Education

Education plan without guts (The Japan Times)

7 Jul 2008

The Cabinet has approved the basic education promotion plan on basic education policies for the coming decade and on high-priority measures to be tackled over five years. To nurture the human resources needed for the nation's development, the plan pledges to make Japan an "education- oriented country" and to raise education levels above those of North American and European countries. But the ...

English medium education to be improved (Daily News)

6 Jul 2008

COLOMBO: The Ministry of Education has taken initiatives to regulate the English education system in Government schools aiming to upgrade standard of English medium education which could meet the modern educational trends in the world, Additional Secretory to the Ministry of Education W. Dharmadasa said.

Nelson discusses transportation, immigration, economy, education (Southlake Times)

6 Jul 2008

Transportation, immigration, the economy and education are among the major issues facing the Texas Legislature, State Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, told area business leaders in a joint meeting of government affairs committees Thursday morning at the Lewisville Area Chamber of Commerce.