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Estados Unidos: New School expands outdoor education program

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Watsonville / 01 de noviembre de 2017 / Fuente: https://register-pajaronian.com

During the last school year, 15 students from New School Community Day School participated in the school’s first Outdoor Science and Character Development program.

The four-day program was so successful that the school expanded it this year to include all the school’s high schoolers and to run seven days.

The Environmental Outdoor Science and Character Development Program was created as a way to offer outdoor education to the students, but also to offer team-building and self-confidence-building activities.

It includes partners from the Watsonville Environmental Science Workshop and Growing Up Wild Adventure Camp, the City of Watsonville Public Works & Utilities Department and Watsonville Wetlands Watch.

It was funded by a Watsonville Rotary Community Grant.

The curriculum allows the teachers to apply Next Generation Science Standards to community projects, such as adopting Watsonville Slough.

“Today, I learned about trust,” said senior Sandy Aguado. “And we had a lot of fun.”

New School Intervention Teacher and 13-year Pajaro Valley Unified School District veteran Emily Halbig said that the program is ideal for students who rarely get to experience the natural areas that surround them.

“One student mentioned to me at the end of the day that his anxiety level had lowered and he was feeling much calmer and happier,” Halbig said.

“Today may have been my best day as a teacher,” she said of this year’s program.

Scheduled activities for the coming weeks include hiking above Eureka Canyon, scientific illustration, water testing, restoration and cleanup of Watsonville Slough, interpreting collected data and presentations of student findings.

The final day of the program will include the Cliffhanger High Ropes Course.

The program, which runs once a week, was created by teacher Bryan Love, along with Growing Up Wild, a Watsonville organization that connects young people to nature.

“The importance of our Outdoor Science & Character Development program is that it engages our student population with Next Generation Science Standards and pro-social skills practice through experiential learning activities,” Love said. “Now with our partnership with the City of Watsonville Public Works and Utilities, our students are able to directly apply the environmental awareness they gain through the program to our adoption practices in Watsonville Slough.”

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Fuente noticia: https://register-pajaronian.com/article/new-school-expands-outdoor-education-program

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Education Malaysia Global Services ready to work with police on visa abuse, says COO

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Malaysia/ October 17, 2017/Source: http://www.themalaymailonline.com

The Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) will co-operate with the Royal Malaysia Police on the issue of abusing student visa which pose a serious threat to national security.

Its chief operations officer Prof Datuk Dr Rujhan Mustafa said EMGS viewed the matter seriously and would ensure Malaysia’s integrity as an international education hub was preserved.

“There are several processes and screening involved in the processing of international student pass including continuous co-operation between the agencies involved in the exchange of information to determine the effectiveness of student management.

“Among aspects screened before receiving any recommendation from EMGS for approval of student pass by the Immigrant Department of Malaysia is that every course offered to international students must obtain full accreditation from the Malaysia Qualification Agency (MQA),” he said in a statement today.

Yesterday, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun was reported as saying that police had detected the existence of a syndicate bringing in Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF) to Malaysia through various methods, including by using student visas, following the detention of 48 suspects.

Rujhan said EMGS would conduct a detailed review on individuals involved in such activities after receiving details from the police and welcomed the effort of institutions of higher learning to always monitor their students and report any unlawful activities. — Bernama

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Government plans to recruit 10,000 new teachers

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Kenia / 07 de octubre de 2017 / Por: DAVID MWERE / Fuente: http://www.nation.co.ke/

A total of 10,000 teachers are set to be recruited in anticipation of an increased number of students as the government prepares to roll out free secondary education in January.

Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said negotiations with the Teachers Service Commission on hiring were ongoing.

Dr Matiang’i also defended the Sh23.6 billion supplementary budget, saying the amount was critical in actualising Jubilee’s campaign pledges. Dr Matiang’i appeared before a special committee of the National Assembly that is scrutinising the budget.

The amount is part of the Sh46 billion approved by the Cabinet to fund the project and does not include the hiring of the extra teachers.

