Undersecretary for Education Affairs and Curricula at Ministry of Education, Dr. Abdullah Yousif Al Mutawaa inaugurated the National Training Workshop in the field of statistical data for ALECSO questionnaires. The workshop was organized by Bahrain National Committee for Education, Sciences and Culture in collaboration with the Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Sciences (ALECSO) at the headquarters of the RegionalRead more

Officials from the Beijing Municipal Education Commission say they have received many emails and faxes from netizens calling for the cancellation of the math exam in the Gaokao or College Entrance Examinations, Beijing Youth Daily reports. According to an online survey by the Sina Weibo microblogging website, more than 120,000 netizens voted in favour of the cancellation of the mathRead more

The Undersecretaries of GCC Education Ministries convene their preparatory meeting on Wednesday 30 October at the General Secretariat's headquarters here in Riyadh ahead of the 1st Ministerial Committee Meeting. The Undersecretaries will discuss several topics related to joint work in the field of education and the internal regulatory code for the Committee of GCC Ministers of Education. The Undersecretaries ofRead more

Qatar Airways (QA) will be the gold sponsor for the first ever Qatari Students Career Fair, to be held from November 1 to 3 at the Marriott Washington Wardman Park here, the national carrier said Monday. Hundreds of Qatari students from around the United States will have the opportunity to meet representatives, conduct interviews and discuss sponsorship opportunities with 11Read more

A report revealing the reduced role of the English test in Beijing's college entrance examination has drawn much public attention. Starting from 2016, The English test score will be reduced from 150 to 100, and the students will also be allowed to take two exams a year and pick the best result for their college admission, according to a reportRead more

Students in San Jose, Calif., can no longer hold car washes to raise for money for school events because city officials say they endanger the environment. Cheerleaders at Lincoln High School had to cancel a scheduled Oct. 20 car wash after a visit from the city's Environmental Services Department, the San Jose Mercury News reported Friday. "Anything that is notRead more

Turkish riot police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters in demonstrations against the clearance of trees on an Ankara university campus to make way for a controversial road development. In one demo by some 100 students, 26 people were arrested as they tried to march to the campus of the Middle East Technical University from Ankara city center,Read more

U.S. President Barack Obama visited an algebra class Friday before delivering a speech at the innovative P-Tech High School in New York. Recalling his student days, the president -- joined onstage by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and P-TECH Principal Rashid Davis -- praised the willingness of students at the two-year-old Pathways in Technology Early College High School in Brooklyn'sRead more

Researchers in Britain say they've developed a new method to help the world's coasts adapt to global sea-level rises over the next 100 years. While future sea-level rise seems inevitable with climate change, the rates and geographical patterns of the increases remain uncertain, they said. Current methods of assessing the potential impact of sea-level rise have yielded results that varyRead more

Just because school has started doesn't mean bullying has to start, too, a U.S. health official says. Dr. George Askew, of the US Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, has some suggestions about how parents can help when their children say they are being bullied. "Listen to them. Try to know who their friends are.Read more