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International Education Week events at the University of Iowa will help bridge cultures

Russ Ganim

Russ Ganim

For decades, the US Department of State has designated the third week in November to recognize the value of a global curriculum at the K-16 level.

International Education Week, Nov. 15-19, serves as a bridge between cultures, if not worlds. It offers all learners the chance to pursue their curiosity about the planet’s languages ​​and civilizations, while providing information about globally focused experiential learning opportunities at home and abroad.

Due to COVID-19, last year’s International Education Week activities at Iowa and elsewhere took place almost exclusively online. This fall, as we emerge from the pandemic, virtual will still

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Quebec’s education minister doesn’t want to answer for Quebec schools

It is time to change the culture of school service centers in order to make them more accountable, Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville said Tuesday as he presented new legislation on school governance.

Drainville made the remark as he faced a flurry of questions from opposition MNAs during the study of budget credits for his ministry.

Apparently exasperated by pointed questions from Quebec Liberal education critic Marwah Rizqy on the issue of school fees charged to parents, Drainville called upon school service center directors to “speak up.”

Rizqy had cited the example of a

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Premier Scott Moe, education minister promises more funding following calls from teachers’ federation

Premier Scott Moe as well as the province’s education minister announced the possibility of increased funding for school divisions after defending their absence from an education rally over the weekend.

“Your voices are being heard, not just Saturday but the lead up to that as well,” Moe told reporters, referring to the rally, following the question period on Monday.

Education minister Dustin Duncan said the government will be providing more funding for higher than predicted enrollment in some Saskatchewan schools.

“As the premier indicated, this year, we know that the enrollment issues that school divisions are facing from last year

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Former education minister says inclusion in NB has become an ‘absurd situation’

Nichole McCarthy worries about her 10-year-old son’s future.

Tristen has a diagnosis of autism. He can’t read or write — McCarthy fears he will never at this rate. She said she attended Grade 5 for only half days and is falling further and further behind.

“He can’t just sit home half of the day, every day, while all the other kids are getting instructions and schooling. …This is just going to continue snowballing. I’m worried for him,” the Grand Falls mother said.

“I’m not going to be here forever to take care of him. I’m trying to prepare him for

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Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)

HEDIS is a set of performance measures that are used to compare health plan performance and measure the quality of health plans. These measures were created by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). About 90% of health plans use HEDIS as a standard to measure the performance of their plan. The data is tracked from year to year to measure the performance of the health plan and thus provide information regarding the population served.

The data that is collected is used to monitor the health of the general population, evaluate treatment outcomes, etc., and the data is collected

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Ohio’s top education official leaves her job as Republicans push plan to remake ODE

Stephanie Siddens is interim state superintendent of the Ohio Department of Education

Stephanie Siddens is interim state superintendent of the Ohio Department of Education

As state lawmakers whether debate to fundamentally change the role of Ohio’s top education official, the woman in that position has decided to leave.

Stephanie Siddens, who has served as interim state superintendent for nearly two years, is expected to be approved as deputy superintendent for the Upper Arlington School District at its school board meeting Tuesday evening.

“Dr. Siddens and Dr. [Kristin] Robbins really stood out in our search to fill these vital roles in our administrative team,” Upper Arlington Superintendent Robert Hunt said in a statement.

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Advocates want Matiullah Wesa’s freedom from the Taliban

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Calls mounted Wednesday for the Taliban to free a girls’ education activist were arrested earlier this week in Kabul, as a government minister defended the detention.

Matiullah Wesa, founder and president of Pen Path — a local nongovernmental group that travels across Afghanistan with a mobile school and library — was arrested in the Afghan capital on Monday.

Since their takeover of Afghanistan, the Taliban have imposed restrictions on women’s and minority rights. Girls are barred from school beyond the sixth grade and last year, the Taliban banned women from going to universities.

Wesa has been outspoken in

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Calls mount for Taliban to free girls’ education activists

A top US diplomat says the Taliban must be free to detain Afghan activists, following the arrest of a girls’ education advocate

ISLAMABAD — Calls mounted Wednesday for the Taliban to free a girls’ education activist were arrested earlier this week in Kabul, as a minister in the Taliban-led government defended the detention.

Matiullah Wesa, founder and president of Pen Path — a local nongovernmental group that travels across Afghanistan with a mobile school and library — was arrested in the Afghan capital on Monday.

Since their takeover of Afghanistan, the Taliban have imposed restrictions on women’s and minority rights.

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