Sentences with phrase «primary education in every country»

In their demands, the teachers were also asking for the upward review of state allocation from the federation account to guarantee uninterrupted primary education in the country.

The delegates in Thailand set a goal of universal primary education in every country by the year 2000.

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Financial aid encompasses grants, scholarships, low - interest loans, or work - study arrangements.The Four Primary Sources of Financial AidThe U.S. Federal GovernmentNot surprisingly, the federal government is the largest sponsor of education in the country.

Except in countries where only primary or basic education is compulsory, secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory.

My younger son was able to return to his primary school for a month, when we were in our home country, after 18 months of home education.

While African governments now invest around US$ 2000 of public funding per student (more than the average for developing countries), this follows decades of underinvestment in which drives for education focused on primary and secondary learning.

«While there is merit in refocusing the former DCFS on its original role as the Department for Education, losing Family from any Cabinet minister's primary responsibility is a strange act, given the Conservative manifesto pledge to make Britain the most family - friendly country in Europe.

Our study, along with prior studies, supports the notion that «cognitive reserve» resulting from early - life and lifelong education and cognitive stimulation may be a potent strategy for the primary prevention of dementia in both high - and low - income countries around the world.21 However, it should be noted that the relationships among education, brain biology, and cognitive function are complex and likely multidirectional; for instance, a number of recent population - based studies have shown genetic links with level of educational attainment, 22,23 and with the risk for cognitive decline in later life.24 Higher levels of educational attainment are also associated with health behaviors (eg, physical activity, diet, and smoking), more cognitively - complex occupations, and better access to health care, all of which may play a role in decreasing lifetime dementia risk.

Fueled by the emphasis of the World Bank and other donors on basic education, enrollment in primary school reached 100 percent in half the world's countries by 1990, up from 28 percent of the world's countries in 1960.

In short, primary education varies much less across countries than secondary education and explains much less of the variation in incomIn short, primary education varies much less across countries than secondary education and explains much less of the variation in incomin income.

(41) Above all, tertiary education is a weapon to change a refugee situation and, finally, the primary vehicle by which they can meaningfully engage with various stakeholders, such as hosting communities, local authorities, hosting state government, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and a home country's government (in the case of a need to return arises).

In many countries even the core goal of achieving universal primary education will remain out of reach without concerted efforts.

As our primary children have returned to public school throughout the country, they will be joined by a growing legion of workers from para-church groups like ACCESS, Scripture Union, Genr8, YouthWorks, OAC, and the Child Evangelical Fellowship, who exploit various exceptions in State and Territory education acts that have been created to undermine the secular principle of public education.

Many are beginning to produce exceptional results, with ARK Conway in West London, a free school that opened in 2011, named by the Department for Education (DfE) as the highest performing primary school in the country.

When the World Bank issued a report last fall that found that 60 percent of primary school children in developing countries were failing to achieve a basic proficiency in reading, writing, and mathematics, it exposed a so - called «learning crisis» in global education, one in which children attend school for years but fail to learn.

While primary schools can provide basic literacy and numeracy skills, many children and youth, especially those in less developed countries, fail to complete secondary education and do not receive essential employability or functional literacy skills to allow them to successfully secure a meaningful and sustainable livelihood.

This is partly because primary and lower secondary education are compulsory in nearly every country, while upper secondary school is not.

A new Gender Report compiled by UNESCO's EFA Global Monitoring Report (GMR) for International Day of the Girl Child, shows that fewer than half of countries — of which none in sub-Saharan Africa — have achieved the goal of gender parity in both primary and secondary education, even though all were supposed to achieve it by 2005.

