No touching

Indian schools to students: No touching (AP)

AP - Two high schools in Mumbai have banned pupils from holding hands, kissing or touching on campus, warning that they will face disciplinary action if caught, officials said Monday.

Priorities

DepEd eyes cyber teaching in public schools

PRIETO DIAZ, Sorsogon - Ever heard of Channels Grade 1, Grade 3 or Fourth Year? You wouldn't find them in your television sets but they could be accessed by pupils and students in public schools once the Department of Education launches its Cyber Education program later this year, said Education Secretary Jesli Lapus during his visit here.

***Nice goal.  But prioritize the classrooms, textbooks and teacher salary

Never have been more correct

MMDA keen on implementing school bus drop-off points

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Traffic Operations Center (TOC) executive director Angelito Vergel de Dios assured Sunday school authorities and parents that the pupils will be safe with its proposed "drop off points" for school buses.

***Safety first!

Class divide by age three

Class divide hits learning by age of three

Disadvantaged children lagging a full year behind before they start school.

3-day school week?

Educator pushes 3-day school week

MANILA, Philippines—The solution to the lack of classrooms in Metro Manila could lie in the number of school days allotted for students each week, according to a retired school administrator.

Va. Tech students research stalled

Va. Tech students' research stalled (AP)

AP - Locked in the laboratories of the Virginia Tech building where 31 people died are the keys to its future — for its graduate students and for the engineering program itself.

Freemasons begin university recruitment drive

Freemasons begin university recruitment drive

Male undergraduates are being encouraged to join the Freemasons.

UK scenario: 758,000 places empty as parents fight for popular schools

758,000 places lie empty as parents fight for popular schools

Figures show rise in number of unfilled places, despite concerns that thousands of parents are struggling to find a good school.

Rowdy behaviour by school children on buses

Rowdy behaviour by school children on buses

Rising numbers of rowdy students are annoying adult passengers, distracting drivers and scaring younger children. Whose job is it to control them? Polly Curtis finds out.

UK Guardian: Aptitude tests could help pick best students

Aptitude tests could help pick best students

Universities should adopt US-style aptitude tests to help them decide between equally qualified potential students.

Illegal students await immigration plan

Illegal students await immigration plan (AP)

AP - At 23, Mariana should be carefree. She is finishing up her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Los Angeles, and has been accepted to a master's program at Harvard University's education school.

Back to school amid education worries

Filipino students go back to school amid education worries

MANILA, Philippines -- Facing a shortage of classrooms and teachers, about 20 million Filipino students headed back to school Monday after a summer break, as police beefed up security to prevent kidnappings of children.

30% of grade 1 won't finish elementary - Ibon

3 out of 10 Grade 1 pupils won't finish elementary -- Ibon

LUCENA CITY -- For every 10 Grade 1 students enrolled in the current school year, three of them will not finish elementary and four will not graduate from high school, according to studies made by the independent think-tank IBON Foundation.

Paul gives $10M to Kenyon College

Paul Newman gives $10M to Kenyon college (AP)

AP - Paul Newman is donating $10 million to Kenyon College to help start a scholarship fund, the private liberal arts school said. Newman, 82, graduated from the central Ohio college in 1949 with a degree in drama and economics.

Alumnus pledges $100M

U. of Illinois alumnus pledges $100M (AP)

AP - A University of Illinois alumnus announced he will make a $100 million donation to his alma mater, the largest gift in the university's history.

US teacher gets 10 years for sex with 11-year-old student

US teacher gets 10 years for student sex

LAURENS, South Carolina - A former elementary school teacher pleaded guilty Friday to having sex with an 11-year-old student and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, a prosecutor said.

Students warned against fire starters

Don't let fire start with cigarettes, fans, studes told

While police will look out for petty thieves, kidnappers and demonstrators when school starts, fire officials will watch out for their own three �enemies" � cigarettes, electric fans, and computers.

Do not cheer so much

Ill. students lose diplomas over cheers (AP)

AP - Caisha Gayles graduated with honors last month, but she is still waiting for her diploma. The reason: the whoops of joy from the audience as she crossed the stage.

2,000 caught cheating using mobile phones

A Youngster using his cell phone. Nearly 2,000 students sitting ...

(AFP/File) - A Youngster using his cell phone. Nearly 2,000 students sitting university entrance exams in Nigeria have reportedly been caught using mobile phones to cheat.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)

The debate continues on Intelligent design

Intelligent design has place in science lessons, says CofE

The row over teaching the theory of intelligent design in science lessons was reignited today by the Church of England's new head of education.

UK profs reject plan to spy on students

UK profs reject plan to spy on students (AP)

AP - A union of British academics voted unanimously to reject a government plan to tackle Islamic extremism in universities, likening the initiative to "witch hunts" that would single out Muslim students.

Children's innate math ability

Study shows children good at approximate maths (Reuters)

Reuters - Children who had never been taught addition or subtraction were able to solve approximate maths problems involving large numbers, researchers said on Wednesday in a finding that reveals a new understanding of children's innate math ability.

Spelling bee is a math whiz also

Spelling bee champ is a math-whiz, too (AP)

AP - Having spelled "serrefine" to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Evan O'Dorney is ready to tackle an even more unusual challenge for a 13-year-old boy.

Naked protests against tuition increase

Protesters bare against tuition increase

MANILA, Philippines -- A group of young men pulled a surprise in Manila Friday when they ran naked to protest the approved tuition increase for the school year, a radio report said.

DepEd releases Accreditation and Equivalency test

DepEd releases accreditation and equivalency test results

MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Education has released the results of the Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) test, a non-formal education program designed to provide two levels of certification of learning achievement comparable to the formal elementary and secondary education system.

Microsoft developes Math, English courses for teachers

Microsoft develops Math, English courses for teachers

MANILA, Philippines -- Microsoft is working with the Department of Education (DepEd) in developing courses aimed at helping teachers use technology in public schools.

UP is best Filipino school

This came out as an article for Asiaweek where the best Asian schools were ranked.

Over-all (100%)

University of the Philippines 53.79 (48)
De La Salle University43.54 (71)
Ateneo de Manila University43.51 (72)
UST41.69 (74)

Academic Reputation (20%)

UP - 15.60 (18)
DLSU - 10.83 (56)
ADMU - 10.64 (58)
UST - 9.82 (71)


Student Selectivity (25%)

UP - 21.36 (44)
DLSU- 17.40 (67)
ADMU - 18.36 (65)
UST- 20.96 (48)

Faculty Resources (25%)

UP - 12.98 (61)
DLSU - 11.06 (67)
ADMU - 10.21 (71)
UST - 9.50 (73)

Research (20%)

UP - 2.41 (60)
DLSU - 2.58 (58)
ADMU - 2.29 (63)
UST - 0.56 (76)

Financial Resources (10%)

UP - 1.43 (67)
DLSU - 1.67 (63)
ADMU -2.02 (60)
UST - 0.85 (71)

Students per academic staff

UP - 11 (45)
DLSU - 19 (69)
ADMU - 12 (52)
UST - 25 (73)

Graduate Students as % of total students

UP - 16.15 (49)
DLSU - 8.26 (70)
ADMU - 34.72 (8)
UST - 5.82 (76)

Citations in international journals per teacher/researcher

UP - 0.02 (68)
DLSU - 0.02 (70)
ADMU - 0.01 (74)
UST - 0.01 (75)

Internet bandwidth per student (kbps)

UP - 0.03 (70)
DLSU - 0.60 (54)
ADMU - 0.27 (56)
UST - 0.01 (72)