#Universities

New Education Policy 2020 1. 10+2 board structure is dropped2. New school structure will be 5+3+3+43. Upto 5 pre school, 6 to 8 Mid School, 8 to 12 High
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How Ontario's new PSE funding system, which is allegedly 60% "performance-based", really only puts at most 0.4% of total funds at risk based on performance. Everybody update your talking points,
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Let me tell you about five numbers that haunt me: 35, 40, 30, 20, and 15 — the ages of five slaves recorded in the Slave Schedule of the 1850
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A thread on things we still don't know about the @universityofga reopening plan for Fall 2020. This is based in part on concerns raised by a colleague who has been
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Bowman's decision to redshirt the entire ASU swimming & diving team this year seems like a responsible decision, esp. given the lack of a coherent federal govt response & NCAA
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With a lot of universities going fully remote for the new semester, some people are saying for incoming first years to go to a community college. And that is good
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Total silliness (ridiculousness) British vaccine scientists = our most valued collaborators. Our successes are linked, and my visits and lectures to UK universities and research institutions = highlight of
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In my research, I think *a lot* about the use of consequences, specifically punishment, to modify or change behavior, of students in K-12 schools. In relation to Pitt's e-mail, which
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Things kids should be taught in schools, but aren't. Number 1: Financial literacy. Teach kids how to save and budget using excel. Teach the basics of investing... What a share
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Perhaps she was referring to a different country? Here in the US we're seeing a steep rise in hospitalizations and ICU admissions due to #COVID19 https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1281297572821372933 I fear we're entering
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Who likes a good story about etymology? Hm? No one? Good. Sit down and attend, children, as I tell you about "doctors." "Doctor" is actually Latin; it comes from the
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A long-awaited move, this is great!Some of the highlights of the New Education 2020 policy include:-overcoming the divide between science and arts streams through introduction of vocational subjects giving merit
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The @wsj obviously feeling left out on the clickbait stakes, publishes an op-ed by a sourpuss man who conflates his honorary doctorate with @drbiden’s examined one, and says all PhDs
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STUDENTS: This message is not to benefit you. It is about the marketisation of higher education and it will hurt you.https://twitter.com/michelledonelan/status/1350159981790830594 Education is a public good and should be viewed
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1/ Some may be wondering: What ever happened to rapid tests? There was a lot of excitement a few months ago and even the FDA seemed to open up. So
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At the inaugural Waterfront in #Belfast event two years ago, "we wanted to test are we on our own here or are other people thinking the same things?" says @IRLPatricia
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