#Oxbridge #places dominated by candidates from richer, southern parts of the United Kingdom; tiny #Surrey vaunts more slots than all #Wales—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) June 12, 2013
'Jaded horizons' part of the problem: entire districts in deindustrialised UK 'sending only a handful of applicants' tinyurl.com/loy8ftu—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) June 12, 2013
Regular readers will doubtless have noticed something different at the top of this blog page. As they used to say in this industry: stay tuned for details!
#Boston lockdown temporarily closes multiple academic institutions, including #Harvard, #MIT, Boston University + #Tufts; classes cancelled—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) April 21, 2013
Questions of proportionality + allocation being raised re: shutting down entire metropolitan area of 5m people to locate one 19-year-old—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) April 21, 2013
Michael Cohen, Century Foundation fellow + former speechwriter for US ambassador to UN, 'urges rethink' on approach tinyurl.com/cwglpkh—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) April 21, 2013
Filed under Education, Urban Life
10% of British youth will develop an eating disorder >25, c.10% of #students aged 13-16 self-harm; alcohol + drug abuse 'at record high'—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) March 25, 2013
Generation shaped by endless entertainment + little prospect of meaningful employment or spiritual growth 'timebomb' tinyurl.com/ccfoqhd—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) March 25, 2013
Filed under Education
#Malaysia looks to make #SPM attainment dependent on passing #English by 2016; Malaysia Education Blueprint Plan to retrain 61,000 teachers—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) March 09, 2013
Present English language fail rate of 20% 'will drop substantially'; tuition + extra classes to be ordered if needed tinyurl.com/al636m3—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) March 09, 2013
Filed under Education
#Mongolia to transform Ulan Bator's #Lenin museum into dinosaur centre; former #CCCP satellite's public 'excited' tinyurl.com/b8jbr2t #USSR—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) January 27, 2013
Filed under Education, Political Science
University of #Winchester media studies graduate Adam Pacitti spends last £500.00 on billboard advertising availability tinyurl.com/atoxbav—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) January 05, 2013
Students free to choose their own clothing from 2013-14 academic year; headscarf ban lifted for religion classes tinyurl.com/cn7a522 #Mufti—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) November 27, 2012
Filed under Education
80% of schools in England have cut careers advice provision in the past year; 1m+ people aged 16-24 not in work, education or training #UK—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) November 24, 2012
Much new technology in UK classrooms 'lying unopened and unused' owing to technological illiteracy; potential 'wasted' tinyurl.com/bmy22jk—
Asad Yawar (@Mediolana) November 17, 2012
Filed under Education, Technology
