News tagged with secondary education

Plug 'leaks,' create 'cradle to career' education system to meet world challenges: Top US educator

Plugging major "leaks" of students exiting formal education prematurely is a top priority in all countries -- developed and developing alike -- to successfully address a suite of problems confronting humanity in decades to ...

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created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What happens to the young and educated without a job?

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study led by the University of Oxford is looking at how young educated people who are unemployed become politicized in different ways - either through violent struggle or as reformers ...

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created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Research finds the under-reporting of children with significant reading difficulties

New research at the University of York has found that nearly 50 per cent of secondary school pupils with reading difficulties are not on the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Register.

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created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Today's children decide their school and career path early

Children as young as 12 have a strong sense of their personal futures and can reflect thoughtfully on what life might hold for them, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and led by ...

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created Nov 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One in five girls in upper secondary school suffers from school burnout

The transition from basic education to upper secondary school is a challenge for many young people. According to a study of school burnout at different stages of school and higher education, upper secondary school is a particularly ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Poverty is rooted in US education system, researcher says

Inequalities are rooted in many areas of the U.S. education system, and the current system's relationship with poverty has not improved, according to a Kansas State University researcher.

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created May 05, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Undocumented students face barriers to higher education

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research released by the College Board shows that because of financial barriers and exclusion from the legal workforce, only a fraction of undocumented high school graduates go on to college. The board ...

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created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3