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According to media reports, the Trump administration is likely to take action on the conservatives’ long pending issue of intentional race-based discrimination in admissions. Quoting NYT, the Chronicle said recently that the US Department of Justice (DoP) has contemplated on probing intentional race-based discrimination in admissions. Richard D. Kahlenberg, senior fellow at the Century Foundation who argues for affirmative action based on class rather than race, told The Chronicle, "The system is rigged against disadvantaged students, and legacy preferences are the most blatant example. One positive dividend of the news may be an increased focus on legacies. People are quite rightly coming out and saying there’s lots of unfairness in the system. That’s healthy." Questions about Legacies Many selective public universities and private colleges have long considered an applicant’s legacy status as one of many factors in admission, says the report and adds, “Yet legacy c...

The Isle of Lewis in the UK is considered as a metaphor for Scotland’s best education system in the world, as it brought humongous  Results . But did such a golden age ever really exist, asks Brian Wilson on  Scotsman . com . Anxiety about the current state of Scottish education rests mainly upon statistics and comparators which show us drifting downwards in both absolute and relative terms. However, there is also an underlying narrative which adds an extra dimension, according to the report. National Pride Discussion of where we now stand is often prefixed by assertions like: “Scotland used to have the best education system in world”, he writes. Whether we ever did is entirely un-provable. Certainly, there were national pride in our education system and a deeply-held belief in its democratic ability to transform the prospects of the poor and send them on their way to great callings in life, Wilson writes. Erosion of Values It is the sense that this distinguishing ...

A research study conducted by the Barnes and Noble College revealed that today’s students refuse to be passive learners. They aren’t interested in simply showing up for class, sitting through a lecture, and taking notes that they’ll memorize for an exam later on. Instead, they expect to be fully engaged and to be a part of the learning process themselves, according to a  forbes . com  report. Gen Z Students In fact, Gen Z students tend to thrive when they are given the opportunity to have a fully immersive educational experience and they even enjoy the challenges of being a part of it, says the report. For instance, 51% of surveyed students said they learn best by doing while only 12% said they learn through listening. These same students also mentioned they tend to enjoy class discussions and interactive classroom environments over the traditional dissemination teaching method, noted the report. Click here for more education detail's please visit:  Minglebox.com ...

The United States of America’s Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos approved Delaware's consolidated education plan recently, which sets up a system to evaluate schools based on cumulative index scores from numerous educational factors and describes them as "exceeding," "meeting" or "meeting few" expectations, according to  delawareonline . com  report.  Five Star System Formed under the guidelines of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a law that mandates school accountability measures in exchange for federal funds, the ultimate plan was transformed from a draft introduced in March this year , which would have rated schools on a five-star system, the report pointed out. Every Student Succeeds Act The Every Student Succeeds Act also eliminates designations of "Priority" and "Focus" for low-performing schools, Susan Keene Haberstroh, spokeswoman at the Delaware Department of Education, told the online portal in an email ...

The Vermont Agency of Education Child Nutrition Program hosted more than 350 school food service directors, managers and staff, principals, administrative assistants, business managers, superintendents, farm-to-school coordinators, and nurses who work on child nutrition at the Child Nutrition Programs Summer Institute in Streeter Hall at St. Johnsbury Academy August 7-11, 2017, according to an official statement. Courses Offered Orientation for New Food Service Directors, cooking from scratch, menu planning, after school snack options, breakfast after the bell, cashier boot camp, and civil rights requirements in child nutrition programs are among the 40 courses offered during the five days, the statement pointed out. Favourite Local Recipes “Some of the more popular courses are taught by the school chefs, who demonstrate how to be creative with USDA Foods and local ingredients, and how to think outside the box to create favorite local recipes,” said Laurie Colgan, AOE direc...

Dr Claire Seymour questions the reasoning behind insisting on qualified teacher status, while Ian Barge says the recruitment and retention crisis is no surprise and Crawford Anderson wants clarity on devolved matters. Seymour told The Guardian, “I am one of these unqualified teachers (60% rise in unqualified teachers, says Labour, 26 July), although I have worked in education for 26 years, in a variety of sectors – higher education in the  UK  and overseas, secondary education (both co-ed boarding and single-sex day schools), adult education services, private tutoring. I have an Ox bridge degree, and an  MA   and PhD. I am a published author in the disciplines of both music and English literature. For ten years I was a head of sixth form and then university tutor in an independent girls’ day school.” Unqualified, Not Appoint able “And yet I am deemed to be unable to guarantee children’s safeguarding, control a class or adapt teaching to respond to the needs...

There is a lot of encouragement for privatization, especially in the health care sector. However, a recent survey done shows different results. It indicates that more public spending needs to happen in social sectors with education and health being the two main areas. These two areas are vital for an economy to develop. India has had a target for increasing the spending in both health and education . However the target has remained just a target.   The expenditure has stayed the same or even reduced in some cases. Though more and more children are getting admitted to school as a result of initiatives undertaken by the government, the learning outcomes have not correspondingly increased. Teachers’ salaries, scholarships for students, and other benefits need to be made through direct transfer so that all the funds reach the right places that they are intended for and act as motivation and engage people in the right way.   Rate of School Dropouts ...

Shoolini University is known for its innovative courses and novel approach to education. It has recently started an undergraduate degree program in Yoga Sciences – BSc (Hons) Yoga Science. The course aims to provide a detailed knowledge about yoga to its participating students. The course will cover the foundations of yoga, its applications, and the benefits of practicing yoga. Yoga is one of the most ancient sciences, and it is all about following a natural way of staying fit and healthy.   Course Eligibility Students who have completed their 10+2 education in any stream with at least 55% marks are eligible to apply for this course. Click here   Course Duration The course will be divided into six semesters. Course Details The first semester will have courses in Universe and Human Life, General Science, Basic Yoga, and Basic Sanskrit. The second semester will cover introductory course on Upanishad, yoga and human psyc...

It is a very prevalent problem with the youth of today, and the common thread is the same – there is a serious dearth of jobs and education , especially in Maharashtra – where the youth have always been at the forefront of any activity. Students with good Results are unable to get admission to a good college or a college of their choosing. The quota system often Results in students who have secured mediocre marks or less marks than the other students to get admission. This strikes a lot of meritorious students as unfair.  Quotas Affecting Admission Sometimes the quota seats have a price attached to them, and students from rural areas, whose fathers are poor farmers, are at a disadvantage here as well. Coming from low income households, they can hardly afford to pay a lakh or more for admission to an engineering college or elsewhere. In these situations, these students are forced to take admission in colleges that do not have as good standards, and their educa...