TED-Ed
TED-ED: Should we get rid of standardized testing? - Arlo Kempf
Although standardized testing is a particularly hot topic in education right now, this approach to measurement has been in use for two millennia. And while the results of standardized testing can help us understand some things, they can...
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TED-ED: Why do people get so anxious about math? - Orly Rubinsten
Have you ever sat down to take a math test and immediately felt your heart beat faster and your palms start to sweat? This is called math anxiety, and if it happens to you, you're not alone: Researchers think about 20 percent of the...
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IIM graduate got 8 Lakh Children into private schools with RTE | DreamIT- Episode 3
Samina Bano is an RTE activist and policy entrepreneur who has worked extensively in the field of education, significantly impacting the landscape of education in India. In this video, we will explore what the Right to Education (RTE) is...
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Manipur: BJP leaders blame Congress for violence and development disparities
MoS Rajkumar Ranjan Singh & BJP MP from Inner Manipur constituency, says, "Manipur was ruled by Congress right from the beginning up to 2017... Whatever blunders committed by them is the fallout of today's violence and because of their...
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Former Obama Education Secretary John B. King on Teaching 'Truth About Our History'
The former Secretary of Education under President Obama, John B. King, joined Cheddar News to talk about his campaign for governor of Maryland and to discuss the importance of truth in history as culture wars engulf education issues...
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MK Stalin Says NEP To ‘Destroy’ Tamil Nadu's Education, Slams BJP As Row Heats Up
Tamil Nadu will not tolerate 'Hindi colonialism' replacing British colonialism, Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Friday and accused Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan of provoking the state by threatening it to accept Hindi...
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Harvard University fights Trump administration's demand, faces $2.2 billion funding freeze
Harvard University said it won't comply with a list of demands from the Trump administration over alleged violations of civil rights laws. Read the letters back and forth here. (Scripps News)
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Police & Protesters Clash On Tuition Fees Protest
Police & Protesters Clash On Tuition Fees Protest
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Students Set Fire To Sentry Box During Protests
Students Set Fire To Sentry Box During Protests
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Education Secy. Arne Duncan says testing US schoolchildren annually in math and reading is critical for measuring progress. The comments come ahead of what could be a contentious Capitol Hill debate on education. (Jan. 12)
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday that testing U.S. schoolchildren annually in math and reading is critical for measuring their educational progress.
Duncan's speech set the stage for what is likely to be a contentious Capitol...
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US education secretary defends TV comments
US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos spoke at a National PTA (Parent Teacher Association) conference in Arlington, Virginia on Tuesday to clarify comments she made about school choice on CBS's "60 Minutes" programme.
The...
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Election '22: What Matters: Education
Student test scores are falling and there are shortages of teachers across the country. Education is a big issue for this midterm election.
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Education Secy. Arne Duncan says testing US schoolchildren annually in math and reading is critical for measuring progress. The comments came ahead of what could be a contentious Capitol Hill debate on education. (Jan. 12)
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday that testing U.S. schoolchildren annually in math and reading is critical for measuring their educational progress.
Duncan's speech set the stage...
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DeVos School Choice Speech Protested at Harvard
Students at Harvard University staged a protest Thursday as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos delivered an address on school choice.
Some held up fists. One held up a sign reading, "White supremacist." Others called for...
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Unable to push education fixes through Congress, the Bush administration is taking its own pen to the No Child Left Behind law. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings unveils a host of changes to the education law.
HEADLINE: Changes coming for 'No Child Left Behind' law
CAPTION: Unable to push education fixes through Congress, the Bush administration is taking its own pen to the No Child Left Behind law.
Education Secretary Margaret Spellings...
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President Barack Obama on Saturday promised to rewrite the nation''s sweeping and controversial education law known as No Child Left Behind with a plan to prepare students for life after high school and to place better teachers at the blackboards.
HEADLINE: Obama calls for an educational overhaul
CAPTION: President Barack Obama on Saturday promised to rewrite the nation''s sweeping and controversial education law known as No Child Left Behind with a plan to prepare students for...
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President Barack Obama says his decision to free 10 states from the No Child Left Behind education law will give the flexibility they need to set high standards for students and hold schools accountable.
HEADLINE: Obama gives education waivers to 10 states
CAPTION: President Barack Obama says his decision to free 10 states from the No Child Left Behind education law will give the flexibility they need to set high standards for students...
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Pres. Barack Obama has declared 10 states are free from the No Child Left Behind law, allowing them to scrap some of the most rigorous and unpopular mandates. In exchange, the states are promising higher standards and more creative ways to measure what students are learning.
HEADLINE: School officials excited about 'No Child' waiver
CAPTION: Pres. Barack Obama has declared 10 states are free from the No Child Left Behind law, allowing them to scrap some of the most unpopular mandates. In exchange, the states...
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A program funded by private and corporate donations is giving music students at a Chicago elementary school a chance to connect with their Hispanic heritage, through mariachi. (Dec. 23)
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Jose Torres smiles as he thinks about how his 12-year-old daughter Alexa has embraced playing mariachi with her fellow students in a new Chicago Public Schools program that brings the...
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Zuma defends education policy on Kenya visit
South Africa's president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday said the government won't pay for the education of children "has every means to pay".He made the comments while on a trip to Kenya.Zuma said his government was committed to a policy of free...