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The International Page

Smarts No Longer Good Enough for Singapore Students. A recent Singaporean film, "I Not Stupid," recounts the travails of three 12-year-olds categorized by their school as not too bright. School officials streamed the boys into courses labeled "em3," the academic basement of the country’s hypercompetitive education culture.(registration required)

U.S. and U.K. Educators Seek Answers to Common Woes. Educators and policymakers from the United States and the United Kingdom gathered here recently to tackle common issues in urban education, ranging from how to narrow the achievement gap to how to recruit and retain teachers. (registration required)

Teachers Travel the Globe for Professional Development, Dec. 3, 2003. Experts in global education say that plenty of opportunities are available for teachers to expand their knowledge of the world. But, they acknowledge, it might take some looking to find the programs and resources and then match them to individual situations.(registration required)

Waving the Flag. In schools throughout Japan, patriotism has been making its way back into the daily routine. But not all in the island nation are united in their views on how or even if schools should foster "love of one's country," as required under the revised national course of study.(registration required)

Children Flood Kenyan Schools to Get
A Free Education. The push to provide free primary schooling in Kenya comes at a time when several International organizations are calling on the United States and other wealthy nations to increase support for poorer nations as they work to provide education for all children. (registration required)