GEMS Education raises 250 Million dollars for expansion

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Gems Education, one of the world's biggest operators of private schools, raised a $250 million loan to build new schools in the Gulf Cooperation Council member states and other countries, according to two people with knowledge of the deal.

The Dubai-based company obtained the three-year loan in dollars and dirhams, more than 80 percent of which will be paid at maturity and the remainder over the loan's life, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information isn't public. The loan is priced at 480 basis points, or 4.8 percentage points, over the benchmark rate, they said.

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Tips to maintain a classroom neatly

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The great classroom can be called as a sacred place where the talents are created. The good classroom creates a best atmosphere for the students and teachers.

How to maintain a classroom neatly?
Keep your classroom clean and tidy. It creates a hygienic environment. There will be pleasant and conducive surroundings if your environment is neat and tidy and this is very much applicable to a classroom. Read More<> Tips to maintain a classroom neatly

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HRD ministry will launch child-tracking system

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In order to track the performance and dropout rates among candidates, the Human Resource Ministry (HRD) ministry will soon be forming a child tracking system for over 200 million children across the nation.

According to recent tweets by the HRD minister, Smriti Irani said that apart from introducing the child tracking system, the ministry will focus on improving the concept of bridge school that was earlier discontinued due to Right to Education.

Smrti Irani said that the ministry would be tracking the online progress of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) that was earlier introduced for ensuring universal elementary education in India. Also, she added, "We did mid-term review online. This year we shall track SSA daily online. Real time data will help engage productively with states." Read More<> HRD ministry will launch child-tracking system

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Capella buys Hackbright Academy for $18 million

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Hackbright Academy, the San Francisco-based coding school for women, has been acquired by Capella Education for $18 million as the publicly traded education company looks to expand its efforts to train more women in technical careers.

The future of learning and employment will be shaped by institutions that can upskill underrepresented populations in high-demand skill areas, Capella CEO Kevin Gilligan said in a statement. Capella has a heritage as an innovator for those poorly served by traditional education; Hackbright Academy is on the leading edge of innovation and support for women pursuing career advancement in software engineering. Read More<> Capella buys Hackbright Academy for $18 million

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Study finds swimming lessons help to boost Maths results

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Swimming classes help middle class children boost their maths grades, a study by UCL has revealed.

Children who take part in organised sports and physical activities were one and a half times more likely to reach higher than expected grades in their maths test at the end primary school at age 11, it found.

Researchers claimed that the sense of achievement children experience while engaging in activities like swimming and dancing motivates them to do well in their academic studies as well. Read More<> Study finds swimming lessons help to boost Maths results

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RAISE launched in Nagaland

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The Secretary to Government of Nagaland for Social Welfare Department, Dellirose M. Sakhrie launched the Regional Action on Inclusive Education (RAISE) Northeast on Tuesday, so as to provide holistic support to children with special needs.

According to newspaper reports, Christoffel Blinden Mission (CBM), Light for the World and Liliane Fonds are the three international agencies supporting the project. 15 NGOs will be implementing the project in five states of the region. This project has been started to complement the programme of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan on inclusive education to improve the quality of education for children with disabilities in government and government-supported schools in selected districts of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur and Tripura. Read More<> RAISE launched in Nagaland

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Importance of Education in everyone Life

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Life is incomplete without education. Today in this competitive world it is even more complicated to lead a life without education. Education is a gifted tool to mankind for upgrading their knowledge and life style. It is one such thing that gives us basic knowledge, teach good mannerisms and help us to differentiate things for taking wise decision.

Education is essential for success. It is as important as our life as it helps us to overcome all the obstacles in our life and gives the power to do things confidently. It plays major role in everyone’s one in developing one’s knowledge, skill and personality.Read More<> Importance of Education in everyone Life

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IIT foundation course in all govt schools soon

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In an awareness programme on 'IIT foundation course' for the students and parents in Vijaywada, Human Resource Development Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao said that the state government will take measures to introduce IIT foundation course in all the Zilla and Mandal Parishad High Schools across the state from the next academic year.

Srinivasa Rao said that there are 1,500 municipal schools inthe state with an enrolment of 2.5 lakh students. Despite this, hardly any student from municipal schools topped in IIT or any other competitive examination. The percentage of students from municipal schools among them was zero due to lack of basic knowledge among them. Read More<> IIT foundation course in all govt schools soon

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Internet of Things and Education

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What is Internet of Things?

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the current technology that is embedded system of devices,vehicles, buildings and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors which enables data acquisition and transmission via Internet and so called as The“Internet of Things”.

The Internet of Things and Education:-

There are many researches done on how IoT can have a better impact on Education. In simple, the computers will alter the way the learning. The IoT will definitely shape the learning for the next generation. Read More<> Internet of Things and Education

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Interest-free loans for all IIT students

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The HRD ministry has proposed that all IIT students willhave access to interest-free loan for the entire tuition fee under government's Vidyalakshmi scheme at the time of admission.

The proposals will be ratified by the IIT council shortly. Aschairperson of the IIT council, the HRD minister is entitled to take thedecision, a source said. Read More<>Interest-free loans for all IIT students

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Rs1 crore raised for girl education

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The Fort Convent Association (FCA) launched a project "Khilo" for promoting education of the underprivileged girl child. Itwas organised by the alumnus of Fort Convent School, Mumbai. A whopping amount ofRs1 crore was collected at the event for educating one hundred girls fromdeserving and underprivileged backgrounds — from Std 1st and 10th.

"Education of a girl will cost Rs1 lakh, and we havecollected Rs1 crore which means we will be educating as many as 100girls," said Sumita Ghai, alumnus and one of the organisers.Read More<> Rs1 crore raised for girl education

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An Ivy League education can be surprisingly cheap

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With tuition at Ivy League colleges costing upwards of $60,000, those schools may seem unattainable for low-income students.

For example, Yale's website lists total costs at a whopping $68,230. Harvard's total cost is $66,900. But that's the sticker price - the cost you see listed on a school's website, which includes tuition, fees, room, and board.

When you're applying to schools, it's more instructive to look at the net price of attending, or what families actually pay after factoring infinancial aid, and federal grants like the Pell grant. Read More<> An Ivy League education can be surprisingly cheap

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