U.S. Can Learn From Other Countries' Education Systems

U.S. Can Learn From Other Countries' Education Systems It's time for America to start following other countries' leads when it comes to education, according to a new report by the National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE), an organization that researches education systems around the world. The group held a conference Tuesday in Washington, D.C. to release the report, which was attended by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, politicians, and school leaders. Education achievement in the U.S. has fallen to the middle of...

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Alternative Education...Compare the Difference

Alternative Education in Japan: The context and the challenges THE COMPULSORY EDUCATION SYSTEM: THREE CHALLENGES FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION The Demands of the Compulsory Education System On Paper … Japan’s post-war Constitution (1946) and Fundamental Law of Education (2006) form the legal basis for the compulsory education system. Article 26 of the Constitution of Japan states that, ‘All people shall have the right to receive an equal education correspondent to their ability, as provided by law’, and ‘All people shall...

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Alternative Education in Other Country

Alternative Education in Japan: Introduction Editorial note – because of constraints of space, a slightly abbreviated version of the paper is posted here. The paper is for the most part intact, minus the bibliography, list of schools, a couple of tables and footnotes… INTRODUCTION Japan’s Fundamental Law of Education (2006) and School Education Law (1947) state that all Japanese children must undergo compulsory education. This education is for children aged six to fifteen years old, and takes place in elementary and junior high schools....

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More About Alternative Learning System

Problems observed with the implementation Alternative Learning System in the Philippines and how it can be resolved. There are a lot of problems encountered by the Bureau of Alternative Learning System in the national scene. Economic factors(poverty, budget problems), social factors(gender disparity, advocacy to collection of revenues), cultural factors(concerns to indigenous people), geographical and geophysical factors(huge size of basic education system, shortage of human resources). Most of these problems are reflected to the lowest levels...

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Alternative Learning System (Philippines)

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