K-12
e-Rate for schools a joke
After seven years, only 8 schools are benefiting from plan to halve schools
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K-12
No e-rate benefits to public schools in Johannesburg
No public schools and only nine further education and training (FET) colleges are currently benefiting from the school e-rate, the 50% discount they are supposed to receive for their Internet connectivity, the Ministry of Education says.
K-12
GIF to set up school in Hyderabad
Singapore-based Global Indian International School (GIIS) is setting up a campus here for students from pre-school to Class XII.
K-12
Schools caught in e-safety dilemma
In the constant struggle to keep kids safer online, a new solution is emerging that enlists the help of schools in age-verification techniques to ensure that online predators are kept off child-friendly web sites.
Policy Matters
Govt. for foreign investment in education
The Government wants to free education from bureaucracy and permit foreign investment in education but could not do so as the Left was opposed to it, Minister of Science and Technology Kapil Sibal said on Monday.
News
Futurelab report highlights why digital technology for Early Years learning needs to change.
Futurelab report highlights why digital technology for Early Years learning needs to change.
News
Global centre for free software to be set up by State
The IT department has decided to set up an international centre for free software while the Department of Culture will donate the contents of the Malayalam Encyclopaedia to the Malayalam Wikipedia, said Education Minister M A...
Higher Education
System-wide change needed in Australia
Australia needs a new education revolution, a new approach encompassing the whole of the education system because universities alone cannot solve the nation’s educational problems, according to federal Education Minister.
Higher Education
More questions, more marks in CAT
For over 250,000 candidates from across the country seeking admission to the elite Indian Institutes of Management on Sunday, the surprise came in the form of more questions and more marks.
Higher Education
Students get placements for summer but slowing demand spells trouble
Though more firms are visiting campuses, the average number of offers made by each has declined.
Higher Education
Gujarat CM speaks of creating Children’s University and Training Institute
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has two new projects in mind – one to create a children’s university and another to set up a teachers’ training institute on the lines of the prestigious Indian Institutes of...