http://www.indiaedunews.net/In-Focus/ India's FIRST and ONLY dedicated educational news site en-us 2007 National Network of Education Wed, 23 May 2012 12:55:51 GMT Wed, 23 May 2012 12:55:51 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/April_-_May_2012/Tight_British_visas_driving_Indian_students_to_Australia_15660/ Melbourne: In a classic reversal of a situation a few years ago, Australian universities now stand to benefit from the recent tightening of student visa rules and a drastic fall in enrolments in Britain from India.British universities have experienced a fall of more than 30 percent in Indian enrolme... Wed, 23 May 2012 12:55:50 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/April_-_May_2012/Education_to_Girls_15610/ New Delhi: In India the Gender Gap has been decreasing in elementary education. According to the District Information System for Education (DISE) 2010-11, the Gender Parity Index (GPI) at both primary and upper primary level stands at 0.94 as compared to Bangladesh 1.02, South Africa 0.93, China 1.0... Thu, 10 May 2012 12:06:34 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/April_-_May_2012/Australian_to_graduate_at_97_15589/ Sydney: A 97-year-old Australian is set to create another world record by becoming the world's oldest university graduate.Allan Stewart, from Tea Gardens on the New South Wales (NSW) North Coast, will graduates with a Master of Clinical Science (Complementary Medicine) from Southern Cross University... Fri, 04 May 2012 14:29:52 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/April_-_May_2012/'India_should_have_single_engineering_entrance_exam'_15540/ New Delhi: With reforms in the IIT entrance tests being mulled, the founder of the prestigious Super 30 coaching institute, Anand Kumar, has suggested a single entrance exam for all engineering colleges in the country.Kumar met Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday o... Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:19:28 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/April_-_May_2012/Online_reading_increasing_among_Chinese_15526/ Beijing: While indicating a declining reading rate of newspapers and magazines, a survey in China has found only half of the Chinese read a little and only 1.2 percent of the people claim to be reading a lot, an increasing number of them online.The study conducted by the National Reading Survey cond... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:52:24 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/April_-_May_2012/Poor_literacy_major_problem_for_Indian_youths,_says_report_15510/ New Delhi: Poor literacy remains a major hurdle for Indian youths in terms of employment opportunities and levels of education in India are greatly influenced by gender, caste and class differences.The Opportunity for Action Report, released in Washington by Microsoft and International Youth Foundat... Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:29:17 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/April_-_May_2012/Shakira_announces_alliance_for_poor_kids'_education_15492/ Cartagena: Colombian singer Shakira announced on the eve of the Americas Summit here an alliance of foundations to fund quality education for low-income children.The alliance, which will invest $24 million during the first two years, comprises the superstar's Pies Descalzos foundation, the Colombian... Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:47:17 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/April_-_May_2012/IITJEE_2012_-_Review_of_the_Last_Edition_15473/ 5 Lakh Plus Aspirants - 1067 Test Centres - 15 IITs - 9618 seats What a tremendous competition it has been! The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) successfully conducted their Joint Entrance Exam 2012 this Sunday, April 8th, 2012, across the country. More than half a million students undertook t... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:30:47 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/March_2012/Every_fifth_British_adult_is_illiterate_15455/ London: One in every five adults in Britain is functionally illiterate, or has insufficient reading and writing skills for ordinary practical needs, a report has revealed.It means up to eight million people are so poor at reading and writing that they struggle in their daily lives. In a devastating ... Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:36:46 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/March_2012/Russian_fairytales_for_kids_urged_15454/ Moscow: Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev has said indigenous animated cartoons and fairytales should be revived and used more often to educate children."We don't need to copy any [foreign] models. We are a unique country… and we have values that no other countries have," he told a parliam... Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:34:17 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/March_2012/Teachers_who_meditate_are_more_compassionate_15453/ Washington: School teachers who went through an intensive meditation programme were less edgy or stressed, and more compassionate towards others, according to a new finding.Previous research has linked meditation to positive changes in blood pressure, metabolism and pain, but less is known about the... Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:41:26 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/March_2012/School_to_equip_students_with_iPads_15443/ Beijing: A top-tier high school in China is considering equipping its seniors with iPads, the first in China to do so.Starting in September, Nanjing's Jinling High School will provide the popular Apple tablets to seniors involved in a project between the school and the University of California.Under... Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:53:31 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/March_2012/A_coaching_centre_for_the_poor_-_inside_a_police_station_15437/ New Delhi: Police's role often doesn't end with busting crime and jailing criminals. In a first of its kind initiative, Delhi Police has begun a coaching centre for students from economically weaker sections, particularly Muslims, to help them prepare for competitive examinations.The centre housed i... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:15:42 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/March_2012/Rhythm_helps_kids_master_math_problems_15436/ Washington: An innovative use of rhythm in a music-based programme enabled school kids score significantly higher on math tests than peers who received regular instruction."Academic Music" is a hands-on curriculum that uses music notation, clapping, drumming and chanting to introduce third-grade stu... Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:53:57 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/March_2012/Kids_with_mother_tongue_English_a_minority_in_British_schools_15432/ London: Children whose mother tongue is English are now in the minority at more than 1,600 schools across England, and Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati and Tamil are among the most common languages.The new figures show that close to one million children who now attend schools in England do not have English a... Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:14:36 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/March_2012/Educational_failure_threatens_US_global_leadership,_says_report_15426/ Washington: The failure of the United States to educate its students leaves them unprepared to compete and threatens the country's ability to thrive in a global economy and maintain its leadership role, says a report by a leading think tank."Educational failure puts the United States' future economi... Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:45:35 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/March_2012/Kids_do_better_when_told_failure_is_'normal'_15395/ Paris: Children do better at school and feel more upbeat if they are told that failure is a just a part of learning, rather than being pressurized into succeeding at all costs."We focused on a widespread cultural belief that equates academic success with a high level of competence and failure with i... Wed, 14 Mar 2012 08:24:31 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/March_2012/Many_Britons_think_Mount_Everest_is_in_Britain_15394/ London: A study in Britain has found that a lot of people here are completely ignorant about some of the basic facts related to their country such as the highest mountain or even the names of nations comprising their country!The study found that more than one in five adult Briton lacked awareness ab... Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:31:10 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/March_2012/Lack_of_facilities_hinders_primary_education_in_Azamgarh_15392/ Azamgarh: Even as Uttar Pradesh elected a new government in the hope for change, people of Azamgarh, especially its teachers, hope poor roads and electricity shortages will now be taken care of so that they can concentrate on their mission - educating the young and eager minds of the district that i... Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:14:25 GMT http://www.indiaedunews.net/in-focus/March_2012/Make_learning_easy_for_boys_-_Chinese_lawmaker_15390/ Beijing: Almost 80 percent of China's 50 million students rated as poor are boys - and a lawmaker has called for easier access to college education for them.Wang Ronghua, who is also director of the Shanghai Education Development Foundation, said male students are increasingly under-represented in t... Sat, 10 Mar 2012 07:59:19 GMT