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• As cyber-bullying continues to rise, here are some tips to prevent it....

  
  School Gate - Times Online - WBLG — Authority: 539
  Bullying is always an emotional issue, and one which I have often posted about on School Gate. However, there are many different types of bullying, and cyber-bullying is one sort which seems to becoming more and more common. Today marks the beginning of National Anti Bullying Week . It also sees the release of ...
  3 hours ago

• Recession forcing private schools to offer incentives to retain pupils

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 984
  Free laptops, lower entry criteria and deferred payments among attempts to attract and retain students, says teacher survey Private schools are being forced to discount fees, allow postponed payments and offer free laptops to retain students during the recession, says new research. Nearly a third of teachers report ...
  16 hours ago

• Swine flu tightens grip in Chandigarh

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  Chandigarh, Nov 15 (IANS) There has been a sudden surge in the number of positive cases of influenza A (H1N1) virus in Chandigarh hospitals during the first fortnight of November.By Oct 31, the total number of positive cases reported in the city were 57. But in just two weeks, 42 new cases of swine flu [...]
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• Educational institutes closure may cost a year to Manipuri students

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  Imphal, Nov.14 (ANI): With militancy affecting almost all aspects of life in Manipur, educational institutes too have been forced to close down for an indefinite period.These institutes have been closed since September 9, snf it is now being feared, that thousands of students may lose an academic year as a result. To ...
  2 days ago

• 2009 Outstanding NYC Private and Public Elementary Schools

  
  NYC Private Schools Blog — Authority: 425
  Congratulations to the NYC Private & Public Elementary School winners of the 2009 Blackboard Awards! The Blackboard Awards, from Manhattan Media, highlight and celebrate the outstanding achievement of schools, teachers, and principals in NYC. Here are the Elementary School winners (with a link to their Blackboard ...
  3 days ago

• NYC Private School Transportation Search

  
  NYC Private Schools Blog — Authority: 425
  Transportation for NYC students has always been a major issue in the quality of the educational programs. For many children who are enrolled in NYC Private Schools, transportation was usually a deciding factor between schools that were relatively even in all other matters. Without access to public school transport, ...
  3 days ago

• Canada’s H1N1 Vaccine Bill Reaches $1.5 Billion, May Still Rise

  
  MyTownTalks — Authority: 525
  AHN Staff Ottawa, Ontario (AHN) - Estimates by the federal, provincial and territorial governments of Canada placed the countrys Influenza A (H1N1) immunization bill at $1.5 billion. The amount is larger than the $806 million estimate in September based on a $16 unit price for 50.4 million doses of the vaccine. The ...
  3 days ago

• The Hill School Commits to Reducing Its Carbon Footprint

  
  Boarding School Blog - onBoarding Schools — Authority: 128
  The Hill School is beginning to study ways that the school can institutionally and systematically reduce carbon output. Although in the planning phase and the ultimate carbon reduction total yet to be achieved, the Hill has made the the most important decision- to commit and act through analysis, planning, and ...
  3 days ago

• Getting In…Kindergarten, Part 6

  
  NYC Private Schools Blog — Authority: 425
  Finally, Pamela French’s “Getting In…Kindergarten,” part 6, where we learn where each of the three children will attend school. Among the NYC schools, topics, and people highlighted: admissions decisions, waitlists, financial aid, Hunter College Elementary School, Horace Mann School, Allen-Stevenson School, ...
  4 days ago

• As The Dems Turn (To School Choice)

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 738
  We’ve been writing a fair amount over the last several months about increasing support for school choice among members of the Democratic Party. The focus has typically been on legislators, but a new report from the Center for Education Reform give a glimpse into possible widespread support among ...
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• A Headmaster’s Holiday Announcement with a Twist

  
  Boarding School Blog - onBoarding Schools — Authority: 128
  Director Peter Berg ( The Taft School ‘80 and “ Friday Night Lights “) enlists Will Smith to deliver a video headmaster’s holiday announcement- a little star-power, fun, and an alumnus connected to the school.  Fun.
  4 days ago

• Letters: Old Etonians are not on the march in the Tory party

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 984
  Those seeking to prevent a Conservative victory constantly allude to the partys social elitism ( Why public schools are likely to rule in 2010 , 7 November). While it is clear that the replacement of Labour MPs by new Conservative ones will inevitably increase the proportion of the Commons educated at private schools, ...
  5 days ago

• Private School Endowments Now Scrutinized

  
  NYC Private Schools Blog — Authority: 425
  The difficult economy has brought attention to something that few people seriously consider when choosing a Private School for their child, the School’s Endowment. While school tuitions may seem pricey to many, the actual costs of educating each student is often more than the tuition covers. In addition, schools ...
  6 days ago

• A teacher asks: what can we do about education? Is the solution more pay for teachers? More grammar schools? Corporal punishment? What do you think?

  
  School Gate - Times Online - WBLG — Authority: 539
  Cathy Beck is a regular visitor to School Gate. As a teacher herself, she often finds it hard to deal with the vitriol regularly given to those in her profession.So, she asks (and its a question on a grand scale), what’s to be done about education? Id urge you to read her piece, as it raises, and attempts to ...
  6 days ago

• Families Find Benefits in Boarding Locally

  
  Boarding School Blog - onBoarding Schools — Authority: 128
  Michael Birnbaum of the Washington Post published a piece last Tuesday on Washington, DC families uncovering the benefits boarding school close to home, “ The Locals Live and Learn: Private School Families Say Boarding Makes Sense in Washington Region .” Such arrangements provide the independence and benefits ...
  6 days ago

• Private School Focus on Stephen Gaynor School

  
  NYC Private Schools Blog — Authority: 425
  The Stephen Gaynor School is a non profit Private School located in NYC who’s mission is to provide a unique educational experience for children with learning differences.They provide this education in a nurturing environment where children are helped to reach their academic potential. At Stephen Gaynor the pattern ...
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• How to Flunk the Taliban

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 738
  An interesting story in the San Francisco Chronicle highlighting how private schools are outcompeting both radical madrasas and government schools in the hearts and minds of a great many Pakistanis. Sounds a little bit like this .
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• Swine flu panic spreads to 3rd Nepal district

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  Kathmandu, Nov 9 (IANS) Hundreds of people flocked to hospitals for tests with swine flu like symptoms while public schools were shut down for three days in a third district in western Nepal after fears of an epidemic loomed large in the region following detection of the virus in school students and security ...
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• Hurricane Ida Closings and Twitters in Pensacola

  
  Florida Blog — Authority: 153
  By the numbers: All local Gulf Power linemen and other emergency repair workers were alerted Sunday afternoon they will be called in for extra duty Monday afternoon. Local news sources are reporting Escambia county public schools, pre-schools, and county offices will be closed all day Monday and Tuesday. Most private ...
  1 week ago

• Ida in the Gulf

  
  Florida Blog — Authority: 153
  NHC English translation: Ida is in the Gulf of Mexico, rapidly heading north with a target anywhere within a hundred miles either side of Mobile-Pensacola. The inner center of the storm remains modest in size, but tropical-force winds could extend up to a radius of fifty miles from the center. Ida is likely to weaken ...
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