• In - depth view on what the industries really want from graduates • The support of each education tiers — Early, primary, seconday and higher learning in shaping holistic graduates • Asessing the quality and cost of Malaysia's education in comparison to other ASEAN countries • Gaining insights on new teaching methods — Outdoor learning and trust schools • Transforming education system to cater new generatiIn - depth view on what the industries really want from graduates • The support of each education tiers — Early, primary, seconday and higher learning in shaping holistic graduates • Asessing the quality and cost of Malaysia's education in comparison to other ASEAN countries • Gaining insights on new teaching methods — Outdoor learning and trust schools • Transforming education system to cater new generatiin shaping holistic graduates • Asessing the quality and cost of Malaysia's education in comparison to other ASEAN countries • Gaining insights on new teaching methods — Outdoor learning and trust schools • Transforming education system to cater new generatiin comparison to other ASEAN countries • Gaining insights on new teaching methods — Outdoor learning and trust schools • Transforming education system to cater new generation

The country has also set ambitious targets to bolster the number of students participating in higher education, which will in turn place significant demands on the primary, secondary, and tertiary education systems to boost its numbers and outcomes.

In 1989, the New Zealand government abolished the national department of education and turned control of the country's nearly 2,700 primary and secondary schools over...

The Council on Foreign Relations report says — in direct contradiction to America's federal system and the primary responsibility of the states for public education — that «clearly» there can not be «can not be different standards and expectations» in «a single country.»

In Ethiopia, for instance, LSI faculty have been working for five years under the direction of Research Triangle International to improve primary grades reading outcomes by improving the quality of pre-service teacher education throughout the country, training hundreds of teacher educators and developing training modules in seven local languageIn Ethiopia, for instance, LSI faculty have been working for five years under the direction of Research Triangle International to improve primary grades reading outcomes by improving the quality of pre-service teacher education throughout the country, training hundreds of teacher educators and developing training modules in seven local languagein seven local languages.

Leading education resource provider Focus Education has announced that it is to host a total of 10 Mastery in Maths events over the coming six months following «unprecedented demand» from subject and primary school leaders across the country as a result of the introduction of «fundamental changes» to the mathematics cueducation resource provider Focus Education has announced that it is to host a total of 10 Mastery in Maths events over the coming six months following «unprecedented demand» from subject and primary school leaders across the country as a result of the introduction of «fundamental changes» to the mathematics cuEducation has announced that it is to host a total of 10 Mastery in Maths events over the coming six months following «unprecedented demand» from subject and primary school leaders across the country as a result of the introduction of «fundamental changes» to the mathematics curriculum.

A new Gender Report compiled by UNESCO's EFA Global Monitoring Report (GMR) for International Day of the Girl Child, shows that fewer than half of countries — of which none in sub-Saharan Africa — have achieved the goal of gender parity in both primary and secondary education, even though all were supposed to achieve it -LSB-...]

In this context, it is helpful to remember that the UK was the first country in the world to make design and technology mandatory across primary and secondary education and, as a result, we are recognised internationally as educational pioneers who have successfully produced generations of world leading innovatorIn this context, it is helpful to remember that the UK was the first country in the world to make design and technology mandatory across primary and secondary education and, as a result, we are recognised internationally as educational pioneers who have successfully produced generations of world leading innovatorin the world to make design and technology mandatory across primary and secondary education and, as a result, we are recognised internationally as educational pioneers who have successfully produced generations of world leading innovators.

Below are three charts showing the required testing in the United States and the ten top - performing countries on PISA at the primary and secondary levels, as well as a chart of exams required for those who wish to enter higher education.

This analysis attempted to be as conservative as possible, but it is still possibly overestimated education spending in these five countries, which would lower the percentage of US education spending.viii However, I used the OECD database for 2013 education spending for 2013 and found that in 2013 the US spent 37 % of all primary education spending in OECD countries and 32 % of all secondary spending in OECD countries — this is only a difference of two percentage points for primary education and a percentage point for secondary education when compared to my analysis.

If the US were to have spent 37 % of the total education spending for the 115 countries in the analysis, it would have needed to increase its primary spending by an estimated 45 % and its secondary spending by an estimated 71 %.

The first step in estimating education spending was to create an education spending to military spending ratio for primary and secondary grade spans in the analysis.vi To create the ratios, I looked at all the countries that had data for education spending for primary and secondary education and military expenditure figures.

Serving 3 million educators and over 30 million students, Discovery Education's services are in half of U.S. classrooms, over 40 percent of all primary schools in the UK, and more than 50 countries.

Serving 3 million educators and over 30 million students, Discovery Education's services are in half of U.S. classrooms, over 40 percent of all primary schools the UK, and more than 50 countries.

