The General Organization for Social Insurance yesterday rejected an appeal by owners of private schools to review the minimum salary of SR 5,000 to be given to Saudi teachers. Sulaiman Al-Homaid, vice president of GOSI, said private schools have to pay a minimum salary of SR 5,000 in addition to SR 600 travel allowance to Saudi teachers as per aRead more

A number of journalists and media representatives in the Kingdom of Bahrain on the occasion of the convening of the 33rd GCC Summit paid a visit to the National Charter's Edifice, where they were received by Minister of Education, Dr. Majid bin Ali Al-Nu'aimi accompanied with Ms. Khawla Al-Muhannadi the general directress of the Edifice and Dr. Mohammed Al-'Aseeri theRead more

China will carry out fitness monitoring for school children nationwide from 2013 in a bid to boost students' physical health, Minister of Education Yuan Guiren said on Monday. The monitoring will be conducted by a third-party institution and the monitoring result will be released to the students' parents timely, Yuan said at a meeting on addressing the sports work inRead more

The deputy education minister has blamed some employees from within the ministry for standing in the way of change and progress. “There are some employees who perceive their work at the ministry merely as a source of income. They disregard the ministry’s pivotal role in enhancing the nation’s educational development, and they forget that efficient teachers are the key toRead more

Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed, Minister of Education and Chairman of scientific Centers in the Kingdom, announced today the forthcoming laying of the foundation stone of a scientific center in the Madinah area. The center will occupy an area of over 40,000 square meters and will be built in accordance with the latest specifications and international standards in theRead more

A comprehensive strike paralyzed the different aspects of the Palestinian daily life. Schools in the West Bank closed their doors as the Palestinian Teachers Syndicate decided to stage a comprehensive strike in protest against the Palestinian Authority's (PA) failure to pay the salaries of employees due to its financial crisis. The strike continues tomorrow according to invitations of the PalestinianRead more

Hundreds of public elementary schools in Toronto were closed on the so-called "Super Tuesday", when nearly half of the province's elementary teachers walked picket lines to protest a controversial legislation. It's part of an ongoing labor dispute between teachers and the Canadian province of Ontario over the Putting Children First Act or Bill 115, which prevents them from striking andRead more

Most students in Newtown, Conn., returned to school Tuesday except at Sandy Hook Elementary, where 26 students and staff were killed last week. Because the school remained a crime scene, Sandy Hook students are expected to resume their classes on Wednesday at a school in neighboring Monroe, WTNH-TV, New Haven, Conn., reported. More funeral services, including those of two 6-year-oldRead more

Department of Public Relations and Information at the Ministry of Education stated that the kindergarten's building of Al Ma’ali’s Gate School was subject to an attack by unknown assailants, pointing out that it caused a great damage, where assailants set fire to a number of text books, sabotaged the store and poured paint on the floor and walls of theRead more

A top official in the US state of Texas on Monday urged school districts in the state to review their safety plans and implored those that have failed to do so to catch up. Seventy-eighty Texas school districts either have failed to submit safety audits as required by law or do not meet full requirements, according to a report byRead more