http://www.edunews.net/Malta/ India's FIRST and ONLY dedicated educational news site en-us 2007 National Network of Education Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:53:56 GMT Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:53:56 GMT http://www.edunews.net/Malta/Summer_Bash_2008_-_MIM_supports_Puttinu_2034/ The Malta Institute of Malta is once again supporting charitable events, this time in aid of Puttinu Cares Foundation in the much awaited Summer Bash 2008. The Summer Bash 2008 is part of a health campaign targeting the prevention and treatment of cancer in our community. Abiding by the phrase 'Pre... Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:53:55 GMT http://www.edunews.net/Malta/An_educational_reform_for_social_justice_1690/ Last week. Minister for Education Dolores Cristina launched the much-awaited 11+ reform proposal. This reform is based on a report on the transition from primary to secondary schools in Malta in both the State and non-State sectors commissioned by Dr Louis Galea, then Minister of Education in 2006. ... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:16:21 GMT http://www.edunews.net/Malta/AD_favours_educational_reform_1629/ Alternattiva Demokratika (AD) has voiced its approval of the current educational reform proposed by government.The proposed changes include a reform to the Junior Lyceum examination system and removing the policy of streaming adopted in local primary schools. AD said that it had advocated such ref... Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:43:21 GMT http://www.edunews.net/Malta/International_conference_on_educational_leadership_1394/ Leadership is recognised as a critical dimension in both our personal and professional lives and needs to be taken seriously if we want to nurture learning communities which are of benefit to students and adults alike. The conference entitled Educational Leadership: nurturing meaning in a context ... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:10:10 GMT http://www.edunews.net/Malta/16_educational_projects_approved_870/ A total of 16 projects related to education were approved for funding by the EU from the 2007-2013 budget. A further 10 projects are awaiting approval, Education Minister Dolores Cristina said. The projects range from the construction of a multimedia training centre at the Malta College of Arts, Sci... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:55:02 GMT http://www.edunews.net/Malta/NSTF_annual_educational_prize_tour_450/ After winning this year's edition of the National Student Travel Foundation's Mini-European Assembly, students from the University of Malta, and Sir Mikelang Refalo post-secondary complex, Victoria, Gozo, recently took part in the annual educational prize tour, which included visits to the Council o... Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:59:57 GMT http://www.edunews.net/Malta/EU_educational_systems_report__-_Malta_has_highest_rate_of_early_school_leavers_343/ Even though statistics are improving, Malta, along with Portugal, had the highest proportion of early school leavers in the EU with a total of 37.6 per cent in 2007, according to an EU annual report on education systems in the EU, published yesterday. The EU target is that there will be no more tha... Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:33:15 GMT http://www.edunews.net/Malta/Malta_lowest_performer_in_three_educational_benchmarks_325/ Malta has ranked as the lowest performer among EU member states in an annual report on education systems. From five categories, Malta ranks as the lowest performer in three (early school leavers, upper secondary attainment, and maths and science and technology graduates). Its data has not yet includ... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:45:55 GMT