Hundreds of teachers in Paraguay have been accused of dancing with strippers at an official school retreat, officials said. In April, about 800 Paraguayan teachers were allowed to miss class to participate in a day of team-building activities at a retreat outside the capital of Asuncion, CNN reported. However, a cell phone video from the event that was later leakedRead more

An Arab-American activist group says a California high school's Arab mascot is a demeaning caricature and should be changed. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee this month sent a letter to Coachella Valley High School in southern California, asking the school to change the name of its mascot, CNN reported. "Continued use of the 'Arab' mascot perpetuates demeaning stereotypes of Arabs andRead more

The 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Thursday held a seminar to pool the wisdom of its members on the industrialization of architecture. "Industrialized architecture" refers to architecture with standardized design, industrialized manufacture and assembly, and IT-based building management. While the trend is in full swing in many developed countries, architectural industrialization remains inRead more

Classes in some provinces of southern Philippines were canceled Thursday as supertyphoon Haiyan came nearer to the country's eastern coast. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in its 8 a.m. bulletin that the typhoon was located some 712 kilometers east of Hinatuan City, in Surigao del Sur Province, packing winds of up to 250 kilometers per hour.Read more

Security forces in North Sinai found a hand grenade in the vicinity of an elementary school in Arish, a well-placed security source said. A phrase "Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades", the armed wing of Palestinian group Hamas, was written on the bomb. The bomb was moved to a safe place and was defused by the sappers, the source added.Read more

China may adopt a flexible working hours system and suspend school classes in case of the highest air pollution warnings, a government circular said on Wednesday. The circular was issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection as China has been under growing pressure to curb air pollution, with heavy smog frequently smothering large cities. It also urged every possible compulsoryRead more

Yemen's Minister of Education Dr. Abdulrazzaq Al-Ashwal met in Paris today with UNESCO Assistant Director General Koen Tang. The two sides discussed programs and activities through which UNESCO would contribute to the educational process in Yemen.Read more

Three members of the College of Education were recognized by the Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE) in October for their support of education and PAC-TE. David H. Monk, dean of the college, received the PAC-TE Friend of Education Award, which is given to individuals in recognition of their commitment to the highest-quality teacher-preparation programs. Recipients also demonstrateRead more

The more educated a woman, the higher the salary discrimination she faces at work, says a recent study by a faculty member of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A). While women with no formal education earn more than their male counterparts, with an increase in educational qualification, the situation reverses. So women with basic education like advanced certificates orRead more

The EU is offering better working and living conditions for non-EU students, researchers and trainees in order to boost the economic competitiveness of EU member states. The European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee on Tuesday voted in favour of proposals by the European Commission to grant third country researchers and students the right to work in the EU. According to theRead more