Integrated Skills Series from Pearson Education, a major coursebook series for primary / elementary and middle school English language learners that has sold several million copies in more than 30 countries worldwide.

The Gates Foundation and Scholastic recently released «Primary Sources: 2012 - America's Teachers on the Teaching Profession,» which surveyed 10,000 teachers across the country on their honest, professional opinions about the major issues in American public education.

This NYTimes article explores the implications of the U.S. ranking that has «slipped to No. 21 in high school completion and No. 15 in college completion, as other countries surpassed us in the quality of their primary and secondary education.»

Across the country, millions of children enroll in schools whose primary mission is to sustain a flow of dollars, not provide an excellent education.

[1] As a result of this policy that outlines inclusive education, survey data from the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) in 2005 reported 32 % of 700,000 primary school - age children with disabilities attended classes in regular schools, a significant advancement for the country given that up to just a decade ago, there was only one lower secondary school that was able to accept students with disaeducation, survey data from the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) in 2005 reported 32 % of 700,000 primary school - age children with disabilities attended classes in regular schools, a significant advancement for the country given that up to just a decade ago, there was only one lower secondary school that was able to accept students with disaEducation and Training (MOET) in 2005 reported 32 % of 700,000 primary school - age children with disabilities attended classes in regular schools, a significant advancement for the country given that up to just a decade ago, there was only one lower secondary school that was able to accept students with disabilities.

Teachers in England and Scotland have more teaching hours and bigger primary classes than in most other developed countries, according to an OECD annual education report.

On a site visit in Lilongwe to one of the schools across the country that are benefitting from the Malawi Education Sector Improvement Project (MESIP), the Minister of Education, Science and Technology, announced that the government will recruit 8000 primary school teachers to reduce the student - teacher ratio.

Available in over half of all U.S. schools and primary schools in England, community colleges and in 50 countries around the world, Discovery Education partners with districts, states and like - minded organizations to captivate students, empower teachers, and transform classrooms with customized solutions that accelerate academic achievement.

Online teacher education programs are becoming feasible as the technology infrastructure in Namibia advances (Bateman, 2002) and nongovernmental organizations such as SchoolNet Namibia continue to install networked computers in primary and secondary schools around the country.

Poverty, language barriers and failure to provide sufficient special education services are the primary factors the led to the educational achievement gap in this country.

Teachers hoping to teach in mainstream education (primary, secondary, tertiary) should always check the requirements of that particular sector, per country, before embarking on a training course.

The Centre Forum also says many primary - school pupils are falling behind the world's leading countries in education such as Finland and Canada.

Fast forward just over a year and the Department for Education (DfE) in England is funding The Reading Agency to extend Chatterbooks to 200 more primary schools all over the country.

TONGA: With an economy based on farming, fishing and some tourism, there's not a huge demand for consumer books in Tonga, although the country has the highest literacy rate in the Pacific (over 98 %) and a good primary and secondary education system.

Financial aid encompasses grants, scholarships, low - interest loans, or work - study arrangements.The Four Primary Sources of Financial AidThe U.S. Federal GovernmentNot surprisingly, the federal government is the largest sponsor of education in the country.

The primary missions of the WATCVM include: promoting the education of TCVM by providing financial support to veterinary students, assisting in the development and functions of TCVM Student Associations at veterinary colleges, funding basic and applied research projects and providing recognition for findings at the annual TCVM conferences, developing TCVM research standards through the International Organization for Standards, and assisting developing countries with a per capita income of less than $ 4,000 USD to develop TCVM programs at veterinary colleges and award scholarships to students.In an effort to support the education, research and practice of TCVM, the WATCVM provides practitioners with the following resources:

This means, together, we will support quality education for more than 160 secondary school children in a country with the lowest school enrollment in the Western Hemisphere, where the percentage of children who complete primary school is only 50 % and sadly, only 20 % of Haitian girls receive secondary education (grades 7 - 13).

The problem as I see it is that there are many more pressing needs in most developing countries: water and sanitation, (which are probably the foremost welfare sectors); and infrastructure for primary education and highway building, (which are probably the highest public - sector income - generating investments).