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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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Bermuda?s public education system is failing high-flying students, a teacher alleged last night.
David Chapman, a science teacher at Berkeley Institute, told a public meeting at the school that poor resources meant lessons had to be constantly pitche...
DATE: Mar 01, 2006
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The new Berkeley Institute does have a list of ?deficiencies?, Finance Minister Paula Cox admitted to Parliament last night.
She told the House of the Assembly that the $125 million senior school ? now running three years late and $50 million over bu...
DATE: Feb 28, 2006
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Two scholarship schemes aimed at giving more Bermudians a chance at higher education were launched yesterday. Education Minister Terry Lister unveiled the National Training Board (NTB) initiatives at a press conference at the Cabinet Office.
He said ...
DATE: Feb 23, 2006
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Young Bermudians are being encouraged to consider a career in the arts after taking part in a City Hall exhibition.
Hundreds of students from across the Island contributed pieces to Bermuda Society of Arts? annual Schools Art Show, which ran at the H...
DATE: Feb 22, 2006
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A Bermudian teacher spoke of her surprise after picking up an international award for her work with children last month.
Sandra Smith, a teacher at Somerset Primary School, is one of six people to receive the newly-created International Excellence Aw...
DATE: Feb 08, 2006
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