Dr Matiang’i said the approval of the funding will drastically reduce the fees paid by students in boarding secondary school as the ministry intended to increase the capitation per student from the current Sh12,870 to Sh22,241.

BOARDING SCHOOLS

“The new capitation measures mean that even boarding schools, no matter their status, will be extremely affordable for all. We will expect that their fees will immediately drop,” Dr Matiang’i told the committee chaired by Kipkelion East MP Joseph Limo.

He also resisted attempts by the MPs to cede Sh1.4 billion meant for secondary school infrastructure to be administered through the National Constituency Development Fund as conditional grants, saying such a move would only be sanctioned after consultation with the Treasury.

If the budget is approved by MPs when they resume next week to consider the supplementary estimates that also include Sh10 billion for the fresh presidential election, parents will only be required to meet minimum costs for children in boarding schools. Meals and boarding fees will be the only stand-out costs.

He said the ministry was currently working on capped limits that schools should charge parents ahead of January, but said they expected public institutions to charge minimal fees following the boost in capitation.

INFRASTRUCTURE

The CS also noted that the ministry was working on the required infrastructure for extra-county secondary schools as it targets a 100 per cent transition from primary schools.

The ministry already has a Sh7 billion budget for this work reallocated from last year’s financial plan. At least 903,200 learners are expected to join public secondary schools, with 100,322 joining private institutions.

Dr Matiang’i said Sh600 million for sanitary towels and Sh100 million for emergency cases such as natural disasters was required.

The sanitary towels programme will be channelled through the National Government Affirmative Action Fund currently supervised by women representatives.

Fuente noticia: http://www.nation.co.ke/news/education/Government-plans-to-recruit-10-000-more-teachers/2643604-4125786-qsdk3sz/index.html

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Estados Unidos: CHA education partnership puts higher education in reach

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Chicago / 04 de octubre de 2017 / Por: Rachel Hinton / Fuente: https://chicago.suntimes.com

Cyntisha Taylor thought she would never be able to return to college until she learned about the Partners in Education program.

She had taken classes at National Louis University but had to quit in 2015 when she became ineligible for Pell Grants.

That decision meant she had to begin paying back her loans, with the high payments keeping her from making real progress on them. Unable to pay back her loans and unable to take out new ones, Taylor said she had given up on getting a college education.

“Once I found out that I exceeded the Pell Grant, I had the mind-set that I would just get a job and put my career goals aside so I could pay my loans and go back to school one day,” Taylor said.

Last year, a professor encouraged her to look into applying to become part of the partnership between Chicago City Colleges and the Chicago Housing Authority. The program covers unmet financial aid and offers academic support for CHA residents and housing choice voucher recipients.

Once enrolled, Taylor transferred some of her credits from National Louis and went to Kennedy King College. Her tuition was paid by the CHA.

Cyntisha Taylor earned an associate’s in general education in May. She plans to go back to National Louis University to complete her bachelor’s degree. | Provided photo

Seeing the success of students like Taylor and the growing number of people enrolling into the program, the CHA will add $400,000 to the Partners in Education program for the 2017-2018 academic year, bringing the total to $1.2 million. Last year, the budget was $800,000.

Cassandra Brooks, who oversees the program for the CHA, said the goal of the partnership — which began in 2005 and opened to voucher recipients in 2011 — is to make sure more people have access to education without worrying about the minutiae that often makes that difficult.

Things like transportation to and from college are covered by City Colleges’ UPass program, and students are connected to child care services, job placement and transfer assistance so they can earn their bachelor’s degrees.

Over the past six years, more than 2,200 students have enrolled in City Colleges with support from the program. Seeing the growing number of participants and their success was part of the reason behind the housing authority increasing its contribution.

“Our program provides more nimbleness for students who may have started school decades ago and now see the need to go back,” Brooks said. “Going to college is one of the best ways toward self-sufficiency and a stable future.”

City Colleges Chancellor Juan Salgado said the colleges are “a critical part of the city’s infrastructure,” so it’s important to ensure “upward mobility” for all of the city’s residents.

