Posts Tagged ‘education’

Canada agrees to reform First Nation education

Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – The federal government and the Assembly of First Nations of Canada agreed Thursday to institute major reforms in the education of aborigine children. The move aims to reverse decades of failure. To pursue the initiative, an expert panel will submit by the middle of 2011 [...]

Wipro Chairman Pledges $ 2 Billion To Indian Education

AHN News Staff Bangalore, India (AHN) – In a massive endowment, Wipro Chairman Azim Premji, the third-richest man in India, has pledged to donate $2 billion towards the cause of school education in India. The amount is unlike any other donation made to charitable institutions by any individual or group in India and will go [...]

Manitoba Plans To Hike Truancy Age To 18

AHN News Staff Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (AHN) – Manitoba Education Minister Nancy Allan announced Thursday the province will push for a new law that would increase the truancy age to 18. That means young residents would be required to acquire an education or training until they reach 18. Allan said the change was necessary because [...]

India, US talk education links

India and the US eyed stronger partnership in education and innovation – two critical areas in powering high economic growth in both countries – as President Barack Obama’s key aides talked shop with policymakers here at the business sessions marking the US leader’s visit. View full post on Business Stories

First Nations Ask Ottawa For $2 Billion More For Education

AHN News Staff Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (AHN) – The Assembly of First Nations is asking the federal government of Canada to increase funding for education for aboriginal youth by $2 billion. The extra money seeks to bridge the gap between funding for regular Canadian schools and those for natives. Shawn Atleo, national chief of the [...]

UN: One in Five Iraqis Illiterate

The Media Line Staff Iraq David E. Miller – One in five Iraqis aged 10 to 49 cannot read or write, with large discrepancies in literacy levels between men and women, a report by the United Nations has found. The report, released by the UN Inter-Agency Information and Analysis Unit, found that illiteracy among women [...]

Report: 40 Percent Of Male Quebec High School Students Drop Out

AHN News Staff Montreal, Quebec, Canada (AHN) – Almost 40 percent of Quebec male high school students are dropping out of the educational system. In worst cases, such as at Pierre-Dupuy, the dropout rate is almost 80 percent. Pierre-Dupuy Principal Ginette Rioux explained the unusually high rate of male dropouts in their school to having [...]

Advantages of a Government Small Business Grant

Every business is supported by an idea or a dream and for implementing this idea we need finance. This is where the government small business grant comes into play.

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