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Education for special children has a long way to go, finds s...

There are 53,557 children with disabilities of various kinds enrolled in Goa schools. But Goa has a long way to go when it comes to providing inclusive education to physically and mentally challenged children. As per the survey for 200 [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

High price for higher education: CPA tries to teach parents ...

The price tag for a year at San Francisco State University is rising to $25,000. At UC Santa Cruz, it's $32,000, and private colleges cost more than $50,000. In 1985, students paid for 25 percent of the cost of their education at stat [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Career in Elementary Education - Shaping the Lives of Childr...

Does the possibility of being surrounded by 20 to 30 children for 6 to 8 hours a day appeal to you? If so then a career in elementary education may be something to consider. Perhaps you've always enjoyed working wi [...]

Posted On : Jul, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Children of same-sex parents face only common education issu...

Children growing up with gay or lesbian parents progress through school just about as well as their classmates with straight parents, according to a study believed to be the first large-scale examination of the well-being of children wit [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Abandoning Children? It’s Time to Embrace Online Education

It’s 2010, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at the American school system. Technological advances that we all take for granted in our homes, offices, and cars have yet to fully make their way into our children’s cl [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Physical Education For Your Homeschooled Child

How do you offer physical education & after school sports to your homeschoolers? Physical education is a requirement in school, but when you homeschool your children you don't have a gym readily available. So how do you offer phy [...]

Posted On : Jul, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Tips To Better Understand Your ADHD Child

Parenting a child with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, can be challenging. It requires, first and foremost, patience, as a child with ADHD is usually in a state of constant motion and has a hard time listening to instruct [...]

Posted On : Dec, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

State's draft education-reform plan lays out lofty early chi...

The state released a draft plan Tuesday to systematically change how children are taught in the nearly 2,000 days between birth and kindergarten. Gov. Christine Gregoire requested the plan as she prepares her budget for the Legislative sess [...]

Posted On : Dec, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Special Education: What Does Idea Say About Functional Skill...

Are you the parent of a child, with autism or some other disability, that thinks your child may benefit from functional skills training? Would you like to know what the Individuals with Disabilities Education ACT (IDEA) requires in relation [...]

Posted On : Oct, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

Special Education: What Does Idea Say About Functional Skill...

Posted On : Sep, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Special Education: How to Use a Parent Input Statement to Be...

Do you attend your child’s Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings, and wish there was a way for you to have your opinions taken seriously? Do you sometimes leave the meeting, and wonder if they heard anything you said? This article [...]

Posted On : Aug, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Education and rights of the child

In my last two articles I wrote on the rights of the child. I shall now address education in relation to those rights. In my article of July 23, I pointed out that in our present constitution and in the Working Document reference to educati [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Why Is Parental Involvement Important In A Child'S Education...

Numerous researches have been conducted to support the issue that parents who are involved in their children's education are building the foundations for a better educated child. These children are better adjusted to school which usually le [...]

Posted On : Aug, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Education for Sustainable Development for Child Education an...

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is a rather new field of education. We can see it as an innovative kind of future education for schools linking the child’s development with the future challenges of society. I don’t [...]