Education

Education Minister Ng Eng Hen visits Jordan, Israel (Channel NewsAsia)

13 May 2008

SINGAPORE: After ending his 2-day visit to Jordan on Tuesday, Education Minister Ng Eng Hen will visit Israel from 13-16 May. In Jordan, Dr Ng met his Jordanian counterpart Tayseer Nueimi, and Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Omar Shdeifat, and Labour Minister Bassem Salem.

Primary school tests rob children of a proper education, say MPs (Evening Standard)

13 May 2008

Mass exam testing of pupils at seven, 11 and 14 should be scrapped, a report from MPs says today. It argues that children are being robbed of a proper education by a SATs system that forces teachers to chase targets instead of inspiring pupils to enjoy learning.

Slovenian education, science minister to speak in Euclid - Happenings (The Plain Dealer)

13 May 2008

The public is invited to attend a special forum and reception at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Slovenian Society Home, 20713 Recher Ave., Euclid. Guest speaker will be Mojca Kucler-Dolinar, Slovenian minister for education, science and technology.