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Chinese Aid Boosts Mandarin-Language Instruction in U.S.
With China's growing power and influence on the global stage, efforts are burgeoning to promote teaching the official Chinese language in U.S. schools.
October 5, 2010 - Education Week
Guam's Public Schools Running Out of Money
July 12, 2010 - AP
Commentary
Beyond the Rhetoric of National Standards
Using Japan as an example, Gary DeCoker writes of eight ways that the new common-core standards may benefit U.S. education.
May 18, 2010 - Education Week
Vancouver Shortens School Year to Help With Budget Shortfall
April 27, 2010 - AP
Future U.S. Teachers Rank in Middle on Math Tests
A new international study of teachers-in-training places Americans in the middle of the pack in elementary and middle school math.
April 16, 2010 | Updated: March 23, 2012 - Education Week
News Briefs

Corporal Punishment Banned in Seoul, South Korea
Education authorities in Seoul, South Korea, banned corporal punishment at all schools in the capital last week.
November 9, 2010 - Education Week

International Education
The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released its latest annual Education at a Glance report with a new focus on how education has affected global workers during the economic downturn.
September 14, 2010 - Education Week

College Completion
A new report warns that the U.S. is slipping further behind other developed nations in academic achievement.
August 12, 2010 - Education Week

India Enacts Law Promising Free Elementary Education
A law making primary education compulsory in India went into effect last week.
April 6, 2010 - Education Week

Attacks on Education
A report finds the number of politically and ideologically motivated attacks on teachers, students, and school buildings is rising.
February 23, 2010 - Education Week

Some Public Schools Reopen in Haiti
Many public schools in Haiti reopened last week for the first time since the Jan. 12 earthquake, but most stayed closed, even in outlying provinces where damage was minimal.
February 9, 2010 - Education Week

More News Briefs Left Arrow
U.S. Schools Reside in Shadow of Mexican Drug War
Fear has settled over Fort Hancock, Texas, a border town about 50 miles southeast of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, the epicenter of that country’s bloody drug war.
April 5, 2010 - Education Week
Report: Catholic Clergy Abuse Claims Drop in U.S.
March 23, 2010 - AP
Commentary
Nurturing Talent: How the U.S. Succeeds
Francis K. Schrag looks at the institutions beyond school that help develop scientific and artistic gifts, but he warns that students must have the time to participate.
March 16, 2010 - Education Week
U.S. Schools Work to Help Iraqi Students Catch Up
Seven years after the U.S. went to war in Iraq, schools are welcoming thousands of refugees with big gaps in their formal education.
March 16, 2010 - Education Week
Pope Meets With German Bishop Amid Sex Scandal
March 12, 2010 - AP
Church Abuse Scandal Reaches Pope's Brother
March 11, 2010 - AP
Pope's Brother: I Ignored Physical Abuse Reports
March 10, 2010 - AP
German Bishops to Investigate Abuse Charges
March 10, 2010 - AP
Official: Germany's Jesuits Did Not Stem Sex Abuse
February 2, 2010 - AP
Study Links Rise in Test Scores to Nations' Output
January 25, 2010 - Education Week
U.N. Report: Crisis Will Keep Children Out of School
January 20, 2010 - AP
Schools Mobilize for Haiti's Earthquake Recovery
January 14, 2010 - Education Week
College-Bound Grads Face Competition From Laid-Off Adults
January 11, 2010 - AP
Data on U.S. College Degrees Called Misleading
November 4, 2009 - Education Week
Documentary Sequel Touts Charter School as Model for Nation
September 22, 2009 - Education Week
'Two Million Minutes' Film Profiles Charter School
September 16, 2009 | Updated: April 4, 2012 - Education Week
Commentary
From Fear Factor to Peer Factor
September 14, 2009 - Education Week
Foes Warn Chavez Seeks Indoctrination in Schools
August 12, 2009 - AP
Ireland Unveils Plan to Combat Child Abuse
July 29, 2009 - AP
Singapore Crafts Vocational Ed. With Industries in Mind
July 14, 2009 - Education Week
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