SUMMER ACTIVITIES. KEEP YOUR SKILLS GOING.

The end of the school year is finally here. We have a long summer ahead to enjoy and have fun. Some of you have asked me to write a post with some activities to help you improve your English while on holiday. I hope you like it. LISTENING SKILLS SHORT PODCASTS You can use them to improve your reading and listening skills as some of them have listening comprehension activities.  LISTENING COMPREHENSIONS  Choose your level , listen and practise doing the  comprehension activities.         THE FLATMATES A BBC Learning English short video series. Very interactive and fun to watch. LISTENING LESSONS…

In the NH school funding trial, Edelblut declines to define an ‘adequate’ education

This article was originally produced by the NH Business Review. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. The piece below has been lightly edited. New Hampshire Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut, who along with Gov. Chris Sununu is a named defendant in the case, took the witness stand in Rockingham County Superior Court Tuesday to open the second week of the trial pitting the ConVal School District and 10 other districts against the state. In the suit, ConVal charges the state has failed to meet its obligation to provide and fund a constitutionally adequate education for…

Jerry Hopkins: Defining education | opinion

Education is a topic that many people are currently talking about, particularly the funding of public education in the State of Texas as the legislature gets underway. We need to consider the importance of education and what is involved in it. My greatest concern is for young people and adults to be well-educated and functional in society. Here are some issues that I think are significant in regards to education. Education is the best investment we can make as individuals and as a society. Billions of dollars are spent on education, directly and indirectly, to fund this important life element.…