Education may be one way to decrease the risk of becoming overweight or obese, a U.S. researcher suggests. Patricia Coogan of the Boston University School of Public Health said people from lower education levels tend to weigh more -- in fact, to be obese. Coogan analyzed data of more than 21,000 African-American women who were tracked from 1995 to 2009Read more

218 students, boys and girls, from different schools have recently completed their vacation training at Dubai Municipality. Ahlam Mirza, Head of Human Resource Development Section at DM said 218 students were given training under the title ‘summer for learning and activity’ this year. They were deployed in activities of various sections in Dubai Municipality She also said Dubai Municipality isRead more

In the first fitness trials administered by the PE department at the Ministry of Education, 55 per cent of male educators and 45 per cent of female teachers were found to be overweight. Of those who were overweight, 36.3 per cent of men and 19.6 per cent of women were in the obese range, according to the results of aRead more

Nepal said Monday it was banning secondary schools from using names like "Oxbridge", "White House" and "NASA" over fears that the education system is losing its Nepali culture. The announcement follows a series of protests by student and youth groups -- sometimes violent -- outside schools across thecountry which have chosen foreign names. "We have informed the schools to changeRead more

Teachers are expected to announce Thursday an end to their boycott of correcting exams, which has dragged on for weeks and left 100,000 students across the country unsure of their future. The move comes in light of pledges by the Cabinet to pass a new salary scale for the public sector no later than the end of August, enabling teachersRead more

Over 2,000 public school teachers from across the emirate were trained this year as part of a programme to enhance their teaching delivery and skills in keeping with the new school model, which in turn would improve student performance. Tamkeen (empowerment): The Empowering Educators programme by the Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) was carried out from March till July thisRead more

More than a quarter of Bahrain’s schools joined the Globe international programme on the environment with 54 public schools and 5 private ones taking part, Education Minister Dr. Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi revealed. He said around 3000 male and female students benefited from the programme which helps shape environmental wareness and boost creativity potentials by innovating means of solvingRead more

Education Minister Dr. Majed bin Ali Al Nuaimi today held a meeting with the Secretary-General of the Royal Charity Organisation (RCO) Dr. Mustafa Al-Sayad Al-Amin and discussed with him ways of enhancing RCO-Education Ministry cooperation regarding educational services provided for students. Dr. Al Nuaimi praised the tremendous efforts made by the Chairman of RCO’s Board of Trustees Shaikh Nasser binRead more

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for inexpensive and high-quality education across the country, local media reported on Tuesday. "Our education system must offer cheap and quality education," he said at the Ministry of Education and Culture office. "An ideal education system encompasses a good curriculum, high- quality teaching material, modern teaching methods, and cutting- edge infrastructure, all ofRead more

The Empowering Educators: Tamkeen program supports the development of qualified and skilled teachers and school leaders who can support ADEC as it aims to enhance the quality of educational outcomes achieved by students. All training materials are tied to competency standards and are benchmarked to international best practices. The three-year program was launched in February, 2012, and provided training toRead more