“We craft our curriculum to meet students where they’re at, and we have a great diversity of students,” Salgado said. “Partnerships like these work because we listen to students, we support them and, in the end, they get something they want. We, as a city, need to do more of that to help people succeed.”

In the program, many students are the head of their household and key breadwinners. The average student is 35 years old and over 80 percent are women. Demographically, 90 percent are African-American, Brooks said. And 54 percent transfer to four-year colleges, Salgado said.

At 36, Taylor fits into these demographics. She said she got serious after enrolling in the program. Her grades had to be up, so she studied harder. Her classes in human services and criminal justice were difficult, but she said advisers pushed her and supported her.

In May, Taylor got her associate’s degree in general studies and plans to complete an associate’s degree in criminal justice before transferring back to National Louis. Without the partnership program, she said, that wouldn’t have been possible.

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Kenia: University of Nairobi lecturer in Sh3,100 bribery to face law

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Nairobi / 27 de septiembre de 2017 / Por: OUMA WANZALA  / Fuente: http://www.nation.co.ke/

A lecturer at the University of Nairobi is facing prosecution for asking for a Sh3,100 bribe to allow a student to resit an examination.

Director of Public Prosecutions  Keriako Tobiko said he had accepted the recommendation of the Ethics and anti-Corruption Commission to prosecute the lecturer based at Upper Kabete Campus.

“The commission commenced investigations upon receipt of allegations that a lecturer at the University of Nairobi had requested a financial advantage as a condition to allow the complainant to resit an examination,” said Mr Tobiko.

In his report covering April to June this year, the DPP said the investigations established that the lecturer solicited and received a financial advantage of Sh3,100 from the student.

LECTURER ARRESTED

The lecturer was arrested upon receiving the money from the student.

“A report was compiled and forwarded to the DPP  in May recommending that the lecturer be charged with the offences of requesting and receiving a bribe contrary to section 6 (1) (a) of the Bribery Act (No. 47 of 2016).

The details are contained in a Kenya Gazette published on Friday.

RECALL DEGREES

The development comes in the wake of an investigation by Makerere University, which announced that it would recall some degrees awarded since 2011. A total of 88 members of staff at the institution are also under investigation for altering of marks of students.

The Council of Legal Education has  since directed law graduates from Makerere University set to sit for their November bar examinations to have their documents certified by the institution. This is to enable their admission to the Kenya School of law.

CLE chief executive W Kulundu-Bitonye said the students have until September 29 to submit certified documents.

Fuente noticia: http://www.nation.co.ke/news/education/University-of-Nairobi-lecturer-in-Sh3-100-bribery-to-face-law-/2643604-4110514-viigny/index.html

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Ireland: Education experts must study fresh Gulf opportunities

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Ireland/ September 19, 2017/By: Eamon Sikafi/ Source: http://www.independent.ie

International educational services have become one of the fastest-growing business sectors in the world. In the Middle East, in particular, there are significant, untapped opportunities for Ireland.

The technology-based learning specialist Eduware puts the value of the education sector in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region at $61bn (€51bn) and the share of private education at $5.5bn (€4.6bn). As the Gulf economies look to diversify, improve public sector efficiency and grow their private sector workforce, they are seeking a new mix of skills across disciplines and levels. According to PwC Middle East, governments in the region are encouraging public-private partnerships to meet increasing demand, and international partnerships are becoming increasingly sophisticated to offer the best of global good practice in a localised environment.

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland identified this opportunity over a decade ago and now operates campuses in Dubai and Bahrain. However, there is far wider potential, not just for our universities and institutes of technology – but also for companies in the education and training space. Those that seize the opportunity will find that they are, in many ways, pushing an open door. This is particularly the case in the UAE, where Ireland’s education system is highly regarded.

This is evident from the large numbers of Irish teachers and nurses employed across the Emirates, as well as newer developments. For example, the Irish book publisher CJ Fallon recently entered a school-book partnership with the UAE Education Ministry. In January, a delegation from the ministry travelled to the Young Scientist Exhibition in Dublin, with a view to replicating the competition at home. In addition, the Ministry has stated its intention to recruit more Irish teachers and Irish inspectors, with immediate effect.

