Asia not screening English teachers well
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The English-teaching circuit in Asia is filled with transient foreigners, from backpackers needing to make quick cash to recent college graduates looking for experience.
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Blog: We know how to hold good meetings in the U.S., but Asia has us beat bad on getting to work.
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PHUKET, Thailand  - Officials from dozens of Asian  nations including India, Indonesia and Thailand failed on  Friday to agree who should run a regional tsunami warning  system, officials said, dashing hopes for its quick  establishment.
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Japanese high school students have slipped in the latest international ranking of reading and mathematics skills by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development.
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There were apparently fewer expulsions of pupils in England last year - but more suspensions.
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thousands of teachers in Thailand have walked off their jobs to protest a lack of security in the country&#39;s south.
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In Alaska, students are calling their teacher "lao shi." In Illinois, they're learning that one plus one equals "er." And in western Massachusetts, kindergarten students who can sing their ABCs will soon start honing Mandarin accents.
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Â· Sats make English pupils most tested in the world  Â· Parents sceptical of league tables, GTC study finds
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Children from the most deprived areas of England are falling further behind in school achievement.
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The number of schools in England judged to be failing has risen slightly, education inspectors say.
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Head teachers and language experts say it is harder to get good grades in modern languages than other GCSEs.
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A head teachers' leader is alarmed by a suggestion that reform of 14-19 learning in England might be toned down.
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A survey suggests more than a third of primary schools have problems recruiting head teachers.
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Schools in England have been sent advice on how to teach children good spoken English.
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Health problems related to obesity are hitting Asians harder than other ethnic groups because doctors using a one-size-fits-all diagnosis fail to pick it up, experts have said.
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Some teachers fail to change their attitude to suit a new era in schools, the education minister says.
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Students learning English in the co-ed schools that have proliferated since 2001 view the US skeptically.