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10/03/2024

Where MoCo high school graduates are going to college

The following is a chart of the colleges and universities where 2023 graduates from eight Montgomery County high schools applied, were accepted and enrolled. The chart is based on data provided by the schools. The schools are: Albert Einstein in Kensington; Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Walt Whitman and Walter Johnson in Bethesda; Montgomery Blair in Silver Spring; Richard Montgomery and Thomas S. Wootton in Rockville; and Winston Churchill in Potomac.

The information sent by the schools is self-reported by students, so school officials cannot guarantee its accuracy. For brevity’s sake, we have limited the list to colleges and universities with at least six applicants from the combined high schools.

Fun facts:

This year, the University of Chicago was the most selective college that accepted at least one student from across the eight Montgomery County high schools, with an overall acceptance rate of just 3.6%.
The most popular school this year among the students of the eight high schools was the University of Maryland, College Park, which racked up 2,606 applications, followed by Montgomery College (968), the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (931) and Pennsylvania State University (904).
The University of Maryland, College Park is taking the most students from the eight schools,

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08/03/2024

BC places 2-year ban on new colleges enrolling international students

British Columbia is banning new post-secondary institutions from applying to enroll international students for the next two years, as the province roots out “exploitive practices” plaguing the system.

Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson said Monday that the freeze is necessary to correct faults in an international education system that “has not been working as well as it should.”

Robinson said the province began looking into the system last March and found instances of “poor-quality education, a lack of instructors” and even the “scaring away” of students from lodging formal complaints by certain private institutions.

One student, Robinson said, told her that the woman’s family in India saved money to send her to BC for a “quality education.” Instead, she was placed in online classes upon arrival, the minister said.

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BC’s international students weigh in on Canada’s decision to cap new international student permits

According to the province, 175,000 international students study at public and private colleges. That number is set to drop following Ottawa’s new two-year cap on international student study permits. Our Jon Hernandez went out to learn more from the very people at the heart of

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by sindiro

07/03/2024

Vivek High School: Vivek High School to Challenge UT Education Department’s Order in Court | Chandigarh News

Chandigarh: As of January 9 deadline for registration on the EWS admissions portal approaches, Vivek High SchoolSector 38 — only one of the 53 non-minority schools left to register — is planning to move the high court in the coming week, against the UT education department‘s order on December 27 to derecognise the school over not admitting 28 EWS students under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act.
Vivek High School chairman HS Mamik said, “Within the next three to four days, before January 9 or 10, we will file a petition in the Punjab and Haryana high court, challenging the derecognition order. Our primary appeals involve seeking full reimbursement, ensuring the guaranteed 25% under RTE, and requesting the education department to permit entry-level classes. However, our Montessori system allows children to start classes at 18 months or 2 years, making it challenging to follow the department’s suggestion to admit students from Class 1 onwards, as, for that, we would have to keep our lower class seats vacant for two years. We will abide by the court’s decision.”
In the previous year, except St Kabir and Vivek High School, 51 of 53 non-minority

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by sindiro

25/02/2024

Ontario gives some teachers, education workers retroactive salary bumps as remedy to Bill 124

Ontario has agreed to give public high school teachers and some elementary school education workers retroactive salary increases to compensate them for constrained wages under a law known as Bill 124.

Education workers represented by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario ratified a new contract last week and the union said Tuesday that the deal includes an agreement on a Bill 124 remedy.

“Since its unconstitutional inception, ETFO has denounced Bill 124 and challenged the Ford government’s interference and overreach,” president Karen Brown wrote in a statement.

That 2019 law capped salaries increasing for public sector workers to one per cent a year for three years. An Ontario court has declared it unconstitutional, ruling that it infringes on the workers’ rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining.

The government has appealed, but ETFO says any future court rulings won’t affect the retroactive pay.

Since it was found unconstitutional, arbitrators have awarded additional retroactive pay to several groups of workers, including nurses and other hospital workers, ORNGE air ambulance paramedics, and college faculty.

It has also been a major issue in this round of education bargaining, with the unions representing teachers and other workers raising the issue of retroactive compensation

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by sindiro

24/02/2024

At one tiny Nebraska high school, there’s only one freshman

TAYLOR, Neb. — Bailley Leibert walks into civics class and plops her sunflower-print backpack onto an empty table. The 15-year-old rummages for her notebook and colored pens.

Around her are enough chairs to seat 10 students.

But today, and every day, there are nine empty seats. It’s just the ninth-grader and social studies teacher Ken Wright — an unintentional private lesson for the only freshman in this school.

At Loup County High School, Bailley is the sole member of the class of 2027. The class was entirely empty for three years before she moved to the village of Taylor this school year.

Nestled in the Sandhills, Loup County Public School has just 89 kids — one of the smallest school districts in Nebraska. Twice, the tiny school, in danger of closing, has gone to the Nebraska Legislature to keep its doors open.

Teachers and students say it feels like the school holds the community of Taylor and the 571-square-mile Loup County together. It’s the place to be during Friday night football games. It’s the town’s biggest employer. And, even in a shrinking county — and despite the freshman class of one — the school is growing.

