Diploma deflation
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In 1999, Pennsylvania decided that all high school students must meet certain academic standards in order to graduate. Nearly a decade later, however, tens of thousands of our students are receiving diplomas though they have not shown proficiency in core subjects.
Why are so many of our students graduating despite questionable academic proficiency?
Many Pennsylvanians might be [...]
A classic case of undersupply
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Back in 1965, Oxford and Cambridge decreed that applicants no longer required O-level Latin to gain admission to their hallowed halls and cloisters. The following year saw the founding of the Cambridge School Classics Project (CSCP) with the aim of keeping alive not only the flickering flame of classical culture, but also a language that [...]
Ten nursing students in St Kitts to get scholarships from Baptist Health
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BASSETTERE, St Kitts: Ten students working on their bachelor%26rsquo;s degree in nursing (BSN) at the International University of Nursing (IUON) in St Kitts learned on Saturday that they will each receive a $20,000 scholarship from Baptist Health South Florida in Miami.
Letter Response to critic of Bahamas education reform
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Dear Sir:
On September 26 Larry Smith in his %26ldquo;Tough Call%26rdquo; column wrote about %26ldquo;Reversing the decline of education.%26rdquo; He reported on a preliminary second report of the Coalition for Education Reform; and posted his column on bahamapundit.com. Gordon Mills, the Editor, Office of Communication, College of the Bahamas, responded to Mr Smith’s article and [...]
New medical school to open in St Kitts
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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM): A new medical school is to throw its doors open in St Kitts in January next year. An agreement to charter and establish the University of Medicine and Health Sciences of St Kitts has been signed between St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas and Dr Robert Ross of [...]
Turks Caicos hospitality training goes online
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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks %26amp; Caicos Islands: The Turks %26amp; Caicos Hotel Association (TCHTA) has underwritten the development of a new, comprehensive web site showcasing the Turks and Caicos Hotel, Tourism and Training Institute (TCHTTI), the islands’ only dedicated educational facility for the hospitality industry.
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Education efforts benefit Pennsylvania
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I felt concern when reading Nancy Eshelman’s Jan.
24 column, “Stats show college isn’t for
everyone.” There are many opportunities for
postsecondary education that do not involve a four-year
college degree.
In regard to college degrees, the College Board ’s
“Education Pays 2007 Report” details that
individuals with these degrees are more likely to benefit
from health and pension plans, enjoy [...]
Cambridge fails to lure state pupils
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Britain’s leading universities are failing to become less elitist and have ’stalled’ in their attempts to recruit more state school students, Geoff Parks, director of admissions at Cambridge University, has admitted.Cambridge is launching a new offensive to recruit pupils from less privileged backgrounds. The first step, said Parks, would be to abolish the university’s separate [...]
More ball games
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If you live in an end-of-terrace house with white goalposts painted on the brickwork, you might not be overjoyed by the government’s call to end the “no ball games” culture. But, with every thud of a football kicked by the kids playing outside, at least you could take comfort from knowing the government is meeting [...]
Universities get down to business
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Even 10 years ago, the idea that academics from Cambridge would be offering workplace courses to ophthalmic dispensing assistants at Specsavers would have been about as likely as Lambrusco being served at high table. But universities’ involvement with business continues apace, and the government has now focused its vision on expanding higher education by inviting [...]
