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• Google Classroom is hoping the new year will be the best one yet for teachers and students
• Walker's Wisconsin tuition idea shuffles political alliances
• Lessons in respect at China's Confucius kindergartens

Google Classroom is hoping the new year will be the best one yet for teachers and students Posted: 12 Jan 2017 07:50 AM PST In 2017, the classroom is embracing technology like never before. And now, Google Classroom has rolled out a number of updates to better the experience for students, teachers, and administrators.

Walker's Wisconsin tuition idea shuffles political alliances Posted: 11 Jan 2017 10:07 PM PST MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to cut tuition at the University of Wisconsin and use taxpayer funds to pay for it is shaking up normal political alliances with some Democrats expressing support while skeptical fellow Republicans worry it could put the state on a path toward socialist Bernie Sanders' free college tuition plan.

Lessons in respect at China's Confucius kindergartens Posted: 11 Jan 2017 07:53 PM PST Children in scholars hats bow before a statue of Confucius, the Chinese sage once reviled by Communist authorities but now enjoying a revival as parents look to instil his values in their offspring. With central government backing, hundreds of private schools dedicated to Confucian teachings have sprung up across the country in response to growing demand for more traditional education. At a new institution in the central city of Wuhan, about 30 students aged two to six chant: "Our respect to you, Master Confucius.

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