· October, 2007

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Stories about Education from October, 2007

Touring Libyan Blogs: Eid el Fitr 2008

Fozia Mohamed, our Libya volunteer, is back to blogging after a short break, with news and views from the Libyan blogosphere. Issues covered this week include readjusting to life in Libya after living in the UK, medical ethics and the Maqams - the resting places of 'Saints' and men of religion.

Written by Fozia Mohamed
13 October 2007

Latvia: Citizenship Debate

So far, there are 121 comments to the “Stateless in Latvia” post at Euroblog by BBC's Europe editor Mark Mardell – and All About Latvia is tired of explaining Latvia's...

Written by Veronica Khokhlova
11 October 2007

Mexico: Education Roundup

HJ Barraza provides his latest Mexican Education RoundUp at his blog Neverwonderland. He also endorses the XO computer for use by Mexican schoolchildren.

Written by Eduardo Avila
11 October 2007

Egypt: Jailed University Professors

Egyptian blogger Hatshepsut draws our attention to jailed university professors in this post. “Well, it’s not only journalists who are being sent to jail in this country,” she notes.

Written by Amira Al Hussaini
10 October 2007

China: Library

Ran Yun-fei from Tianya criticizes that the library management in China is designed for thought control (zh). Dissent voices have been censored away.

Written by Oiwan Lam
8 October 2007

Japan: Nova and Teacher Union

David Markle from Japan Probe picks up the Nova (English school) financial crisis issue and discusses the need for teachers to join union.

Written by Oiwan Lam
5 October 2007

Uruguay: XO Computer Rated Higher

One Laptop Per Child News reports that the government entity LATU Uruguay has rated the XO Computer as “the better option” for children in the Florida province after testing both...

Written by Eduardo Avila
5 October 2007
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