Articles en-us http://www.hipie.org N/A http://www.hipie.org jimmy@hipie.org 20 http://www.hipie.org/articles/81/1/Educating-Children-in-Poverty/Page1.html Only Effective Teachers and Principals Can Save the Lives of Children in Poverty We Face an Enormous and...We Face an Enormous and Crucial Task. The very title, “Educating Children in Poverty,” here presents what one could easily think of as a daunting or impossible vision. When one considers the large numbers of children in poverty in America as well as internationally, the count feels overwhelming: fifteen million children live in poverty in our country. Jimmy@Hiipie.org (Jimmy Kilpatrick International Editor) Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.hipie.org/articles/80/1/Schools-get-vocal-over-governments-VCAL-cuts/Page1.html WHEN the leaders of school principal, teacher and parent groups held one of their regular meetings with state government education officials recently, they received an unpleasant… Jimmy@Hiipie.org (Jimmy Kilpatrick International Editor) Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.hipie.org/articles/79/1/Aramco-Gifted-Program-students-steal-limelight-at-London-fest/Page1.html The Gifted Program students were invited to participate as part of a Saudi Aramco donation to the British Science Association facilitated by Aramco Overseas Co. (AOC) public relations. jimmy@hipie.org (admin Admin) Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.hipie.org/articles/78/1/Qatar-committed-to-promote-education/Page1.html DOHA - DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ahmed bin Abdullah al Mahmoud reiterated Qatar’s commitment to develop a knowledgebased society with emphasis on the importance… jimmy@hipie.org (admin Admin) Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.hipie.org/articles/77/1/Education-spending-falling-fastest-since-1950s/Page1.html Public spending on education in the UK overall is falling at the fastest rate since the 1950s, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The independent financial researchers say… jimmy@hipie.org (admin Admin) Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.hipie.org/articles/76/1/Zero-to-Eight-Childrens-Media-Use-in-America/Page1.html Zero to Eight is a nationally representative survey of parents of U.S. children ages zero to eight, conducted to understand the patterns of media use among young American children. jimmy@hipie.org (admin Admin) Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.hipie.org/articles/75/1/Bring-back-the-cane-say-half-of-parents-as-Cameron-pledges-to-restore-order-in-schools-following-riots/Page1.html  Almost half of parents would be happy to see the return of the cane to restore discipline in the classroom, a survey suggests today. It found 49 per jimmy@hipie.org (admin Admin) Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.hipie.org/articles/74/1/Music-program-with-all-the-strings-lets-plucky-pupils-take-a-bow/Page1.html FOR half an hour once a week, students at Meadows Primary settle in for an instrumental music class. Taking up their violins, violas and cellos, the children learn their skills from some of Australia’s best musicians: members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. jimmy@hipie.org (admin Admin) Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.hipie.org/articles/73/1/American-University-in-Cairo-Students-Win-UNICEF-Movie-Award/Page1.html Last night at the Cairo Opera House, Mass Communications students of The American University in Cairo (AUC) were recognized for their winning work at the Universities’ Movies Festival,… jimmy@hipie.org (admin Admin) Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.hipie.org/articles/72/1/UK-has-more-jobless-teenagers-than-Slovenia/Page1.html Figures show that school-leavers are more likely to be classed as “Neet” – not in education, employment or training – than in countries such as Estonia, Portugal, Hungary,… jimmy@hipie.org (admin Admin) Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400