Topic: Europe

Tens of thousands protest Spain education cuts: organisers

AFP Global Edition - 106 days ago
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Madrid on Saturday to protest cuts in education spending imposed by the Socialist government to stabilise the debt-burdened nation's finances."For sale -- Public education" read banners hoisted by demonstrators who flocked to Madrid from across ...
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Packing in their pint-sized pupils lasvegassun.com/turnaround Follow our yearlong examination of the Clark County School District and voice your concerns on the state of education in Las Vegas. See photo galleries, read blogs from principals and watch vide

Las Vegas Sun - 122 days ago
Elizondo Elementary's growing kindergarten population is putting the squeeze on the school's resourcesOne by one, Paula Barry's kindergarten class marched out of her classroom in a long, single-file line that stretched the length of the hallway and around the corner. "Here come ...
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CHANGING STUDENTS' LIVES

Las Vegas Sun - 151 days ago
ELIZONDO'S NEW PRINCIPAL EMPATHIZES WITH ECONOMICALLY STRUGGLING STUDENTSKeith France raises his hand in a peace sign high above the crowd like a conductor about to lead an orchestra through a Mozart symphony.The cacophony from nervous kindergartners and camera-carrying parents subsides. All is ...
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Romanian school system flunks test after cheating

AFP Global Edition - 216 days ago
One in two Romanian high school pupils failed their university exemption exams this year, a record low level after new anti-fraud measures cut back on cheating, new figures showed Monday.Only 45 percent of pupils managed to get the A-level diploma required for ...
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Worst primary schools 'to be converted into academies'

AFP European Edition - 234 days ago
The poorest-performing 200 primary schools in England will be converted into academies by 2012, Education Secretary Michael Gove will tell headteachers on Thursday.Gove will make the announcement at the National College for School Leadership annual conference in Birmingham.The schools will include those ...
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'Illegal' toddlers pack Tel Aviv's pirate nurseries

AFP Global Edition - 243 days ago
Blessing Okpara normally looks after 11 children in her cramped two-bedroom Tel Aviv apartment, but even with just five toddlers charging around the place looks fit to burst.In this small, worn home Okpara runs a "pirate" nursery, one of dozens in Tel ...
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Thousands dance the quadrille hoping to beat world record

AFP Global Edition - 261 days ago
Thousands of high school pupils gathered Friday to dance the quadrille in cities across southeast Europe, hoping to break the world record for the largest synchronised dance.In Timisoara, western Romania, about 1,500 high school pupils dressed in black and white and sporting ...
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ÔJersey Shore' cast and crew not popular with everybody in Italy

Las Vegas Sun - 268 days ago
Read more about the reality show cast in Italy at lasvegassun.com/jerseyshoreThe "Jersey Shore" Season 4 location visit to Italy is proving one tough assignment for the cast, which includes Las Vegas resident DJs Pauly D and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino. I told ...
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From mines to palaces: the upwardly mobile Middletons

AFP European Edition - 306 days ago
Descended from coal miners, the family of royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton is held up in class-obsessed Britain as a shining example of social mobility.Kate may have attended one of the most elite schools in England before going on to Scotland's most prestigious ...
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"Dangerous schizophrenic" escapee teaches

Reuters US Online Report Oddly Enough - 367 days ago
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - A mentally ill man from Northern Ireland who once stabbed a work colleague in the neck was hired by a secondary school in France and taught German for nearly a month before his past caught up with him.Lewis ...
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