The American education system is failing our children
NEW YORK, August 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Back to school means more than new pencils and backpacks. Students are also returning to an education system they are increasingly failing, says André Bernstein, Ph.D., who taught middle school and some high school classes for 30 years. During that time, he says, he witnessed his students’ academic […]
500,000 foreign students go to school in Iran
Rezvan Hakimzadeh, Deputy Minister of Primary Education, made the remarks during an inauguration ceremony of a preschool center for Afghan children in the southeastern Iranian city of Mehmanshahr, Rafsanjan. “I call this day educational justice and children’s rights because Iranian and foreign newcomers are gathered here in a beautiful day of equality and brotherhood, in […]
Here’s everything you need to know about Costa Rica’s education system ⋆ The Costa Rica News
According to various reports, Costa Rica ranks fourth among the 94 countries most accessible to education. These studies show that education in the country covers most of the population since the rate of people who can read and write is 90.27% and illiteracy is only 9.73%. Through consistent attention to education, Costa Rica has achieved […]
The American education system is an “aristocracy masquerading as a meritocracy”
Education is often sold as a great equalizer, but new research suggests it actually reinforces inequality. According to a study by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and Workforce, about 30% of low-income kindergarteners with high test scores end up getting a college education and employment. well-paid entry level. On the other hand, kindergarteners from the […]
The type of education system Nigeria needs
I have to say that Bunmi Lawson is someone I like among the young generation of Nigerian women who are doing a lot in their different spaces. Bunmi led the FATE Foundation and later led ACCION Microfinance Bank through which she has achieved a lot in financial inclusion and now she is the pioneer in […]
The education system must be redefined in the Caribbean
Over the past 25 years, the education system in the Caribbean has gone through multiple changes and reforms, the majority of them aimed at solving the problems facing the system. However, very few of these changes and reforms were aimed at completely rethinking the function of education in society and highlighting the purpose of education […]
Reviews | The erroneous priorities of our education system
Consider two high school students – one who demonstrates great academic talent and the other who does not. On the one hand, December marks the home stretch of a multi-year effort, intensively supported by his school, to prepare for the perfect college application. For the other, December is just another month on the way to, […]
India needs a world-class higher education system (Commentary)
India has the third largest higher education system in the world. In 2016, there were 799 universities and 39,071 colleges spread across the country. These numbers are staggering. The growth of higher education in India in just over half a century has been even more staggering. Between 1950 and 2014, the number of […]
What if AI could fix our broken education system?
AI in education, individualized for each student Depositphotos Enhanced by CogWorld There is no shortage of articles and reports to describe the many issues we face daily as Americans: immigration, natural disasters, wars, racism, sexism, and shootings. It’s easy to get lost in the sheer number of crises, paralyzing even contemplating what to do next. […]
An unsuitable education system | Letters
Government reforms to the curriculum and examination assessment are not in line with good educational practice and the broader skills and competences that employers’ organizations such as the CBI have identified as a desirable outcome of the education system (We need an alternative to universities, August 17). Added to this list is the fragmentation of […]
100,000 teachers will receive training on the Japanese education system
Japanese schools. New Japanese School in Suez, Egypt – CC CAIRO – July 29, 2018: About 100,000 teachers will receive special training on Japan’s new education system from July 29 to August 19, according to the Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Education is preparing the new education system, which will be implemented in the […]
Current education system will end by 2026: education minister
Education Minister Tarek Shawki has announced that the current education system will disappear by 2026, gradually being replaced by a new one. During the Iftar (Breaking fast) group at the American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo, Shawki revealed that the new education reform will prevent the teacher from correcting school exams. Shawki said the new […]
Third sign that the American education system is deteriorating
According to the Progress in International Reading Skills Literacy Study, reading comprehension skills decline among fourth graders. Credit: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report Is the American education system beginning to deteriorate? I don’t like to be alarmist or give too much weight to a test result, but the release of the 2016 reading test results around […]
Jean Clare Oge Igwegbe: Fixing Nigeria’s Broken Education System
I had the privilege of attending a seminar on education where we discussed how the nation can advance its education sector to bring out the geniuses in our children. Alero Ayida-Otobo gave a pretty amazing speech with a strong theme that touched a nerve or two in me; Rooted in Reality: Rooted in Hope. It […]
Report: South Carolina has the worst education system in the country
As students return to schools across the state on Tuesday, a nagging question vexes many South Carolina residents: Does South Carolina have the worst education system in the country? Yes, said one US News and World Report to study. Absolutely not, say many educators. Others suggest that South Carolina has pockets of excellence in education, […]
America needs political will to fix unfair education system, Stanford experts say
In a recent on-campus discussion of the “crisis” of inequality in education, a panel of experts with perspectives from the ground up unabashedly called out a critical missing piece to the solution: the political will. Investing in education has produced proven returns, but the obvious solution remains elusive, according to panelists at the April 27 […]
Mental Health vs. Modern Education: How Today’s Education System Harms Students | new university
By Ashley Duong According to the National Center for Health Statistics, up to 70% of adolescents with mental illnesses go untreated. The constant pressure to fight to succeed has a rather disastrous consequence on the mental health of students, yet little is being done to combat it. A study done at Fremont High School in […]
China has a major problem with its education system
Schoolchildren in Chengdu, China. Getty / Guang Niu China has a reputation for having a rigorous education system, ranking first out of 65 countries in the latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) test. Around the world, 15-year-olds take PISA every three years, and it has become the gold standard of ranking nations in terms […]
Many Americans say the education system needs an overhaul
As 77 million children prepare to return to school in the coming weeks, the public says major changes are needed in the way this country’s education system works. Overall, 66% say either the education system in this country needs to be completely rebuilt (21%) or that it needs major changes (45%); only 31% think the […]