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ONLINE ALERT 29 AUGUST 2008
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AFRICA
CAMEROON
Minister Instructs Principals to Implement New
Curriculum
The Post, 28 August
EUROPE & NORTH AMERICA CONTD.
ISRAEL
Education Min., teachers planning major reform to
matriculation exam
Ha'aretz, 26 August
KENYA
Call to give special students separate exams
Business Daily Africa, 26 August
ISRAEL (PALESTINE)
Hamas breaks school strike by rival Fatah
International Herald Tribune, 27 August
Deal for e-learning content signed
Business Daily Africa, 25 August
SWITZERLAND
Harmonisation scolaire en marche en Romandie
RSR, 26 Août
MADAGASCAR
Madagascan Catholic
educational reform
Xinhua, 24 August
private
schools
refuse
MALI
La Crise Scolaire : Les conséquences...
Maliweb, 25 Août
SENEGAL
Le système avilit les enfants
SudOnline, 28 Août
ASIA & THE PACIFIC
AUSTRALIA
Leader faces opposition to change
The Australian, 28 August
Great expectations
Mercury, 28 August
Crucial time for education in Tasmania
INDIA
TN's teaching methods impress WB team
Times of India, 25 August
NEW ZEALAND
Treaty of Waitangi DVDs launched at Film Archive
Scoop.co.nz, 23 August (press release)
THAILAND
Surin calls for reform in Muslim schools
Bangkok Post, 24 August
EUROPE & NORTH AMERICA
FRANCE
"Le manuel scolaire est aujourd’hui un simple outil"
Libération, 28 Août
Education : ce qui change à la rentrée
Le Monde, 28 Août
Jeunes Suisses: encore trop d'inégalités
TSR, 26 Août
UK
Black history to be compulsory in schools for first
time
Daily Telegraph, 27 August
LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN
ARGENTINA
Consideran a la educación alimentaria tan importante
como la vial y sexual
TerritorioDigital.com, 25 de Agosto
CHILE
Chile: lenguas nativas se aferran a la vida
La Jornada, 25 de Agosto
GUATEMALA
Piden no reducir presupuesto de ministerio de
Educación
Prensa Libre, 26 de Agosto
MEXICO
Pruebas de desastre a la educación mexicana
La Jornada, 27 de Agosto
NICARAGUA
Discapacitados: excluidos del sistema
La Prensa, 25 de Agosto
PARAGUAY
Unicef pide acciones para ampliar educación a niños
indígenas
La Nación, 27 de Agosto
PERU
Reprueban evaluación maestros en Perú
SDP, 26 de Agosto
REPORTS
AUSTRALIA
An Evaluation of the Getting it Right: Literacy and
Numeracy Strategy in Western Australian Schools.
Final Report. Volume 1: Evaluation of the GiR-LNS
Meiers, M., et al., ACER, 2008
Volume 2: Getting it Right in Context. School Case
Studies
USA
Writing, Technology and Teens
Lenhart, A. et al. Pew Research Center, 2008
OTHER
"Manger Mieux, Manger Bio" dans les collèges
Ce programme du Conseil général de la Drôme touche
maintenant 18 collèges. Les collégiens bénéficient d'actions de
sensibilisation à l'alimentation saine
Courtesy of the IBE Documentation Centre