2012年3月15日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Education News


50 arrested as Chile education protest turn violent

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Chilean students clash with riot police during a protest against the government of President Sebastian PineraAt least 50 people were arrested in the Chilean capital Thursday amid clashes with police during a student demonstration over the quality and cost of higher education.


For Teachers to Learn from Marines, Need to Include USMC Sticks as Well as Carrots

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COMMENTARY | Andrew Rotherham at TIME wonders why American public schools can fail to turn a kid into a productive citizen in 12 years while the U.S. Marine Corps can turn an 18-year-old fresh out of high school into a competent, respectable man who can think on his feet, speak with pride of the Corps' history and mission, and overcome tremendous odds.

"21 Jump Street": You have the right to remain amused

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Cast members Hill and Tatum pose at the premiere of LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If Hollywood studios are going to comb through their attics for old properties that can be relaunched as feature film franchises, they might do well to search for little-remembered TV series better known for a catchy concept (say, a squad of youthful cops who go undercover as high school students) or for its status as a cultural footnote (let's say, for the sake of argument, it gave Johnny Depp's career its original launch) than for the show itself. ...


Suu Kyi hopes to travel outside Myanmar soon

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Aung San Suu Kyi has not left Myanmar since 1988Myanmar democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday she hoped to travel abroad "in the near future", in what would be the Nobel laureate's first visit to another country since 1988.


Don't plan for 'normal,' says BC teachers union before back-to-work bill passage

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VANCOUVER - A wide-ranging education bill reviled by British Columbia's teachers as a straitjacket on their profession is expected to become law today, ending six months of job action against their vehement objections.

Korean, educated and female? Find a matchmaker

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The Black Eagles perform during Seoul Air Show 2005 media day at the Seoul Military AirportSEOUL (Reuters) - If you are thirty-plus and a woman with a masters degree in South Korea, you may need the help of a matchmaker to find love -- and your worried mother may even end up doing the legwork for you. As women in this rich Asian country have become better educated, with five times as many now getting advanced degrees as in 1995, they have also become more choosy and are less likely to settle for the role of meek spouse traditionally expected of Korean women. ...


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