In a closely watched experiment, students in California are being tested on their social-emotional skills; the results will be used to rate schools. The Washington Post Education section provides coverage and analysis of schools, home school and education policy. Seeks fairness, a school integration plan divides Capitol HillAn idea to merge Maury and Miner elementary schools in D.C.’s Capitol Hill neighborhood has drawn questions and mixed reactions among parents. Teachers are limiting lessons on political, social issues, report findsIn the survey by Rand Corp., 65 percent of teachers reported restricting some forms of instruction. Most cited worry that they would not be supported if parents expressed concerns.
The first round of forgiveness under the new plan will clear $1.2 billion in loans. The remaining 12 percent of the world’s population has attained an education past the secondary stage, this is compared with just one percent in 1950. Individuals with higher levels of education tend to enjoy better overall health and wellbeing. Nearly 40 percent of the world’s population has been educated to either lower or upper secondary education, which usually runs from the ages of 11 or 12 through to 18 or 19 years old.
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Only one in five children achieve the minimum proficiency level in reading by the end of primary education. Girls are particularly disadvantaged in the only region in the world not to have achieved gender parity in enrolment at any level in the education system, with one in three girls married before they turn 18. In 60 years Africa has made considerable progress in education, with more children finishing school.
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At the higher ed level, less than a third of our graduates complete a work-integrated learning experience (such as an internship or a semester-long project) as part of their degree. One of the many outcomes of students who find little excitement or relevance in what they are learning is not just declining attendance but also employers of all shapes and sizes who say they can’t find the talent they are looking for. With nearly 10 million open jobs in the U.S. and a mere 11% of business leaders strongly agreeing graduates are well-prepared for work, we cannot afford to have an education discontent crisis. Video clips of two teachers engaging in sexual acts in a school in Beed have gone viral on social media.