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A new student management system in Bermuda's public schools is producing misleading attendance figures, the House of Assembly heard.said on Monday that the Chancery SMS system ? which allows teachers to record attendance and produce reports ? was "cu...
DATE: Mar 09, 2006
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Bermuda needs to ask itself tough questions about the condition of some women?s lives on the Island, a forum was told yesterday.
Dr. Eugenie Simmons, director of the centre for professional and career enhancement at Bermuda College, spoke out at an e...
DATE: Mar 09, 2006
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Opposition ministers demanded to know why Government was not recruiting more male teachers during a House of Assembly debate on education. said just 18 percent of those teaching in the public school system were men and that that figure was largely un...
DATE: Mar 08, 2006
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All appeals against the suspension of students from public school were quashed in the last year, the Education Minister has revealed.
told the House of Assembly on Monday that parents appealed the suspensions for bad behaviour ? six from senior schoo...
DATE: Mar 08, 2006
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Government is not taking seriously the problem of children being sent to school without breakfast, it was alleged this week.Shadow Race Relations Minister told in the House of Assembly: ?I don?t think you understand the depth of this problem.?
His U...
DATE: Mar 08, 2006
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Teachers angrily hit back last night at a Government backbencher?s claims that they are failing the Island?s public school students.
Michael Charles, general secretary of Bermuda Union of Teachers, described former minister Renee Webb?s comments in t...
DATE: Mar 08, 2006
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Public school students? attainment levels have not risen in the past 13 years despite the introduction of new tests, according to the Shadow Education Minister.
Neville Darrell told the House of Assembly yesterday that the Terra Nova test which pupil...
DATE: Mar 07, 2006
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Government backbencher Renee Webb yesterday launched a scathing attack on Bermuda?s public school system ? singling out teachers for the harshest criticism.
The outspoken former PLP minister gave a rousing speech on the ?disturbing? state of the Isla...
DATE: Mar 07, 2006
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Students in Bermuda's public education system are to be compulsorily tested annually on social studies and science from next year, the Government announced yesterday.
Education Minister Terry Lister revealed the plan at a Press conference in which he...
DATE: Mar 03, 2006
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A private Catholic school is offering beneficiaries the chance to name its auditorium, playing field and science lab.
Mount Saint Agnes Academy has launched a campaign to raise $5 million to pay off a debt and upgrade its building and facilities.
The...
DATE: Mar 02, 2006
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