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Posted on November 17, 2010 - in International Education, Education

I arrived in Jakarta late last week for an alumni conference for the Indonesian and Malaysian teachers who have completed the International Leaders in Education Program.

Radio Talk Shows Promote Education Reform in Indonesia

In Sulawesi, Indonesia, one devoted English teacher recorded and broadcast a series of radio talk shows to promote new teaching methods among his peers.

I was boarding a train in Madurai, India, saying my last goodbyes to the Tamil family I had lived with, when my host mother, Usha, pressed my hand and said, “We’ll see you again when...

Working on exchange programs can sometimes feel like providing logistical support to people trapped in a mine. 

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IREX Remembers Sidy Dieng (Sidy is second from left)

A dear friend of IREX and distinguished alumnus of the International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP), Mr. Sidy Dieng of Foundiougne, Senegal passed away on October 8,...

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Filipina English Teacher Makes Strides in the Classroom

ILEP Alumnae Mercelita Labial from the Philippines integrates technology into her English language classroom and wins Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award.

During the blizzard of 1888, teacher Minnie Freeman tied her students together with a ball of twine.

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TEA/ILEP Alumni Small Grant Award Recipients Announced

IREX is pleased to announce the recipients of the TEA/ILEP Alumni Small Grants competition for the Fall 2010 cycle.

School feeding program sponsored by WFP; photo by Julien Harneis

The message of the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” campaign is particularly suited to the current American obesity crisis. Yet she is also following in the footsteps of other...

I am not a big fan of tater tots. But last week at a cafeteria in Arkansas, I agreed to eat some in order to continue a conversation.