Educational News

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MAS invites students to take part in essay competition


http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/news/1531622/MAS_invites_students_to_take_part_in_essay_competition.html

CFA launches new global examination program

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/news/1531926/CFA_launches_new_global_examination_program.html

Polytechnic graduates' starting salaries up in 2012

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/news/1531426/Polytechnic_graduates_starting_salaries_up_in_2012.html

TP students to get hands—on training at veterinary hospital

http://news.xin.msn.com/en/singapore/tp-students-to-get-hands%E2%80%94on-training-at-veterinary-hospital

Ngee Ann Poly students to intern at Porsche Centre under new partnership

http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC130108-0000090/Ngee-Ann-Poly-students-to-intern-at-Porsche-Centre-under-new-partnership

Teacher fined S$6,000 for theft in school

http://news.xin.msn.com/en/singapore/teacher-fined-sdollar6000-for-theft-in-school

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What measures the best teacher? More than scores, study show


http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/news/1533068/What_measures_the_best_teacher_More_than_scores_study_shows.html

2012 'O' Levels: 81.3% scored five or passes, top scorers no

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/schoolnews/1532826/2012_O_Levels_81_3_scored_five_or_passes_top_scorers_not_named.html

Good showing by Sota in its first IB attempt

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/schoolnews/1530066/Good_showing_by_Sota_in_its_first_IB_attempt.html

Sex-for-grades case: She lost her virginity to law professor

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/news/1532814/Darinne_Ko_bought_740_Montblanc_pen_for_Tey.html

Girls succeed in O levels despite odds

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/features/people/1533384/Girls_succeed_in_O_levels_despite_odds.html

NUS prof altered Ko's grades from E to B+

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/news/1535560/NUS_prof_altered_Ko_s_grades_from_E_to_B_.html

Student followed her brainwave

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/schoolnews/1533734/Student_followed_her_brainwave.html

TP students invent the 'Ah Long paint detectors

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/schoolnews/1531934/Nifty_ideas_to_improve_our_lives.html

Scaling great heights with passion

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/features/learn/1531508/Scaling_great_heights_with_passion.html

ITE's latest mega campus gets off to smooth start

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/schoolnews/1530064/ITE_s_latest_mega_campus_gets_off_to_smooth_start.html

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Asking the right questions and choosing the next step


http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/features/hottopics/1535522/Asking_the_right_questions_and_choosing_the_next_step.html

Choices galore at poly open house

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/schoolnews/1533120/Choices_galore_at_poly_open_house.html

Poly grads' pay crosses $2,000 mark

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/news/1533378/Poly_grads_pay_crosses_2_000_mark.html

True or false? Debunking private education myths

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/features/learn/1535520/True_or_false_.html

Why these courses are important

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/features/learn/1535478/Why_these_courses_are_important.html

Typical problems faced by new students

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/features/learn/1535118/Typical_problems_faced_by_new_students.html

Kudos for A-listers but in low-key mode

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/schoolnews/1534376/Kudos_for_A_listers_but_in_low_key_mode.html

Managing time well helped teen shine

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/features/people/1534388/Managing_time_well_helped_teen_shine.html

No accident, he did well

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/features/people/1535640/No_accident_he_did_well.html

Quiet boy shows his worth

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/features/people/1535638/Quiet_boy_shows_his_worth.html

Asperger's syndrome, so what?

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/features/people/1535536/Asperger_s_syndrome_so_what_.html

Students who scored - against all odds (Late Cabby Cheng Teck Hock's dd)

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/schoolnews/1534382/Students_who_scored_against_all_odds.html

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Keep it simple, Stupid!


http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Edvantage/Story/A1Story20130114-395342.html

Teacher, are you kidding me

http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Edvantage/Story/A1Story20130114-395344.html

15 schools had over 20% with PSLE scores of 250 and above: Heng

http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Edvantage/Story/A1Story20130114-395488.html

EDB in discussion with NYU on loan repayment for Tisch Asia

http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Edvantage/Story/A1Story20130114-395479.html

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Just came across this article:


http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/features/hottopics/1537776/Teacher_are_you_kidding_me.html

[MR06]

I've bookmarked KSP website's forum page and had not been to KSP Home page for some time. Just saw at the bottom right-hand corner, there are latest Educational News.


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/aggregator/categories/1

Very glad to see this, I won't be updating news under this thread and will spend my time to kaypoh at other threads. I believe CKS will arrange for news from edvantage to be included there. See ya in other threads.

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Students injected with amino acid, to prepare for \"gaokao\" exam :-

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/news/1825914/Bra_ban_ahead_of_Chinese_exam.html

Anxious parents wait outside exam hall, rent rooms to cook for children prepare \"GAOkao\" :-
http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/schoolnews/1150374/An_exam_for_both_students_and_parents.html

Fight cheating students in \"gaokao\":-
http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/schoolnews/1824196/Ministry_vows_to_fight_cheating_in_gaokao_exams.html

2 minutes late can bar you from taking exam :-
http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/schoolnews/1160012/2_minutes_late_Don_t_bother_going_for_the_exam.html

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