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Solution looking for a problem? Teaching students to sleep.
Scottish schools offering lessons in sleeping A charity organization is offering sleeping lessons in schools in Scotland — saying bad behaviour among the country’s teenagers could be due to sleep deprivation. Sleep Scotland says teaching students how to sleep can help improve academic achievement. The classes teach students that they should be sleeping for more […]
Increased demand for education in India prompts proposed change
Foreign universities would be able to open campuses in India under a policy being considered by lawmakers. Supporters say the bill will open badly needed spaces for students interested in higher education. Roughly half of the 1.2 billion people who live in India are 25 or younger. The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/world/asia/16india.html?ref=world -*-
Canadian officials work to recruit more Chinese students
Canadian officials are working to recruit more Chinese students to the country’s high schools, colleges and universities. As of 2008, there were about 42,000 Chinese students studying in Canada, and officials believe those numbers grew about 20% last year. However, some say that the US and Australia are ahead of Canada in terms of education […]
Draft of common national standards for English and Math – USA
A draft of common national standards for English and math was released today by the National Governors Association and Council of Chief State School Officers. The proposal includes specific benchmarks that students should achieve at each grade level. For example, by the end of eighth grade, students should be able to “informally explain why the […]
Subject Resources for UBC Reading Week Community Service Projects
Subject Resources for UBC Reading Week Community Service Projects . Many of these listings feature an Olympic theme Please visit: http://toby.library.ubc.ca/subjects/subjpage1.cfm?id=809