| Bahrain to host international conference on literacy
(MENAFN) Officials at the Arabian Reading Association (Tara) announced that the association will organize a conference on literacy education under the title Linking the World through Literacy in Manama this month, Gulf Daily News reported.
They indicated that the three-day conference will be attended by international professionals who will present seminars and workshops in Arabic and English on literacy education issues.
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Nolan students getting to know new principal
Mrs. High has a bachelor of science in vocational home education from Florida State University; a master of education in vocational curriculum and instruction from the University of South Florida, and a specialist in educational leadership degree from Nova Southeastern. She has many years of experience at Manatee High School as assistant principal, interim principal, and home economics teacher. Mrs. High says she loves to work with teenagers because she likes getting to know students and inspiring them to reach their greatest potential. She enjoys being around students because she feels they are mostly always happy and their enthusiasm is highly contagious. She likes to feed off their "jubilant" energy. Some of her favorite activities are spending time with her family and friends and traveling.
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March is Nutrition Month again
The Fitial administration has once again declared the month of March as CNMI Nutrition Month to promote continuing education on the need for good nutrition practices in the CNMI.In a proclamation he signed in his office, Gov. Benigno R. Fitial is again asking the community to participate in this month's celebration of healthier living in the Commonwealth.Fitial said that good nutrition and physical activity are key components of a healthy lifestyle."Diet and physical activity are important in the prevention of chronic health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, tooth decay, osteoporosis, and some forms of cancer," he said.He added that there is a need for continuing education and a concentrated community effort to enhance good nutrition practices. Good nutrition practices and their impact would be the prime subject in this month's celebration.Northern Marianas College Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Service, in cooperation with the Department of Public Health Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, the Public School System Food and Nutrition Service, Ayuda Network, Inc.
Council advocates for STEM aid
A group is advocating that state officials give more financial aid to students who are in math or science-related fields - a recommendation that is being questioned by some Youngstown State University students and faculty.
The Science and Mathematics Education Policy Advisory Council recommends the increase in financial aid available to students entering into science, technology engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors.
The Ohio Department of Education, the governor's office and the Ohio Board of Regents developed the council and its mission.
The suggestion for extra financial aid is one of several listed in a report by the council and released by the Ohio Board of Regents last week.
Interim Associate Provost Nathan Ritchey said the recommendation is part of an initiative throughout the state to double the number of students who pursue careers in the STEM fields.
A city of wife beaters
KOLKATA, March 5: The housewife who was set on fire allegedly by her husband at Bhawanipore yesterday is not the only one singed by domestic violence. One out of every four married women in Kolkata is subjected to physical and sexual abuse by their husbands. When it comes to rural Bengal, 40 per cent married women face a similar ordeal. The third phase of the countrywide National Family Health Survey (NFHS) has revealed this abysmal picture about the women across the state. The latest NFHS-III found that among the metros, Chennai recorded the maximum of 40.6 per cent women being subjected to physical and sexual torture followed by Kolkata with 26.7 per cent. Interestingly, the two metros where women have been found vulnerable outdoors, time and again, have a better record for the fairer sex with Delhi and Mumbai accounting for 16.3 and 19.5 per cent cases of domestic abuse, respectively.
Distance Learning Made Easier: Home Schooling Programs for ...
Los Angeles, CA (FV Newswire) - Shortcomings in secondary education are a major concern in America. Citizens' High School provides a challenging home study program to enable students to complete their high school education, thus making an invaluable contribution to restoration of quality education.
Founded in 1981, Citizens' High School is a pioneer in distance education, by setting high standards of education in United States. Citizens' High school is driven by a goal to provide Distance Learning opportunities to all those people who had not completed their high school education earlier. Citizens' inexhaustible list of students includes students from diverse social and economic backgrounds belonging to different age groups. From teenagers to senior citizens, from students from all fifty states to countless American children living overseas, this school has motivated all those students who had not completed their education for various reasons.
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