education Spending
Gov. George E. Pataki proposed a $99.8 billion budget that would significantly increase state spending and change the way the state pays for education and health care for the poor.

No Word Yet From Yale? Web Site May Know Why
At the Web site www.ThickEnvelope.com, anxious students and parents can gauge their likelihood of getting admission into 80 of the nation's most competitive universities.

The West Side: Mittens on, but No Place to Play
Like most children his age, Karl Greenfield looks forward to recess, when he can go outdoors and play with his classmates. But after every snowstorm, instead of throwing snowballs or making angels, he sits indoors in an auditorium.

For Belichick, an Economy of Thought
There is more to New England Coach Bill Belichick than his image as an X's and O's savant. He is, at heart, an academic.

In Some Schools, It's One Teacher, One Student
Cozy Hollow Elementary in Wyoming is one of a handful of single-student schools in rural states.

McGreevey Planning After-School Program for New Jersey
Gov. James E. McGreevey plans to use his annual address to the Legislature to announce a plan modeled on the program that George Soros started in New York.

My So-Called Blog
In the online universe there exists a shadow high school where confessional girls and emo boys reveal all. But even the Web can't make being a teenager any easier.

A Freelancer Tale: Paycheck Clears; Suit Demands It Back
The legacy of the Lingua Franca, a literate magazine for academics and like-minded folks that closed in 2001 and went into bankruptcy, lives on, but perhaps not in the way that its contributors may have hoped.

French Sikhs Defend Their Turbans and Find Their Voice
A proposed law banning religious symbols from public schools has led to a chorus of protests from France's tiny Sikh community.

Attacks on Education Law Leave Democrats in a Bind
Never mind that most of the Democratic presidential candidates voted for the No Child Left Behind Act. Listening to them recently has made it easy to forget.

Christian Science Monitor | Learning

Chinese schools get creative
China is restructuring its schools to foster creativity and local control.

One city, one curriculum
Consistency is the focus of New York City's education reform.

Affirmative action battle brews anew in Michigan
Group seeks state amendment banning racial preference.

A US couple learn the Koran in Iran's holy city
Two Mennonite Christians study in Qom, Iran on a religious exchange program.

Homeland security technology: a hot new academic specialty?
New Jersey engineering school aims to be homeland security technology center.

Moreover - UK Education News

1,600 more pupils but no more schools KCC
Aylesham Messenger Jan 22 2004 8:46AM GMT

Internet help for parents
Aylesham Messenger Jan 22 2004 8:46AM GMT

Students design for catwalk
Canterbury Messenger Jan 22 2004 8:44AM GMT

Top marks in school report
Canterbury Messenger Jan 22 2004 8:44AM GMT

Pupils Learn The Smart Way To Save In North Lanarkshire
Daily Record Jan 22 2004 6:04AM GMT

Council rebuilds trust after GBP4m education fiasco
The Scotsman Jan 22 2004 4:41AM GMT

Welsh school tests face axe
BBC Jan 22 2004 3:29AM GMT

Welsh schools tests face axe
BBC Jan 22 2004 3:01AM GMT

Welsh exam 'rejections' inquiry
BBC Jan 22 2004 3:01AM GMT

Race watchdog to probe Welsh A-level row
News Wales Jan 22 2004 2:14AM GMT