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Truancy officers have no place in Bermuda or anywhere else at this time, Education Minister Jerome Dill has charged.
Bringing members of the Bermuda Human Resource Association up to date on education reform during their annual general meeting on Wedn...
DATE: Oct 31, 1997
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of the most effective weapons in preventing the epidemic of drug abuse. Like The Bermuda Life Skills programme, which also falls under the auspices of the Council Partners Charitable Trust, the group also believes in the premise that there is little ...
DATE: Oct 30, 1997
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in the United States after Gilbert Botvin, director of Cornell University's Institute for Prevention Research, developed a prevention concept that was based on behavioural data on children and teens. Instead of following the well-publicised `just say...
DATE: Oct 30, 1997
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The Opportunity Workshop this week said farewell to a favourite teacher.
During a retirement party for Cynthia Burns, students and teachers of the special education facility paid a farewell tribute to their "mama''.
Mrs. Burns retired after teaching ...
DATE: Oct 30, 1997
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Parents are to be asked to help tackle student hooligans in a Royal Gazette newspaper advert.
The ad, placed by the National Parent Teacher Association, is scheduled to run on Hallowe'en.
And parents are to be asked to volunteer for permanent playgro...
DATE: Oct 29, 1997
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The Reading Clinic yesterday launched a programme to help teachers meet the needs of students with learning difficulties in mathematics.
Entitled "Mathematics and Learning Differences: Professional Development for Educators'', the pilot programme wil...
DATE: Oct 29, 1997
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Bermudian youngsters appear to be brighter than the British average, according to a top English educational psychologist.
And James Stevenson, who practices in London, said they are well above the level needed to score good marks in English national ...
DATE: Oct 28, 1997
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
"increase the autonomy and accountability'' of schools.
The appointment of boards to schools was one of the recommendations made by the Education Planning Team during the late '80s.
Recently, Education Minister Jerome Dill introduced representatives ...
DATE: Oct 28, 1997
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rubbished by Home Affairs Minister Quinton Edness.
And he said the Progressive Labour Party was long on talk -- but short on concrete solutions.
Mr. Edness hit out after Opposition Leader Jennifer Smith said senior party members were drawing up an ac...
DATE: Oct 27, 1997
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Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Nearing the end of his first year as IBF chairman, managing partner of Ernst & Young, Jan Spiering, is intent on bringing more planning to Bermuda's business and socio-economic development.
The IBF has established three sub-committees to concentrate ...
DATE: Oct 27, 1997
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David Fox, Business Editor
