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Menahga School District grapples with online education – Park Rapids Enterprise

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Students are leaving brick-and-mortar schools for online learning.

The Menahga School District is considering combating this trend by providing its own online educational program.

Elevate Online is a Minnesota Department of Education-approved online provider through Southwest Metro Intermediate District 228.

Eric Schneider, executive director of Elevate Online, presented a partnership agreement at the Monday, March 18 school board meeting.

All school districts are wrestling with this as parents become more aware of online educational opportunities, he said.

If approved, program options would be available to Menagha families (both K-12 live-virtual as well as 9-12 self-guided), including special education and English Language services.

The Menahga School District has the option to waive the 50% maximum for “supplemental learning, thus allowing students to remain fully enrolled for graduation status and/or athletics/activities. Students continue to earn Menahga credits, and if a student openly enrolls into Menahga, the student would be able to participate in Menahga athletics and activities.”

Schneider explained students would technically be considered “supplementally enrolled” at Elevate Online.

“So they’re coming to us for part of their schedule,” he said. “We really do behave as an extension of your school.”

Superintendent Jay Kjos recommended approving the partnership.

“Kids are still leaving

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Education Ministry calls for compassion and love – FBC News

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The Education Ministry has sent out its well wishes to every child for Palm Sunday while reminding adults about their duty to create a nurturing environment that promotes the growth and happiness of every youngster.

Today marks Palm Sunday, a holiday celebrated by Christians worldwide celebrating Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education Viliame Gavoka says the central message for Palm Sunday is a reminder of God’s love and sacrifice for Christians and children alike.

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Gavoka says today marks the beginning of the Holy Week, leading up to Resurrection Sunday.

Meanwhile, Permanent Secretary for Education Selina Kuruleca also expressed her sentiments, saying Palm Sunday is a reminder of Jesus’ humility and his willingness to fulfill God’s plan, which shows that true greatness lies in serving others with love and respect.

Kuruleca believes it is important to teach children about Jesus’ teachings, and we should strive to follow his example of compassion, forgiveness, and love in our daily lives

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Education Department accused of ‘malicious negligence’ amid FAFSA failure

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FAFSA rollout bugs and blunders: Here's what you need to know

As problems with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid persist into the spring, harsh words are being directed at the US Department of Education.

Former top student loan official Wayne Johnson accused the Education Department of “malicious negligence” in a March 7 letter written to US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and other senior officials and shared with CNBC.

“Continuing to whitewash this evolving calamity with ‘corporate style crises management PR’ is extraordinarily irresponsible,” wrote Johnson, who served as the chief operating officer of the Office of Federal Student Aid from 2017 until 2019 and is now running for Congress.

“Each of you is personally and collectively responsible for what is manifesting to be a level of incredible harm inflicted upon students and schools,” Johnson wrote.

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Johnson had a “brief” tenure as COO of FSA, a department spokesperson told CNBC of his correspondence, “during which time none of the changes he now talks about were successfully implemented.”

“We will also note that the FAFSA

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Increase in online education in the EU in 2023

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In 2023, 30% of EU internet users aged 16 to 74 reported that they had done an online course or used online learning material in the three months prior to the survey. This is a 2 percentage point (pp) increase compared with 2022 (28%).

Among all EU members, the Netherlands has the highest share (54%) of internet users doing an online course or using online learning materials, followed by Finland (53%), Sweden (48%), Spain (47%) and Estonia ( 45%).

At the other end of the scale, doing online courses or using online learning materials was not very common in Romania (10%), Cyprus (16%), Bulgaria and Greece (both 17%) and Poland (18%).

People doing an online course or using online learning material, % of individuals who used the internet in the last 3 months, 2022 and 2023. Chart. See link to full dataset below.

Source dataset: isoc_ci_ac_i

In general, participation in online education in 2023 increased compared with 2022. The share of people doing online courses or using online learning material increased in most of the EU countries, with the largest increase recorded in the Netherlands (+12 pp), Sweden ( +7 pp) and Malta, Estonia and Croatia (all three +5 pp). Decreases were observed in Greece (-12 pp), Cyprus (-5 pp), Austria and Slovenia (both -2 pp).

This news item marks the International Day of Education, celebrated on 24th January.

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UP Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004 ‘unconstitutional’, declares Allahabad HC

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The Allahabad high court’s Lucknow bench on 21 March declared the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004 as ‘unconstitutional’, reported Hindustan Times.

The bench also directed the Yogi Adityanath-led State government to accommodate students studying in Madarsas in other schools.

The Lucknow bench comprised Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi. They passed an order on a petition filed by Anshuman Singh Rathore, who challenged the constitutional validity of the Act and certain provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Act, 2012, said the report.

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The new court order arrived months after the state government decided to survey the Islamic education institutions in Uttar Pradesh. In October 2023, it also formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the funding of Madarsas from abroad.

The SIT team in its report recommended action against more than 8,000 madrasas and alleged that around 80 madrasas in border regions had received foreign funding totaling around ₹100 crores.

In December 2023, a division bench raised concerns about potential instances of arbitrary decision-making and the need for transparency in the administration of such educational

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New Leicester education center to provide opportunities for city’s young people | News

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Young people in Leicester will have a greater chance of realizing their ambitions thanks to a new education center in the city.

Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, who herself overcame barriers during her school days to forge a successful career as a space scientist and broadcaster, was chosen to open the IntoUniversity Centre, in Beaumont Leys.

