Bomb scares led to thousands of students and university staff in Texas and North Dakota being ordered off campus yesterday, though no suspicious devices went off following the emergency evacuations. A spokeswoman for the University of Texas at Austin said a man with a Middle Eastern accent telephoned its offices at 8:35am, and issued the threat. “He said he wasRead more

New university students, welcome to what for you will be a new world, a new life. Having spent more than twenty years teaching and administering at several universities, I can offer you some advice that you may find valuable; because the transition from high school to college life is far from trivial. The first thing you need to realise isRead more

The summer holidays were officially over. As school buses rev up their engines, uniforms are pressed and lunch boxes are packed, students across the UAE have no doubt got butterflies fluttering around inside their bellies. The thought of the end of a summer of freedom mixed with the excitement of starting a new year, maybe at a new school, isRead more

The average cost of a school kit for 2012-2013 school year amouts between DZD 3000 for the primary cycle, DZD 4000 for the intermediate cycle and DZD 4500 for the secondary cycle, a variable cost based on the quality. these prices do not take into account the prices of school books, according to opinions collected from the parents of pupils.Read more

Dean of Social Sciences College at Kuwait University Dr. Abdulrida Asiri discussed Thursday with a delegation from the international Chinese negotiation assembly, a number of common concern issues, including latest developments in the Middle East and the peaceful progress in the Gulf region. In a press statement, Asiri said that the two sides mulled the impact of the current eventsRead more

Teachers and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino have reached a tentative agreement after two years of moribund talks, but critics say its reforms don't go far enough. City Councilor John Connolly, who heads the panel's education committee, said he thinks the teachers strike that began Monday in Chicago may have played into the Boston settlement, the Boston Herald reported Thursday. "IRead more

The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) has honoured six Qatari graduates who completed their one-year graduate fellowship programme (GFP). The GFP is a tailor-made programme for highly motivated new Qatari graduates seeking a career as financial services professionals. It offers first-hand experience working as a regulator in a world-class regulatory organisation, under the guidance of personal mentors who areRead more

Math anxiety begins young, with students showing signs of it as early as first and second grade, a University of Chicago researcher says. Sian Beilock said the youngsters whose school work is hurt the most by math anxiety tend to be the highest achievers. That's because anxiety disrupts working memory, which is typically strongest in those students. "You can thinkRead more

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, head of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, says the public wants more accountability from schools and teachers. The conference issued a statement Tuesday on the Chicago teachers strike, CNN reported. "The Conference of Mayors unanimously supports student growth over time as a measurement in teachers," Villaraigosa said. "That should be at least one of theRead more

The Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) has honoured six Qatari graduates who completed their one-year graduate fellowship programme (GFP). The GFP is a tailor-made programme for highly motivated new Qatari graduates seeking a career as financial services professionals. It offers first-hand experience working as a regulator in a world-class regulatory organisation, under the guidance of personal mentors who areRead more