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by sindiro

23/02/2024

West Bengal Education Policy 2023: Key Changes to School Structure, Examination System, and Language Learning

WB Education Policy 2023: The West Bengal Higher Education Department has revamped its education system starting from pre-primary to higher education level in the State of West Bengal. The new State Education Policy (SEP) is aimed at ensuring a higher standard of education for all students, with a particular focus on marginalized, disadvantaged, and under-represented groups.
The State Government constituted an expert committee consisting of eminent educationists on April 07, 2022. The Committee submitted its recommendation to the State Government after due deliberation with stakeholders.
West Bengal New Education Policy 2023: Key Highlights
Education Structure: At present, the structure of school education in West Bengal follows a 5+4+2+2 pattern. It includes one year of pre-primary and four years of primary until grade 4, The students move through four years of upper primary, two years of secondary, and two years of higher secondary. The only change suggested in the structure is the inclusion of the first two years of early years’ education at an Anganwadi centre.
Early Childhood Care and Education: There are around 1.2 lakh Anganwadi Centres (AWC) catering to over 82 lakh children (0-6 years). The curriculum for the children of AWC will be prepared by

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by sindiro

23/02/2024

Crosstown rivals in eastern Idaho will share schools in show of unity after fire • Idaho Capital Sun

This story was first published on IdahoEdNews.org.

POCATELLO — They may be crosstown rivals, but the Highland Rams and Century Diamondbacks will come together for the next five weeks, sharing one building.

The show of unity came after an electrical fire scorched Highland on April 21, reducing one of its wings to ashes.

While the two schools were normally competitors, Highland Principal Brad Wallace liked the situation to move in with relatives after losing your home.

“I have been overwhelmed by the support of the Century administration,” Wallace said. “That was unbelievable, because we’re invading their space.”

Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 trustees unanimously approved the shared school plan — which involves both student bodies switching to hybrid learning — at a special meeting held Wednesday afternoon.

“The Board appreciates the thoughtful approach the district has taken to come together to address the immediacy of this issue,” Board Chair Jim Facer said in a press release. “This situation presents us with a rare opportunity for the community to see another level of the district’s MORE TOGETHER mission in action, and it makes me proud.”

Starting May 1, Century students will attend classes in person at their school three days a week,

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by sindiro

22/02/2024

West Texas oil and gas sector wants more students to learn about industry

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MIDLAND — When Giovanni Parra’s instructor asked the class to weld the opposite ends of a wire during a lesson on soldering, the 16-year-old sprinted to the nearest workstation.

Parra is among dozens of students in a technical education program offered by the Midland school district that is preparing students to work in their own backyard, the oil-rich Permian Basin.

Unlike other classes at his high school, this one makes Parra feel connected to his family’s legacy.

“My whole family works in the oil fields,” Parra said. “I’m trying to see what I’m good at.”

Parra, a sophomore, is one of a few students who has access to this kind of hands-on learning. Within the 55 counties making up the Permian Basin between Texas and New Mexico, only four school districts offer classes that directly prepare students for work in the oil fields — a highly competitive market always short of workers. And two programs are fully enrolled.

In Odessa, hundreds of students are on a waitlist to take classes that teach them the basics of oil and

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by sindiro

11/02/2024

US Department of Education opens discrimination investigation into Edina Public Schools after students suspended for pro-Palestinian chant

WCCO digital headlines: Afternoon of Feb. 6, 2024

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EDINA, Minn. — The US Department of Education opened an investigation into Edina Public Schools on Jan. 30 but did not specify why.

Tuesday, Edina Public Schools said it is a Title VI Discrimination investigation.

The investigation comes after the Minnesota Council for Islamic Relations filed a complaint last November with the DOE over the suspension of two Edina students, claiming religious discrimination during the pro-Palestinian protests.

Tuesday, CAIR-MN said they welcomed the investigation “into allegations of Islamophobic discrimination against Edina Schools. This follows the suspension of two Muslim students at Edina High School for chanting ‘From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.’

The chant is considered by many to be antisemitic.

“We are encouraged by the swift action and the decision to investigate Edina Public Schools. This is a step towards achieving justice for those unjustly singled out and mistreated,” stated Jaylani Hussein, Executive Director of CAIR-MN.

MORE NEWS: CAIR-MN calls for Edina students’ suspension over pro-Palestinian chant to be restrained

Edina Public Schools released the following statement Tuesday:

Edina Public Schools is aware that the US Department of

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by sindiro

30/01/2024

Gyandeep Model High School: Sector 20 school derecognised for anomalies in admission process

CHANDIGARH: For the first time after many years the UT education department has derecognised a private school due to its anomalies in the admission process. On the proposal of district education officer, director of school education has approved the withdrawal of recognition of classes XI and XII of Gyandeep Model High School in Sector 20, Chandigarh. The school had landed in trouble in March 2017 when Class XII students of the school did not get their roll numbers for appearing in board exams.

The education department had formed a committee and conducted an inquiry. In the letter district education officer (DEO) had referred to the same committee’s report and had stated that “there is total mismanagement of the record and lots of anomalies are visible in the admission process.” It was also stated that the school authorities had not informed the parents of the students regarding the norms for board classes. It was further stated that, “There is malpractice found in general administration of the school.” The report was submitted by the committee in 2017. It was proposed to review the recognition of the school with effect from March 31, 2018 and also to review the affiliation of CBSE.
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