Stories about Education from June, 2006
Venezuela: Getting Rid of the National Entrance Exam?
As Chilean students protest against the fees for their national entrance exam, Oil Wars says that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is considering doing away with the entrance exam entirely. But Oil Wars says that there is a better solution.
This Week In Palestinian Blogs: Behind The Walls
From barber shops and strawberry fields to politics and the lives of students behind walls, the Palestinian blogosphere this week has many stories to tell. Laila El-Haddad, far from the familiarity of her home in Gaza, describes her latest journeys in the suburbs of Maryland as she and her son...
Iran: Free Tavancheh Blog
A new blog is created to promote freedom for detained student activist & blogger, Mr.Abed Tavancheh (Persian). In Abede Tavacheh blog we are informed that another student activist, Houman Kazemyan from Tehran university, is missed and 25000 students signed a petition to ask freedom for student leaders (Persian).
Chileans Students Still Stand for their Rights
It is the first time in more than 15 years that public school students have coordinated to make the government hear their petitions. So far they have mobilized more than 150,000 students. How did they make it happen? Using technology. They all have blogs, use messenger, emails, and fotoblogs. These...
Chile: Student Protests Overwhelm Santiago
Referring to the student protests that have engulfed Santiago, Fernando Flores says that he has always considered education to be the Achilles heel of Chile (ES). Grafica Rebelde has photos and video of the protests. Atina Chile reminds readers (ES) that there is an entire category on the education debate....
Trinidad & Tobago: Denominational schools
Club Soda and Salt asks Trinidad and Tobago's Minister of Education for some data to support her assertion that “with the establishment of the religious schools over 75 per cent in the primary sector, we have been able to see in the school system emphasis on morals and values and...
Pornography Fear Sparks Cambodia 3G Ban
The fear of pornography spreading through video-capable mobile phone prompted the wives of government officials to petition the government to formally ban the new 3G technology. The planned 3G network shows the potential that the growing popularity of mobile phones has in Cambodia. However, in an attempt to improve social...
