English education booms loud and clear - China Daily
25 May 2012, 11:35 pm
As amazing as the works of William Shakespeare - that's how John Fallon, chief executive of Pearson's International education Business, sees the development of the English education and training market in China over the past 20 years. Pearson, owner of the ...

State education secretary visits McCaskey classroom - Lancaster online.com
25 May 2012, 9:05 pm
Justin Reese considers himself "the luckiest teacher in Lancaster County." The sources of his good fortune are his high-caliber students, said Reese, a social studies teacher at McCaskey High School. "They show up, they work hard, and they're a very caring ...

Cal State L.A.’s Charter College of education is reaccredited - PRLog (free press release)
25 May 2012, 3:43 pm
Distinguished for its impressive programs in the preparation of outstanding, effective and caring educators, counselors, and leaders, California State University, Los Angeles’ (CSULA) Charter College of education (CCOE) was recently reaccredited by the ...

Romney faces tough questions in event driving education agenda - MSNBC Firstread
24 May 2012, 1:14 pm
PHILADELPHIA -- Mitt Romney took his newly-announced education agenda to a west Philadelphia charter school on Thursday, where he was met by tough questions from both inside and outside the school. The former Massachusetts governor capped a week ...

Meet the 'Fly Boys' of Memphis, the Future of American education - Atlantic Online
24 May 2012, 9:03 am
What two teenagers from a struggling school district, bitten by the rocketry bug, can teach us about creating a new generation of scientists and engineers With bright pops and trailing screams, hand-built rockets fly toward the sun in graceful ...

Romney proposing voucher-like education overhaul - FOX News
22 May 2012, 6:52 pm
May 23, 2012: Mitt Romney while speaking at the Latino Coalition annual economic summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. Shifting from the economy to education, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is proposing a voucher ...

Upgrading education for the 21st Century - Atlantic Online
22 May 2012, 6:52 pm
The Atlantic's Technologies in education Forum on May 22 brought together experts and stakeholders from across sectors for a stimulating, in-depth look at how technology can and should reshape American education. The program concluded with James Bennet ...

education Schools' Training On Standardized Tests Found Lacking In New Report - Huffington Post
22 May 2012, 2:56 pm
These days, it's not enough for teachers to know how to manage a classroom, impart knowledge and deliver lesson plans. In the wake of test-heavy policies like No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, a teacher's job description now entails data ...

Rod Paige, other Bush administration appointees named to Mitt Romney’s education advisory group - Washington Post
22 May 2012, 11:43 am
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Romney, who is attending a series of fundraisers in New York Tuesday, has not made education policy a focus of his campaign. But he plans to outline what he would do as president in an education policy address in ...

National education conference in Ohio focuses on strengthening teaching profession - Washington Post
22 May 2012, 1:20 am
CINCINNATI — Educators including the U.S. secretary of education, teacher union leaders and school administrators will focus this week on ways to transform the teaching profession with such targets as better recruiting, preparation and career ...