2016年9月2日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Education News


America’s Parents Are Confused About the Purpose of School

Posted: 02 Sep 2016 12:26 PM PDT

America's Parents Are Confused About the Purpose of SchoolB. Prepare them for citizenship. It's also evidence, other experts say, of a two-tiered system in U.S. public education: knowledge for people who can afford it, work skills for everyone else. The results of the 48th annual PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools "seem to assume and even accept that many [students] will be winners and many will be losers," Elaine Weiss, national coordinator for Broader Bolder Approach to Education, an education-reform think tank, told TakePart.


Salesforce donates $2.5 million to STEM programs in Oakland schools

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 08:40 PM PDT

Salesforce donates $2.5 million to STEM programs in Oakland schoolsMarc Benioff, the CEO of Saleforce has stood behind San Francisco public schools since 2013. Now he says it's time to share the wealth with Oakland schools.


Philippines wants mandatory drug tests for college admissions

Posted: 01 Sep 2016 08:28 PM PDT

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures while delivering a speech during the 115th Police Service Anniversary at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Quezon city, metro ManilaBy Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines is stepping up President Rodrigo Duterte's battle on drugs with incoming college freshmen set to face tests for illegal drug use from next year, an education official said on Friday. A wave of 2,400 killings unleashed in a war on drugs since Duterte came to power two months ago has gained popular support in the Southeast Asian nation, but has alarmed the United Nations and the United States, Manila's close ally. The government seeks to make drug testing a requirement for all incoming college students, said Julito Vitriolo, the executive director of the Commission on Higher Education.


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