http://mobis-ifip.org Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:09:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There has been a rise in the number of children eating school lunches in England, data suggests. But this still leaves less than half of primary pupils and just over a third of secondary pupils eating school lunches, the School Food Trust says. Take-up in primaries was 41.4%, up 2.1 percentage points ... http://mobis-ifip.org/?p=236 The government has announced a review of guidance for nurseries and childcarers, which includes controversial "toddler targets". Ministers have ordered a review of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, which sets learning and welfare standards for under-fives. They are concerned it is too rigid and leads to a "tick-box" approach. The framework ... http://mobis-ifip.org/?p=234 Ten percent of students who left UK colleges last year were unable to find work, according official figures, up from 8% the year before. The jobless rate among 2009 graduates is the highest in seven years, says the Higher Education Statistics Agency. And the number of students who managed to find employment ... http://mobis-ifip.org/?p=232 Many parents see schools as "bossy" or "interfering" when they tell them what they can and cannot put in their children's lunch box, Ofsted warns. Instead parents wanted more advice on how to prepare healthier packed lunches, inspectors said. They also said heads often felt uneasy about issuing edicts on lunch ... http://mobis-ifip.org/?p=229 Kaplan University has an offer for California community college students who cannot get a seat in a class they need: under a memorandum of understanding with the chancellor of the community college system, they can take the online version at Kaplan, with a 42 percent tuition discount. The opportunity would not ... http://mobis-ifip.org/?p=227 The city school board on Monday is expected to approve a $1.95 million contract for online tutorials for students struggling in math and writing. With only one year of test scores for backup, the vote will be based on scant evidence that Stanford EPGY (Education Program for Gifted Youth) works, particularly ... http://mobis-ifip.org/?p=225 Thousands of students at the University of Puerto Rico who went on strike two months ago to oppose severe budget cuts declared victory on Thursday after reaching an agreement with administrators. As part of a deal brokered by a court-appointed mediator, students would end their strike — one of the largest ... http://mobis-ifip.org/?p=223 Stanford University, an incubator for dozens of Silicon Valley companies, has become the focus of a grass-roots effort to pressure the technology industry to crack down on “conflict minerals.” In the Democratic Republic of Congo, armed groups force villagers to mine minerals like wolframite and cassiterite. Metals processed from such minerals ... http://mobis-ifip.org/?p=221 With effective teaching a top policy priority, certain school districts, the federal government, and nonprofit groups are renewing efforts to pilot and study strategies for pairing effective teachers with students in low-performing, high-poverty schools. The results could offer clues about how to rectify an imbalance in the distribution of the best ... http://mobis-ifip.org/?p=219 The threat of cuts still hangs over the programme to build new schools in England, with ministers refusing to confirm spending plans. Education Secretary Michael Gove was pressed repeatedly in the House of Commons to end the doubt over school rebuilding projects. Mr Gove told MPs that building plans remained under review. The ... http://mobis-ifip.org/?p=215