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TED-ED: Should we get rid of standardized testing? - Arlo Kempf
Although standardized testing is a particularly hot topic in education right now, this approach to measurement has been in use for two millennia. And while the results of standardized testing can help us understand some things, they can...
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TED-ED: Why do people get so anxious about math? - Orly Rubinsten
Have you ever sat down to take a math test and immediately felt your heart beat faster and your palms start to sweat? This is called math anxiety, and if it happens to you, you're not alone: Researchers think about 20 percent of the...
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Police & Protesters Clash On Tuition Fees Protest
Police & Protesters Clash On Tuition Fees Protest
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Students Set Fire To Sentry Box During Protests
Students Set Fire To Sentry Box During Protests
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US education secretary defends TV comments
US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos spoke at a National PTA (Parent Teacher Association) conference in Arlington, Virginia on Tuesday to clarify comments she made about school choice on CBS's "60 Minutes" programme.
The...
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DeVos School Choice Speech Protested at Harvard
Students at Harvard University staged a protest Thursday as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos delivered an address on school choice.
Some held up fists. One held up a sign reading, "White supremacist." Others called for...
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Pres. Barack Obama has declared 10 states are free from the No Child Left Behind law, allowing them to scrap some of the most rigorous and unpopular mandates. In exchange, the states are promising higher standards and more creative ways to measure what students are learning.
HEADLINE: School officials excited about 'No Child' waiver
CAPTION: Pres. Barack Obama has declared 10 states are free from the No Child Left Behind law, allowing them to scrap some of the most unpopular mandates. In exchange, the states...
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Zuma defends education policy on Kenya visit
South Africa's president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday said the government won't pay for the education of children "has every means to pay".He made the comments while on a trip to Kenya.Zuma said his government was committed to a policy of free...
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President Bush told a group of New York school kids on Wednesday: 'Childrens do learn.' Bush made his grammatical slip-up at a made-for-TV event where he urged Congress to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act.
HEADLINE: Bush grammar gaffe: 'Childrens do learn'
CAPTION: President Bush told a group of New York school kids on Wednesday: 'Childrens do learn.' Bush made his grammatical slip-up at a made-for-TV event where he urged Congress to...
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Trump Asks Congress to Extend School Choice
President Donald Trump is asking Congress to work with him to extend school choice programs.Trump says "every child has a right to fulfill their potential."He praised a school voucher program in Washington, D.C., that allows low-income...
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Trump Asks Congress to Extend School Choice
President Donald Trump is asking Congress to work with him to extend school choice programs.Trump says "every child has a right to fulfill their potential."He praised a school voucher program in Washington, D.C., that allows low-income...
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President Obama announced five new "Promise Zones" Thursday during an event at the White House. By applying federal funding in targeted areas, Promise Zones aim to bolster education, access to housing and crime-reduction programs. (Jan. 9)
President Barack Obama announced Thursday that the federal government can help economically challenged communities through five new "Promise Zones."
Obama discussed the zones during a White House event. It's part of his effort to focus...
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Arizona Voters Wait in Long Lines at Polls
After a frenzied weekend of raucous campaign rallies across the state, thousands turned out early Tuesday morning to cast their votes in Arizona in the presidential primary.At just one polling site in Phoenix, hundreds waited in long...
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ARGENTINA: DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST GOVERNMENT EDUCATION POLICIES
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Tens of thousands of Argentinians took to the streets of the capital Buenos Aires, on Monday, in protest at government education policies..
The demonstration followed a teachers' strike on Friday which left an estimated 95...
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When Barack Obama spoke at the University of North Carolina, he wasn't just a president trying to promote his higher education policy. Even to students as far away as California, he was someone who understood their burden of college loans.
HEADLINE: College student: Loans ''a little terrifying''
CAPTION: When Barack Obama spoke at the University of North Carolina, he wasn''t just a president trying to promote his higher education policy. Even to students as far away as...
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University students clash with police in resistance to new education law
1. Travelling shot of anti-riot police holding up their shields and university students hurling sticks and other objects at them, anti-riot police officer kicking tear gas canister toward protesters, tear gas filling street
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Police Clash With Students On Tuition Fees March
Police Clash With Students On Tuition Fees March