Young educators forgo good job prospects to bring learning to remote villages. Hu Yongqi reports in Huize, Yunnan. When his mother passed away three years ago, Long Yongzheng, now 8, was too young to understand the tough road that lay ahead for him, his brother and his father, a farmer in Longjia village, located in one of the most-remote partsRead more

Industry captain and philanthropist Azim Premji has called upon the government and other stakeholders toinvest more resources to improve the state of education in the country. “These 12 years (of Azim Premji Foundation) have taught us that transforming education is very complex. “And given the diversity of our country, compounded by issues of socio-economic deprivation and on-the-ground realities, it isRead more

Tens of thousands of Palestinian children in Lebanon returned to school Friday with new learning materials provided by the United Nations and the European Union (EU), the United Nations said. Some 40,000 students from 69 schools across Lebanon, including 7,000 refugees displaced by the armed conflict raging in Syria, will receive new "Back-to-School" kits from the UN Relief and WorksRead more

Minister of Education Dr. Majid bin Ali Al-Nuaimi said that the Ministry of Education’s annual celebration of the World Teachers' Day reflects the constant support of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme CommanderRead more

State of Kuwait has nominated former Education Minister Dr. Hassan Al-Ibrahim for UNESCO's Executive Council membership, the Gulf country's permanent representative to the UN agency said Friday. Dr. Ali Al-Tarrah said Al-Ibrahim was highly appreciated by many countries, hoping his candidacy would mark return of Kuwait to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Orgazation's Executive Council. "State of Kuwait's victoryRead more

An elementary school teacher in Minnesota says she used money she inherited to buy her students new computers. Tracy Gripentrog, a teacher at Willow Lane Elementary, inherited $4,000 from her parents and spent the money to buy 15 Chromebooks for her class, KSMP-TV, Minneapolis/St. Paul, reported Wednesday. Gripentrog, who has been teaching for 30 years, said she decided to buyRead more

A hotel security guard in Costa Rica was acquitted at a second trial of killing a Kansas teenager in the country with his high school Spanish club. Wendi Johnston of McLouth, Kan., told The Kansas City (Mo.) Star she and her husband, John, are confused by the turn of events. Jorge Eduardo Guevara, a Nicaraguan, was sentenced to 15 yearsRead more

Chinese respect teachers the most, while Singapore gives them the best salary, according to a latest survey. The Global Teacher Status Index, compiled by Varkey Gems Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dubai-headquartered GEMS Education, is based on a comparative study which examines teacher status and people's perception of the profession. It covered 1,000 respondents in each of the 21 countriesRead more

Turkey prioritizes investments in education and will continue to do so despite global cut backs in many fields including education due to economic stagnation in the past 6 years, said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday. Speaking at a OECD ministerial meeting on education held in Istanbul, Erdogan said they have made many important reforms to provide highRead more

Power was restored to most of the University of California, Berkeley, Tuesday after an explosion left one person hospitalized for minor burns, campus officials said. The school’s Twitter feed announced early Tuesday that most classes would meet as scheduled. Eleven buildings remained without power and classes in those buildings were canceled. The explosion occurred in an underground utility vault beforeRead more