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At Davos, Developing Countries Advertise Themselves More Than Companies Do
How Poland Became an Eastern European Education Powerhouse
It's Official: Iceland Is The Best Place In the World To Be a Woman
After Malala's Speech, Pakistan's Long Road to Fix Education
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At Davos, Developing Countries Advertise Themselves More Than Companies Do
DAVOS, Switzerland — As cars slalom through the steep, narrow streets of Davos shuttling world leaders and financiers to and fro, bright banners for South Africa and India stand out against the snowy backdrop, a preview of the parties and exhibitions...
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Wed, Jan 01 2014 4:25 PM
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How Poland Became an Eastern European Education Powerhouse
The OECD's test score rankings of 15-year-olds around the globe came out Tuesday, and, as usual a familiar set of faces tops the charts. Shanghai (which, as many have pointed out, is not a country ), Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, Korea, and Japan...
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Wed, Dec 12 2013 1:29 PM
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It's Official: Iceland Is The Best Place In the World To Be a Woman
Women of the world: pack your warmest sweaters, and head immediately to Iceland. According to a newly-released report from the World Economic Forum[ pdf ], Iceland is the #1 country in the world for gender equality, for the fifth year in a row. And that...
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Thu, Oct 10 2013 2:36 PM
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After Malala's Speech, Pakistan's Long Road to Fix Education
Speaking on a 16th birthday that she nearly didn't live to see, Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani education rights advocate targeted by the Taliban, called on an assembly at the United Nations on Friday to invest in educational opportunities for children...
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Fri, Jul 07 2013 11:02 AM
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Work of rebuilding Syria will fall to a 'lost generation'
If the country's future is its children, Syria's reconciliation and reconstruction will fall to a group of young people forced from schools, a "lost generation." It's a dramatic change for a country with relatively high standard...
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Fri, Jun 06 2013 1:40 PM
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Why Indian-Americans d-o-m-i-n-a-t-e spelling bees
When, in 2010, Anamika Veeramani correctly sounded out the letters to " stromuhr " (I hadn't heard the word before either) to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, she captured the hearts and minds of the Indian and U.S. media alike. This...
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Thu, May 05 2013 2:30 PM
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Karzai receives Lovely Professional degree
At a stopover in Jalandhar Monday on his way to New Delhi for meetings with Indian officials, Afghan President Hamid Karzai was presented with an honorary doctorate from what claims to be India's largest private university. Indian President Pranab...
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Mon, May 05 2013 1:42 PM
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Madonna had a really bad trip to Malawi
The Material Girl made a trip to Malawi over the past week. Suffice it to say it did not go well. Among the slights the one-name-only star endured: Though she was given VIP status in the airport upon arrival, on her way out of the country her special...
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Tue, Apr 04 2013 2:40 PM
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Violent clashes erupt after Egyptian student sit-in
Who knew calling for pedestrian safety could be so dangerous? Earlier today, skirmishes between students and the guards at Egypt's Misr International University resulted in bloodshed following a 15 day sit-in to protest the suspension of 16 students...
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Tue, Mar 03 2013 11:30 AM
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U.S.-Pakistani relations -- according to 12-year-olds
The United States and Pakistan have not had the greatest year -- or decade -- from a diplomatic perspective. Just today, for instance, Pakistan and Iran launched a natural gas pipeline that Washington has vigorously opposed. Reflecting on the state of...
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Mon, Mar 03 2013 11:45 AM
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Do Palestinian and Israeli textbooks teach kids to be enemies?
During last year's GOP primary, candidate Newt Gingrich boldly asserted that Palestinian schoolchildren "have textbooks that say, ‘If there are 13 Jews and nine Jews are killed, how many Jews are left?'" Could the situation really be...
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Fri, Feb 02 2013 9:53 AM
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Human Rights Watch blasts Yale for Singapore rules
In a press release issued this morning, Human Rights Watch slammed Yale University, criticizing the administration for "betraying the spirit of the university as a center of open debate and protest by giving away the rights of its students."...
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Thu, Jul 07 2012 8:39 AM
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France condemns teacher for educating students about the Holocaust
A history teacher has been suspended in France for spending "too much" class time on teaching the Holocaust. Here's a classic example of where France goes wrong. A July report condemned Catherine Pederzoli for "lacking distance, neutrality...
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Fri, Sep 09 2010 2:07 PM
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British schools to bring back the rod?
If you think a day in the life of a British school kid is all about matching knee socks, "smart" ties, and a good dose of old-fashioned law and order (just think Professor McGonogall and those no-nonsense glasses) -- think again. Last year alone...
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Wed, Jul 07 2010 11:26 AM
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Educate boys, or they'll go to war
A World Bank research paper posted today finds that countries with a high proportion of young males with low levels of secondary education are significantly more conflict-prone. The combination of these "youth bulges" and low rates of secondary...
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Mon, Nov 11 2009 2:23 PM
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