Leicester’s IntoUniversity center is a collaborative partnership between IntoUniversity, the University of Leicester and De Montfort University. The initiative has been funded thanks to a number of generous donors including the Randal Foundation, founded by Dr Nik and Moni Kotecha, and the Ian and Clare Mattioli Charitable Trust.

The center will provide young people access to after-school academic support, mentoring with university students and professionals, in-school aspiration-raising workshops and enrichment and work experience opportunities.

Dame Aderin-Pocock, who was the University of Leicester’s Chancellor and attended 13 different schools and had undiagnosed dyslexia as a child, cut the ribbon at the opening, before telling school pupils set to benefit from the center to aim high when it comes to education .

Dame Aderin-Pocock, who is a co-presenter of BBC Sky At Night, said: “I know the enormous power of education first-hand. Having dyslexia, I

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JAM 2024: IIT Madras releases toppers’ list | Education News

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HOURS 2024: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras has released the toppers’ list of the Joint Admissions Test (JAM) 2024. The candidates who appeared for the examination can check the toppers’ list and cut-off at the official website of JAM — jam.iitm.ac.in.

The JAM 2024 website also holds the master answer key and the scorecards.

IIT JAM 2024: Cut-off

As per the official notice, the Biotechnology (BT) cut-off is 44.46 for the general category (40.01 for OBC-NCL / EWS, and 22.23 for SC / ST / PwD).

Similarly, the cut-off for Chemistry is 25.38 for the general category, 22.84 for OBC-NCL / EWS, and 12.69 for SC / ST / PwD). The Economics cut-off is 24.64 for the general category, 22.17 for OBC-NCL / EWS, and 12.32 for SC / ST / PwD).

Mathematics cut-off for general category is 11.22, 10.09 for OBC-NCL / EWS, and 5.61 for SC / ST / PwD). For Mathematical Statistics, the general cut-off is 23.03, 20.72 for OBC-NCL / EWS, and 11.51 for SC / ST / PwD).

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For Geology, general cut-off is 33.09, 29.78 for OBC-NCL / EWS, 16.54 for SC / ST / PwD). 19.63 is the general category cut-off for

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Hong Kong’s education minister pledges moderated university fee hikes, says government will consider the financial burden on students – YP

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Hong Kong’s education minister has pledged that planned increases in university tuition fees will be carried out gradually, taking into account the financial burden on students.

Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin said the government would adopt a “very pragmatic” approach when phasing in the rise in bachelor’s degree fees at the city’s eight publicly funded universities.

“We will not aggressively increase the fees in one go,” he told the SCMP in a wide-ranging interview. “We will consider Hong Kong’s economic situation and the affordability for families and the young. It should be done gradually for them to afford it.”

It might take “four or five years” for universities to reach the new 40 per cent target for non-local students, Secretary for Education Christine Choi says. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Undergraduates at the eight universities currently pay HK$42,100 (US$5,380) annually, an amount that has been frozen for 27 years. According to the University Grants Committee, which allocates funding to the universities, the cost recovery rate slipped from 18 per cent in the 2012-13 financial year to 13.3 per cent in 2022-23.

But a rise in fees appears unlikely to occur before the 2025-26 academic year at the earliest.

Choi also said

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Sask. teachers announce another week of job action, education minister teases announcement

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The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) has announced it will continue job action next week, as the government continues to tout “record” spending in its 2024/2025 provincial budget.

Teachers across the province will withdraw from extracurricular participation for all of next week, while some divisions will see teachers withdraw noon-hour supervision on Monday.

Saskatchewan teachers have been without a contract since August and bargaining on a new contract remains at a standstill.

Both sides of the labor dispute refuse to budget on the issues of class size and complexity.

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Host Candice Lipski talks with Finance Minister Donna Harpauer about her latest budget, and then gets some analysis from Haizhen Mou, a professor at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan.

Finance Minister Donna Harpauer told CBC’s Saskatoon Morning this week that any discussion with the STF has been difficult.

“The challenge that we’re having with the Teachers’ Federation is we feel that they should go to the bargaining table and have the discussions, but they are not defining clearly what it

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Sake Tasting in Japan: Understanding the National Drink

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Education News

HARRISBURG, Pa. — With Congress working to cross the coined “Big Beautiful Bill”, Republicans insist they won’t cut applications like Medicaid and SNAP, but as abc27 News’ Dennis Owens reviews, that will not be entirely true. Chhattisgarh’s Women and Child Development Minister Lakshmi Rajwade has ordered an inquiry into alleged irregularities in Surajpur’s trainer rationalisation course of, following complaints from the Shikshak Sanjha Manch. The forum cited corruption and mismanagement by the District education Officer, Bharti Verma, including double postings and compelled telephonic counselling. Teachers faced salary issues and were pressured to merely accept distant postings. Ravishankar Shukla University, has been honored with the distinguished “Chanakya Award – Best Teacher Educator- 2025” by the Indian Institute of Teacher education . This national recognition celebrates Dr. Choudhary’s outstanding contributions to instructor education, analysis, and leadership.

A new research surveyed 21,000 children in China and located that the association between parental bereavement and school bullying diversified by sex of the child and deceased parent, age when the dying occurred, and geographical space. A new research examines the emergence of overimitation in infants aged between sixteen and 21 months to see if and how it is linked to social affiliation and other forms …

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