Annemarie Renger
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Annemarie Renger was the first woman to become president (Speaker) of the
Bundestag (lower house of the German parliament). She won wide acclaim
during her four years in the post. She had a dominant grasp of procedure,
was crisp and clear in her rulings and utterly unyielding in her imposition
of discipline. Behind her usually unfailing courtesy lay an [...]
Going Beyond Financial Gain
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Sitting there with a grin on her face Business Education, pre-law student Sunny Jeong laughed as she said she was inspired by the Legally Blonde movies in pursuing a career in law.
As the laughs died down, she drew up a straight face and said that her true drive is the gratitude of helping others and [...]
Going Beyond Financial Gain
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Sitting there with a grin on her face, pre-law student Sunny Jeong laughed as she said she was inspired by the Legally Blonde movies in pursuing a career in law.
Health Education As the laughs died down, she drew up a straight face and said that her true drive is the gratitude of helping others and [...]
Seniors find school work less taxing
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Older adults have long volunteered in schools, but at Field and other schools in Park Ridge-Niles District 64, seniors are paid the Illinois minimum wage of $7.50 an hour to assist teachers and pupils in the classroom.The district is one of two in the northwest suburbs that pay seniors to tutor students, help [...]
5 Chicago schools to share 18 million grant
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Andrew Mooney, executive director of LISC/Chicago, said each school will determine its own program based on the needs of students. Support services offered to parents will vary as well. For example, during tax season, a school might offer tax-preparation service so that parents can get help claiming the earned income tax credit.
“Each of these schools [...]
Doctors and schools to spot 1000 children at risk of turning to crime
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About 1,000 children as young as 10 will be identified as at risk of becoming criminals and subject to intensive one-to-one mentoring and training, under plans unveiled yesterday.Schools, social workers and doctors will be asked to identify pupils whose behaviour is threatening to become criminal and they will be assigned a mentor - described by [...]
Principal under fire in ministers back yard
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The beleaguered principal of Harlow College is facing calls for his resignation following publication of the results of A-level modules that his opponents claim are “far from satisfactory”.The president of the college’s students’ union, Victoria Broad, maintains that large numbers of students either failed or received low grades in exams taken in January. The college [...]
News
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A campaign drawing in parents, businesses, teachers and pupils to help schools raise their game in use of technology has been launched by the educational technology agency, Becta. Next Generation Learning is the result of a Becta survey back in 2006 that found only 20% of schools were making best use of technology - even [...]
Testing time for courses on managing money
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Topping the league tables is an important consideration for most schools, so would more teach personal finance if it resulted in accredited qualification that contributed to league table scores?At present, financial education is not obligatory and is not assessed within schools. The Personal Finance Education Group (Pfeg) believes schools should not be too hung up [...]
In practice
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Maths teacher Helen Luxton may only have joined Caroline Chisholm school in Northampton last year, but she has already transformed students’ approaches to money.Today, the year 11 group of 15- and 16-year olds, who are taking the IFS School of Finance Intermediate Certificate in Personal Finance (a GCSE equivalent), are learning about credit cards. The [...]
