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• The Teachers of ‘TEACH’ on How to Succeed in the Classroom
• Liberia's education system 'a mess' - President Sirleaf
• Connect on Social Media to Research U.S. Colleges
• Angry teachers paralyze Mexico City with protests
• Cutting college costs: five questions about Obama’s proposal

The Teachers of ‘TEACH’ on How to Succeed in the Classroom Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:01 AM PDT Even if you've never been a teacher, chances are you still have strong opinions about what makes someone successful at it. Teaching can look like such a simple process: Devise a lesson plan, explain it to students, test them on it, and enjoy having your summers off.

Liberia's education system 'a mess' - President Sirleaf Posted: 29 Aug 2013 08:56 AM PDT MONROVIA (Reuters) - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has branded Liberia's education system "a mess" requiring a complete overhaul, days after all 25,000 high school students sitting state university entrance exams failed. University authorities last week said not a single university applicant had achieved the minimum grade for admission, highlighting one of the many problems facing the country 10 years after the end of a devastating civil war. "The students' failure did not come from the university, but rather from the schools that prepared them. ...

Connect on Social Media to Research U.S. Colleges Posted: 29 Aug 2013 07:16 AM PDT Social media has become increasingly important in our lives, and has changed the traditional ways many of us get and exchange information. When it comes to applying to schools overseas, social media can connect international students with current students and alumni in other countries, making the difficult work of researching overseas schools much easier.

Angry teachers paralyze Mexico City with protests Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:52 AM PDT This sprawling metropolis of honking cars and 22 million harried people has been brought to its knees, not by an earthquake or its ominous smoking volcanoes, but rather a small contingent of angry school ...

Cutting college costs: five questions about Obama’s proposal Posted: 28 Aug 2013 06:40 PM PDT President Obama unveiled a plan Aug. 22 to make college more affordable. "We can't price the middle class and everybody working to get into the middle class out of a college education," he said, noting that the average student who borrows graduates about $26,000 in debt. Here's a look at the plan and affordability efforts.

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