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The role that education plays in issues of social equity and justice cannot be undervalued. It is acknowledged by the United Nations as a human right, 'Everyone has the right to education' (United Nations, 1948) and as outlined in the Melbourne Declaration on the Educational Goals for Young Australians 'As a nation Australia values the central role of education in building a democratic, equitable and just society- a society that is prosperous, cohesive and culturally diverse, and that values Australia's Indigenous cultures as a key part of the nation's history, present and future.' (Barr et al, 2008). Such lofty assertions of the importance of education as a right and national value should be sufficient to ensure that all Australians have access to an education of the highest standard with equitable outcomes for all, the reality is that this is not the case.

The National Stock Exchange is India's leading stock exchange covering 364 cities and towns across the country. NSE was set up by leading institutions to provide a modern, fully automated screen-based trading system with national reach. The Exchange has brought about unparalleled transparency, speed & efficiency, safety and market integrity. It has set up facilities that serve as a model for the securities industry in terms of systems, practices and procedures.Trade4target give currect information to investors of NSE.

On Wednesday, August 3 and Thursday, August 4, 2011, the National Museum of American History, National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Pentagon Memorial Fund, and Flight 93 National Memorial, will offer a FREE online conference, September 11: Teaching Contemporary History, for K-12 teachers. Designed to provide educators with resources and strategies for addressing the September 11 terrorist attacks, the conference will include roundtable discussions with content experts and six workshop sessions. 

Vinnytsia National Medical University is a medical university located in 1921 in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. It is famous as the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast. The institution awarded the great surgeon M.I. Pirogov for his high contribution and achievements to the development of higher medical education in 1960. The assistance team of the institute was awarded the "Badge of Honor" order in 1984. The status of a university was given in 1994. It is a certified educational institution according to the IV level of accreditation. Since 2002, Vinnytsia Ukraine has been granted the status of a national university.

Fahad bin Mohammed Al-Attiya is faced with a daunting task-he needs to make sure that Qatar is able to become self-sufficient by 2030, the year Qatar's National Vision would be realized. It's daunting since his country, the richest among all other countries because of their gas revenue, only has 74mm of precipitation of rain annually. It is one of the Earth's driest spots. So, they survive by importing 93% of their food and desalinating almost 100% of their water. As chairman of the National Food Security Programme, he is tasked to make their desert of a country a garden. To read more about Fahad Al-Attiya visit www.thextraordinary.org

NSDL.org is an online science library with links to high quality science, technology, engineering, and math resources for K-12 teachers, faculty, librarians, students and informal learners. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

The National Science Digital Library - lots of resources for K-12 teachers and librarians.

"The National Academy of Engineering (NAE), at the request of the National Science Foundation, convened a committee of leading technical thinkers to create a list of the grand challenges and opportunities for engineering facing those born at the dawn of this new century."

Discovery Educator's Network National Institute 2009

National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) is a scholarship programme conducted at the national level in the country by NCERT to evaluate the intellectual levels of students. Introduced in 1963 with the objective of acknowledging intelligent students and nurturing their talent, the exam is hailed as one of the most prestigious in the country.

NSC means National Saving Certificate. NSC India is an avenue by which an individual can invest his disposable income for attaining growth for his savings.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has created this engaging virtual dinosaur dig.

The NPCA has posted free podcasts to educatate the public and tell the stories about our National Parks. Have these stories on your iPod to listen while you visit or use them to learn more about these places before you go or when you return.

StoryCorps is declaring November 28, 2008 the first annual National Day of Listening. This holiday season, ask the people around you about their lives - it could be your grandmother, a teacher, or someone from the neighborhood. By listening to their stories, you will be telling them that they matter and they won't ever be forgotten. It may be the most meaningful time you spend this year.

Welcome to this Wikipedia Selection. This 2008/9 Wikipedia DVD Selection is a free, hand-checked, non-commercial selection from Wikipedia, targeted around the UK National Curriculum and useful for much of the English speaking world. It has about 5500 articles (as much as can be fitted on a DVD with good size images) and is about the size of a twenty volume encyclopaedia (34,000 images and 20 million words).

The United Nations Cyberschoolbus is a website about global issues and the UN, for students ages 5-18 and their teachers.

This is a grant project to receive a Flip video camera. I want to introduce my students to the National Park system.

Please vote for my project! Let's show them the power of the PLN!

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) will conduct a special session for 'Muhurat Trading' on Thursday (October 23) on account of Diwali.