Public school principals have issued a statement calling on Education Minister El James to disclose before tomorrow the full proposal to close five primary schools.
The three-page document from the Association of School Principals (ASP) says that sch...
DATE: Jan 21, 2010 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Business leaders and school principals met yesterday to discuss ways of turning around the Island's education system.
And the forum — a joint initiative between the Association of Bermuda International Companies (ABIC) and the Ministry of Education —...
DATE: Jan 20, 2010 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Jonathan Kent
CHICAGO — A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues as youth of the same age who were studied in the Great Depression era.
The findings, culled from response...
The Bermuda Autism Support and Education Society will hold a casino-themed fund-raiser next month. 'Casino Royale: Roll the Dice for Autism' will take place on February 6 at Penno's Wharf, St. George's.
Free cocktails will be served starting at 7 p.m...
Laura Neuman has travelled the world and seen a lot of transparency laws as part of her job as access to information project manager for the Carter Center in the States.
But she has never known a country respond in the way Bermuda did when asked to c...
DATE: Jan 20, 2010 | CATEGORY: Campaigns | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
Laura Neuman has travelled the world and seen a lot of transparency laws as part of her job as access to information project manager for the Carter Center in the States.
But she has never known a country respond in the way Bermuda did when asked to c...
DATE: Jan 20, 2010 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sam Strangeways
UK schools go to the birds for wildlife survey
LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters Life!) - A British charity launched its biggest survey of the wildlife in school yards on Monday, aiming to get thousands of children watching excitedly to find out which creature...
Government should encourage companies to take on out-of-work young men — and help fund their wages and development, according to Hamilton West MP Wayne Furbert.
Mr. Furbert says much of the gang trouble plaguing the Island in recent months is due to ...
DATE: Jan 20, 2010 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Tim Smith
Resentment is rapidly growing over a proposal to close five primary schools as a cost saving measure for Government.
It is not easy to fathom how such an ambitious scheme that would impact so many parents and teachers could be floated out there witho...
Better means of spending
January 14, 2010
Dear Sir,
I read today the article regarding cutbacks for the Civil Service. It is all well and good that civil servants are being asked to curtail spending, but there are some things that bother me:
¦ Some d...
