Director of Building Maintenance at the Ministry of Works (MoW) Huda Mirza stated that her directorate has conducted comprehensive maintenance work of 40 schools, among 205 ones in the kingdom, ahead of the new school year, as agreed upon between the ministries of Works and Education at a total cost of BD 2.38865 million. She added that the maintenance workRead more

Minister of Education, Dr. Hazwan al-Wazz, stressed on Tuesday the need to deliver the school books to all areas before the start of the study year scheduled on September, 15th. During a meeting with the provinces' education directors, Dr. al-Wazz said that the school books are being secured despite the obstacles hindering the process, adding that the armed terrorist groupsRead more

A missing man from Arizona who was about to enter college was found dead in a wooded area in Oregon late Monday, sheriff's deputies said.The Douglas County Sheriff's Department said Johnathan Croom, 18, may have taken his own life, The (Portland) Oregonian reported.Croom, who was about to enter Mesa Community College in Arizona, had borrowed his father's Honda CRV toRead more

An Illinois anti-truancy bill, lowering the state's compulsory school attendance age from 7 to 6, was signed by Gov. Pat Quinn. The law, signed Sunday, takes effect in the fall of 2014, and was sparked by analysis of Chicago schools' attendance records indicating nearly 18 percent of the city's kindergartners and first-graders are classified as chronic truants, the Chicago TribuneRead more

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will hold a conference Monday on the readiness of the system of education for the commencement of the 2013-2014 school and academic year. A government press service official has said the conference will be held in a video conference mode, with the governors of all constituent entities of the Russian Federation participating. Vice-Premier Olga Golodets, MinisterRead more

The Sheikha Manal Young Artist Award today announced the appointment of official Student Ambassadors, who will work with the Award, both on and off campus, as positive student role models, encouraging fellow art students to participate in the award and explaining the importance of opportunity and the possibility of winning. Mona Bin Kalli, Director of The Sheikha Manal Cultural OfficeRead more

Israeli authorities on Sunday ordered the demolition of part of a Palestinian school in East Jerusalem, a Palestinian official said. Samir Jabril, a Palestinian Authority education official, said the Jerusalem municipal council decided to demolish the top floor of an elementary school in Sharafat village. The floor, which consists of three classrooms and a staff room, was added in 2000.Read more

As the countdown marches on for busy parents ahead of the new school term, the final touches are being made to this year's Back to School event, ensuring children will not only be ready but excited to be back in the classroom. Taking place at its new location in the Sheikh Saeed Halls of Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre,Read more

Chinese education authorities on Sunday called for providing better calligraphy education for the country's primary and middle school students, according to the Ministry of Education. Calligraphy, which was a sort of time-honored handwriting art in China, was suspended for a period of time in school classes, an official with the ministry said at a prize-awarding ceremony of a national calligraphyRead more

“The point of the conversation today is to look forward. There are important opportunities among us right now in Philadelphia,” said Claire Robinson-Kraft, director of Operation Public Education. The reality is that if we don’t start to come together as a city and look forward, we will lose what we have been working so hard for. We can’t lose ourRead more