Today the winners of the closely monitored Race to the Top Competition, organized by the Department of Education were announced. The competition aims at providing educational reforms for certain elite schools that meet certain strict criteria. The end of Round 2 came to a close on Tuesday after 9 states emerged winners and were awarded educational funds. [...]
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Idaho To Apply For Federal Aid Despite Initial Hesitation
Idaho is set to apply for Federal Aid despite earlier objections made by Governor “Butch” Utter. The Governor had shown disapproval against a recent bill passed by congress to support education. However the Governor recently recanted his statement and said that he had not ruled out applying for aid, but only after he made sure [...]
South African Education – Lacks effective Monitoring and Reforms
Latest reports quote that the children in the South African soil have been seen to slip their classes often and even those who attend the classes do not go out with the required amount of knowledge for the day. Educational analysts refer to this as the “slipping through gaps”. Students are seen to skip classes [...]
Irish Educational Reforms
The Irish educational standards have always been subject to envy by other countries, due to the fact that they are seen to reform their standards as and when required so that they can always be at the top of the game that they play. The international community prefers Irish education and the institutions as they [...]
Irish Educational Reformation – The Present Course
Ireland, being famous for its educational standards, has been able to keep its grandeur and quality even to this day. The reason behind this will be the reforms and timely decisions made by the educational ministry of the country as and when required. The most recent course of action taken by the government is the [...]
More States Push For Uniform Educational Standards
About 40 States are leaning towards adopting what has been dobbed the “Common Core” standard. In most developed countries there exist a national standard pertaining to educational requirements. The U.S has long distinguished itself by being an exception to this rule until recent times. Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia have signed on to [...]