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Old-fashioned learning has a place in the future Read this on the publication's site
The Times  |  Sir, Carl French () applauds modern forms of student-centred learning. The philosophy and practice of this approach usually assume that students must immediately enjoy learning. | More...
Leading article: The case for a rise in tuition fees Read this on the publication's site
The Independent  |  Students and their parents, as well as the parents of those children who are likely to go to university in the future, are likely to take a dim view of the proposal yesterday by ... | More...
As a teacher, I've realised Twitter has real potential Read this on the publication's site
Guardian Unlimited  |  If Twitter can cause the casually wept lonely tear to reach the ears of a concerned peer, then it is a useful resource I signed up to bury Twitter. | More...
Adam Goldstein: Campus Disciplinary Process the Wrong Place to Punish Violent Crime Read this on the publication's site
Huffington Post  |  I don't know where you go to college, but I'm going to guess the college has an internal disciplinary process that is designed to punish things like plagiarism or keeping a cat in ... | More...
Why university standards have fallen | Geoffrey Alderman Read this on the publication's site
Guardian Unlimited  |  The disempowerment of academics and a corporate model of governance have driven down standards, not Blair's 50% target The new "manifesto" – Talent, Opportunity, Prosperity – ... | More...
Panel Releases Proposal to Set U.S. Standards for Education Read this on the publication's site
New York Times  |  Culminating a year’s work, a panel of educators convened by the nation’s governors and state school superintendents released a set of proposed common academic standards on ... | More...
The state of U.S. education Read this on the publication's site
CNN  |  Current and former education secretaries Arne Duncan and Bill Bennett discuss improving the U.S. education | More...
Obama's teacher hard line spurs debate Read this on the publication's site
Washington Times  |  President Obama's approval of the recent firing of teachers at a Rhode Island high school has spurred a debate among education specialists about whether staff turnover will help ... | More...
A lesson in courting foreign students Read this on the publication's site
Globe and Mail  |  Peter Cebon From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Mar. 09, 2010 6:13PM EST O Melbourne and Toronto have much in common. | More...
One in seven secondary schools branded inadequate Read this on the publication's site
The Independent  |  Half the schools inspected since the beginning of the school year have failed to get good marks from inspectors for the first time ever, figures revealed today. | More...