Anidi Oghenetejiro Omoghene gets a buzz while flying through the air as he performs his acrobatic moves on stage in front of an audience. With performances ongoing at the 14th China Wuqiao International Festival in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, the 18-year-old Nigerian, said, "At the very beginning, I found it was difficult to learn acrobatics. It becomes much easierRead more

Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz says 20% of faculty members in the computer departments of leading US universities are Israeli. The recent announcement that two American-Israeli professors will share the Nobel Prize in chemistry has engendered some soul-searching among those who lament the state of the country’s cash-strapped academic system. Prof. Arieh Warshel, who was born in Israel and now lives inRead more

Education ministers from across the globe met at the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) 2013 in Doha, Qatar, to discuss best practices and the importance of promoting innovation in education on Tuesday. Chaired by the minister of education and higher education of Qatar, Mohammed Bin Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi, the inaugural ministers session included 16 leading policymakers fromRead more

The Government of Karnataka and National Skill Development Corporation together, announced the signing of the MoU for the implementation of National Vocational Education Qualifications Framework across 100 schools in five trades at Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan in Bangalore. The Government of India had brought out a revised Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Vocational training in Secondary Education by integrating employability educationRead more

The minister of higher education, science and technology, John Gai Yoach, says he will work to improve education in South Sudan and acknowledged the poor state of education across the young nation. Yoach made the comments while addressing journalists on a visit Unity state’s capital, Bentiu after he meet with state education officials, adding that he will urgently work onRead more

A male student was injured in a Saturday night shooting on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University, a school spokeswoman said. University spokeswoman Samantha Hargrove said the unidentified student was taken to a hospital and was expected to survive, the Greensboro News & Record reported. Hargrove said the shooting occurred outside about 10 p.m. EDT and several suspectsRead more

An official with Italy's Northern League party posted what appeared to be a photo of Integration Minister Cecile Kyenge on Facebook with a monkey's head. The picture has been removed, The Local.it reported. The photo was on the public profile of Fabio Rainieri, a former member of Parliament, who is currently regional secretary for the Northern League in Emilia, IlRead more

HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Wahid Al Hammadi, Minister of Education and Higher Education, and Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Education, has inaugurated the career fair held by the Embassy of Qatar in Washington. The inauguration was attended by HE Qatar's Ambassador to the United States of America Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi and representatives of companies offering scholarships.      Read more

US health officials urge schools to adopt food allergy guidelines as published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to protect students. John L. Lehr, chief executive officer of Food Allergy Research & Education, said his agency collaborated along with other groups on the development of the guidelines -- the first document of its kind. The voluntary guidelines areRead more

A student at a suburban Chicago high school who wore a Jesus costume Thursday for Halloween was told to remove it by school officials. The student at Highland Park High School was allowed to resume wearing his toga, cross and crown of thorns after officials decided he did not select the costume to offend, the Chicago Tribune reported. The schoolRead more