SALEM — An $8.2 billion proposal to fund Oregon’s K-12 education system cleared its first hurdle in Salem on Thursday — the biggest school budget to-date and the state’s single-largest obligation for the 2017-19 budget. The funding figure represents the state’s share of the K-12 budget, known as the State School Fund, the biggest source of school district funding that Read More

Education Minister Ashok Choudhary said Bihar’s lower pass rate shows cheating successfully curbed. PATNA: HIGHLIGHTS Pass percentage plunges in Bihar, worst hit is Science stream Last year, class 12 toppers turned out to be fake, were arrested Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had asked for education overhaul Bihar, acculturated to a failing grade in education, is not breaking from tradition this Read More

You must have tried your hand at essay writing in school and college days, no matter whatcareer choices you made later! You may have to compose essay in your career or academic life, sometimes without much preparation as well. There are some students who excel at the task. But others need not lose heart as professional help is available these Read More

Betsy DeVos, the secretary of education. Her consideration of transferring the loan program led the student aid chief to resign. CreditMaddie McGarvey for The New York Times The Trump administration is considering moving responsibility for overseeing more than $1 trillion in student debt from the Education Department to the Treasury Department, a switch that would radically change the system that Read More

BAGHDAD 21 May, 2017 – The future of Iraq, its economic security and prosperity depends on increasing investment in education today. And while the price of investing in Iraq’s education sector is high, failing to do so will cost the nation far more in the future. “The Cost and Benefits of Education in Iraq” a UNICEF-supported report released today by Read More

I am one to believe that in 2013 the sun did not shine on the education sector. A lot has been done over the decades and over the past 20 years education has seen good progress, especially in support services. In my view, there was a lot of good but also a lot of room for improvement. I think the system Read More

Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump’s education secretary, built her political resume by raising and contributing millions of dollars to support the cause of giving parents choices on where their children go to school. The daughter of one wealthy businessman and the wife of another, DeVos has headed a series of groups that help rich contributors spend large sums on elections, Read More

Students of Chennai-based Loyola Institute of Business Administration have won the third spot in the recently held UK-India Social Innovation Challenge 2017 for their project that can provide clean water to villages affected by fluoride contamination.   The challenge was a UK-India Social Entrepreneurship Education Network (UKISEEN) initiative and witnessed a total of 50 submissions by students from universities throughout Read More

On Monday, the Maharashtra state education department issued a government resolution instructing all the schools to strike off junk food from their canteen menu. Maharashtra schools’ canteens ban junk food                   On Monday, the Maharashtra state education department issued a government resolution instructing all the schools to strike off junk food or Read More

TALLAHASSEE — At the insistence of House Speaker Richard Corcoran, numerous major changes to education policy for Florida’s K-12 public schools — from teacher bonuses and daily recess, to testing reforms and expansions for charter schools — were crammed into a single mammoth bill Friday, with $414 million in spending attached. All of the policies in the 277-page bill will pass Read More