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UTC Reading: Preparing Students for the Working World Differently
Instead of school uniforms, students in one of the new University Technical Colleges (UTCs) in UK are dressed in suits like they would be when they start work in the outside world. Classes will be taught differently in these colleges and many companies such as Microsoft and Cisco have stepped up to offer work experience or set up projects for the students to work on.

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First Paperless Library to Open This Summer A project by the name of Bibliotech will see the opening of the world's first paperless public library in Bexar County, Texas.

Utah Schools Embrace Foreign Language Programmes Schools in the state of Utah have been actively integrating foreign languages into their curriculum to prepare students...

New Programme at USC financed by Music Moguls Well-known for the Beats by Dr. Dre line of products, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are looking to groom young talent with an interest in design and technology...

Learning With MOOCs Implemented in 2008, massive online open courses (MOOC) have a far-reaching effect and are still making waves five years on.

$300 Million Scholarship to Foster Ties Between the US and China The Chairman of The Blackstone Group, Stephen Allen Schwarzman, along with other donors including Boeing, JPMorgan Chase, Credit Suisse, and even Bloomberg Philanthropies...

The Future of Myanmar's Education Landscape Higher-level education in Myanmar is still problematic as a result of decades of military rule. Plagiarism, bribery for grades and cheating remain common practices.

Learning Through Playing in a Natural Environment The past several years have seen a revival of the Waldorf philosophy, where children learn through creative play and imitation in the early years, and start reading only when they are seven years old.

NTU Medicine School Sets Higher School Fees According to a report from The Straits Times, the new Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) recently announced that it would set its school fees at $30,000, $7,000 more than the National University of Singapore's Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Source: The Straits Times, 29 April 2013

More Boys than Girls in Specialised High Schools According to a report from The New York Times, the admission count of girls into specialised high schools, such as Stuyvesant High School, has been observed to be frequently lower than that of boys. Source: http://cn.nytimes.com/article/education/2013/04/27/c27gender/dual/

Playing Action Video Games May Improve Reading in Children with Dyslexia According to a report from The New York Times, playing action video games may improve reading in children with dyslexia. Source: http://cn.nytimes.com/article/education/2013/05/04/c04video/dual/

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