Aga Khan University signs agreement to further health and education development in Syria (AME Info)
The Ministries of Health and Higher Education of the Government of Syria and Aga Khan University (AKU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance capacity in the health sector.
Developing post-graduate education, a basic strategy (Islamic Republic News Agency)
Iran -Turkey Ministers Meeting Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mohammad Mehdi Zahedi said development of science and technology is impossible without promoting post-graduate education.
Education Diary: Bichard takes over as director of Institute of Government (Independent)
Sir Michael Bichard, who has had a long and illustrious career in the public sector as permanent secretary of first the Employment Department and then the Department for Education and Employment as was, has retired from the top job at the University of the Arts London. But he isn’t striding off to spend the rest of his life on the golf course. Oh, no. Next month he takes over as director of a …
The American Education Corporation Releases a Major New Assessment Product Based on Industry-Leading Partnerships (Centre Daily Times)
The American Education Corporation (AEC) today announced that it released A+(R) LearningLink(TM), a valid and reliable formative online assessment product that measures a student’s existing knowledge, comprehension and mastery of basic skills in reading and mathematics in grades 1-8. This major new product family was developed in a three-way partnership with Metametrics, Inc., Durham, North …
The American Education Corporation Releases a Major New Assessment Product Based on Industry-Leading Partnerships (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
OKLAHOMA CITY—-The American Education Corporation today announced that it released A+ LearningLink, a valid and reliable formative online assessment product that measures a students existing knowledge, comprehension and mastery of basic skills in reading and mathematics in grades 18.
Brandon Robshaw: A high price to pay for failing a form-filling test (Independent)
People often say, “It’s not the money, it’s the principle”, without really meaning it. In fact, they generally mean the opposite. But the further education college where I teach has recently put me in the unusual position of being able to make this claim with absolute sincerity.
DNC platform goals address rising cost of education (The State News)
Denver In a nod to the young voters who have been instrumental in Barack Obamas presidential campaign, the Democrats addressed the rising cost of higher education when approving the partys platform Monday.
Ducks receive secondary education (OregonLive.com)
It is here that the Oregon secondary, already a tough and talented group, has grown tighter. Doxey, who drowned last month in the McKenzie River, was a safety and a popular teammate, and his memory has further galvanized a unit that is the strength of the team.
Md. Board Of Education Signals Discomfort With Standardized Tests (NBC4 Washington, D.C.)
Members of the Maryland Board of Education are signaling that they’re still uncomfortable with making standardized tests a requirement for graduation.
Ingram Micro Named VMware Authorized Training Center (SYS-CON Media)
Ingram Micro announced it has been named a VMware Authorized Training Center (VATC). The distributor also announced it is increasing its VMware-certified technical, sales and marketing support and introducing a new partner program called Smart Enablement for VMware Partners, which helps solution providers offset the costs of training and education, further strengthening its role as a value-added …