| Sex and relationships education key to tackling teen pregnancies ...
"The Government is still failing our young people. Figures for recent years show little improvement and even a rise in the number of under-16s becoming pregnant. "Current provision of Personal, Social and Health Education is failing to equip young people to make healthy decisions about their lives. If we are to offer young people better opportunities in life, sex and relationships education must be made a compulsory part of the National Curriculum. "PSHE needs to address the wider issues of relationships and parenting in addition to sex education. Only then can we hope to support young people effectively in their life decisions. "The recent UNICEF report highlighted the UK’s shocking rate of teenage pregnancies, but it also showed that there are many problems facing young people, not least the shaming level of child poverty." .
Skorton graces cover of 'Chronicle'
This weeks edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education features former University of Iowa president and Cornell University president David Skorton on the cover and in its lead article.
In the edition released today, Skortons January trip to India is highlighted in the article Cornell Courts a Subcontinent, which examines U.S. institutions push to find global partners.
During Skortons trip, he met with higher education officials, business leaders, as well as separate visits with Indias president and prime minister as he attempted to forge connections during a four-city tour.
Skorton, a cardiologist, worked at UI for more than 25 years, the last three as president. He started his job at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. on July 1.
Gary Fethke, the retired dean of the Tippie College of Business, is serving as interim president as UI searches for a new president.
Chew: Sex education in school syllabus
KUALA LUMPUR: Sex education will be absorbed into the current school syllabus and will not be taught as a specific subject. Women, Family and Community Development Ministry parliamentary secretary Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun said the subject would be part of the education in moral, science, health, Islamic studies, biology, science and other programmes implemented by the Education Ministry. This subject will not be taught as a specific subject in schools, she told a press conference here yesterday. To help teachers in handling the delicate subject, the Government has formulated the Healthy Reproductive and Social Education Guideline. Chew said the proposed guideline was still being discussed by the ministry and the Education Ministry to coordinate its implementation. The guideline was developed by a technical group whose members included representatives from the Education Ministry, Health Ministry, Youth and Sports Ministry and the Malaysian Islamic Development Department. Education Ministry parliamentary secretary P.
Recommendations in President's FY 2008 Budget Request Might ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) expressed its concern that proposed cuts to nursing education programs contained in President Bush's FY 2008 budget request would reverse the progress made by federal legislators to address the nation's nursing shortage. The President has requested a 30 percent reduction in funding for Nursing Workforce Development Programs (Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act), which includes the elimination of advanced education nursing programs. In addition to cuts to nursing education, the President's budget is calling for a steep decrease in funding for Health Professions Education Programs (Title VII), which would endanger the nation's ability to provide necessary healthcare services, especially to vulnerable populations.
Georgia Aviation president moving to state position
Andy Lundell will be leaving his position as president of Georgia Aviation Technical College in Eastman to work as a special assistant to the commissioner of the state Department of Technical and Adult Education. Interim Commissioner Ron Jackson made the appointment, which is effective immediately, at a board meeting in Atlanta on Thursday. Lundell, who could not be reached for comment, will be responsible for enhancing aviation maintenance programs at technical colleges throughout the state, according to a news release. Larry Calhoun, vice president of instructional services at Georgia Aviation, will become acting president. Lundell "was a great president with an extraordinary vision in the world of aviation and did a superb job of leading the GAVTC team in to developing our college in to one of the finest aviation training facilities in the country," Johnny Payne, director of public relations and information at Georgia Aviation wrote in an e-mail.
Educators stress importance of preschool education
Preschool education in Belize is growing so popular that one day soon they'll decide to just drop the "pre." But while some parents bemoan the expense and others see it as a low cost babysitting service, the experts believe that getting three and four year olds into the classroom is definitely a good thing. News Five's Kendra Griffith reports. Kendra Griffith, Reporting Today hundreds of preschoolers took to the streets of the old capital. Their purpose was not to protest against crime, government, or B.T.L. but rather to mark the beginning of Child Stimulation Month. The event is spearheaded by the Ministry of Educations Early Childhood Education and Development Department. Margaret Williams is an education officer. Margaret Williams, Education Officer Our objective is to create public awareness and not only for parents but maybe even those people who are contemplating having children, just for them to understand the importance of getting their children into the early childhood centres as early as possible.
Leaders debate methods to promote math, science
The problem with advanced math and science is that those with the education to teach it can make a lot more money not teaching it. Often 50 percent more to start. Eventually, double and beyond. That empirical lesson in supply and demand explains why high schools have a harder time attracting qualified teachers in calculus, physics and chemistry than other subjects, and why the Kentucky General Assembly is considering two incentive plans to change that: Senate Bills 1 and 2. Senate Majority Leader Dan Kelly, R-Springfield, who cosponsored SB2, calls them companion bills that could be combined, but were initially kept separate because sponsors feared the idea of differential pay - debunked by the Kentucky Education Association as "demoralizing" - would politically sink both.
Team to help public board balance books
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and the Ontario education minister Monday announced the appointment of the same Special Assistance Team that helped balance the books at the Toronto District School Board.
The team is expected to begin its work next week and to spend about six weeks examining the Ottawa board's budget management plan, which proposes making major cuts to teaching staff and special education programs to deal with an estimated $27.7-million funding shortfall for the 2007-2008 school year.
Joan Green and Brian Cain helped the Toronto board minimize cuts to classroom staff and programs by saving $84 million to balance the board's 2006-2007 budget by cutting administration and using $40 million in capital renewal grants to pay for facilities maintenance.
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