There are many examples of co-operation in the medical area too. The UAE is replicating Ireland’s training system for paramedics and has committed to send 50 Emirati paramedics a year to Ireland for training. Similarly, the Dubai Ambulance Service follows Irish ambulance service guidelines, and the fit out of ambulances in Dubai is undertaken by three Irish companies.

These developments suggest a receptive market, with significant potential for other Irish businesses. Enterprise Ireland’s offices in Dubai, Riyadh and Doha can help companies will the right offering and ambition to understand the Gulf markets and their key players. We are also focused on helping our universities and institutes of technology win a greater share of students from the region. The UAE’s outbound student mobility rate is one of the highest in the world.

Ireland is seen by the Arab world as providing a safe and welcoming environment, particularly for female students. In addition, given the evolving political landscape in the United States and the fact that Ireland will be the only English-speaking country in the EU after Brexit, we are uniquely positioned to attract high-quality Middle Eastern students.

However, the value of international students is not always fully understood in Ireland. The economic impacts can spill over into other sectors such as tourism. Students will be visited by their families and friends, and after they graduate they are likely to return with their own families.

A more diverse student population enables Irish students to build international contacts and gain a better understanding of other cultures, which is increasingly important in a globalised world. Equally, experience tells us that for overseas graduates, great memories of their student days and a deep appreciation of their formative years in Ireland foster long-term goodwill and international understanding. These graduates will, in effect, become a significant part of Ireland’s new diaspora and a powerful asset in the decades ahead.

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http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/education-experts-must-study-fresh-gulf-opportunities-36139003.html

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Kenia: Local universities begin biometric registration of students

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Kenia / 20 de septiembre de 2017 / Por: OUMA WANZALA / Fuente: http://www.nation.co.ke/

It will now be easier to identify students in universities after a number of the institutions rolled out a biometric registration of the learners this month.

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, University of Nairobi and Maasai Mara University are among the institutions that registered first year students biometrically in compliance with a directive from the government last year.

Some 88,626 students were placed in 59 universities. A total of 71,089 students joined 31 public universities while 17,368 others have joined private institutions.

The institutions admitted the students last week for the start of their academic year.

Most universities cited cost implications for the delay in the implementation of the directive.

TERROR THREATS

The move to register students biometrically was due to terror threats after it emerged that university students were easy targets of terror networks.

University of Nairobi Vice-Chancellor Peter Mbithi said new students had been registered biometrically. However, Prof Mbithi did not disclose the cost implication.

Moi University Vice-Chancellor Laban Ayiro said the institution had put in place modalities to register the students biometrically. “The launch will be held next week through a local bank,” said Prof Ayiro.

According to the directive from the government, universities were required to develop a functioning electronic register of all students registered by the respective university and college.

Mount Kenya Vice-Chancellor, Prof Stanley Waudo, said the institution had embraced the technology.

BIO DATA

USIU-Africa Principal Marketing and Communications Officer Jackie Chirchir said: “USIU-Africa has a biometric registration system in place which was launched in 2008 and upgraded in 2013.”

Higher learning institutions were also to capture bio data for students living in the institutions’ hostels.

Commission for University Education Chairman Chacha Nyaigoti Chacha said he hoped all universities will comply with the directive.

At the same time, university lecturers have written to their employer asking it to implement new salary scales or face industrial action.

Universities Academic Staff Union (Uasu) Secretary-General Constantine Wasonga said lecturers will down their tools if their pay demands are not met by the end of this month.

“We want the new salary structure to be effected without delays,” said Dr Wasonga. “Uasu is deferring giving a strike notice to grant the university councils an opportunity to urgently streamline matters.”

Fuente noticia: http://www.nation.co.ke/news/education/Varsities-start-biometric-registration-of-students-/2643604-4094656-98mic8/index.html

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