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SISDs Price earns Region 6 Superintendent of Year honor
The Region 6 Education Service Center announced that Dr. Thomas Price, superintendent of Splendora ISD, has been named the 2011 Region 6 Superintendent of the Year. Price will represent Region 6 as its nominee for the 2011 Texas Association of School
Updated: 06/23/2011 01:17P
Canon Unveils Portable Classroom LCD Projector
Canon USA has added the LV-8320 to its lineup of portable multimedia LCD projectors for the education. The projector, which offers a resolution of 1280 x 800, includes a 1.6x manual zoom lens and HDMI digital input for projection of 1080p
Updated: 06/23/2011 01:16P
110 maritime cadets get scholarship, job assurance
In his speech, Imec chairperson Greg Triantafillou said his group established the scholarship program in partnership with the UC Maritime Education and Training Center in 2008. “For many years, Imec has been part of the Philippines program to supply
Updated: 06/23/2011 01:15P
Exam cheats send education system into turmoil
French Education Minister Luc Chatel (pictured left) wants prison sentences for those who leaked a baccalaureate math exam question, while critics are using the incident to reassess the entire examination process. By Joseph BAMAT (text) Frances
Updated: 06/23/2011 01:15P
British assurance for cooperation with WB Govt
Funding from DFID for its ongoing projects on urban development, education and various welfare programmes will continue. Besides proposals for various development programmes, we have given priority to plans under urban development, climate change,
Updated: 06/23/2011 01:15P
Biosciences Ph.D. program to launch at NC Central in 2012
Hazell Reed, vice chancellor for graduate education and research, said that the decision to offer a biosciences Ph.D. reflects NCCUs growing research capacity in health disparities and drug discovery. Research of health disparities of racial and
Updated: 06/23/2011 01:14P
USDA-Funded Research Aims to Reduce Food-Borne Illnesses
WASHINGTON, June 23, 2011 – The US Department of Agricultures (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded research, education and extension grants to 24 institutions to reduce food-borne illnesses and deaths from microbial
Updated: 06/23/2011 01:14P
New One Day Trailer with Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess
From the director of An Education, Lone Scherfig, One Day tells the story of a couple, together and apart, by sampling the same day (July 15th) throughout the years. Its an interesting concept, though the idea unto itself requires a hefty suspension
Updated: 06/23/2011 01:14P
Idaho will implement new system to measure students progress
Luna sent a letter Tuesday to US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan saying Idaho will begin implementing a new statewide accountability system to measure whether students are making adequate progress. Idaho will not raise the benchmarks schools have to
Updated: 06/23/2011 01:13P
$8.8 million provincial funding announced for bridging programs
Through the program, more than 2200 highly skilled newcomers have received training to upgrade their education, qualifications and experience, according to Ontario government. Such programs are intended to help internationally trained workers adapt
Updated: 06/23/2011 01:13P
