Your child is finally old enough to potty train. Hip hop hooray! Now you can ditch those pricey diapers for good ... or so you thought. If potty training is not going as smoothly as you’d planned, you’re not alone. Plenty of parents struggle with this milestone in toddler development. After all, teaching a youngster how to use the pottyRead more

1. Discuss the Time Commitment Homeschooling can be a great way to customize your child's curriculum. However, homeschooling also demands a considerable amount of time from at least one parent. As you think about whether or not this educational option is right for your kid, consider how the commitment will affect your family and your parenting responsibilities. 2. Research theRead more

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and not necessarily those of Advocates for Youth. "It could be the ugliest person in the world; someone we wouldn't think twice about if we were sober, but we'd go to bed with if we were high or intoxicated." These are the words of Veronica, a youngRead more

The Department of Information Technology at the Supreme Education Council (SEC) has launched a trial operation of a safety project which actively tracks a student's presence on the bus and in the school premises. This project is part of the SEC policy of using the latest technology to boost the process of providing educations as well as security and safetyRead more

The three-day 19th meeting for GCC officials in charge of technical education and vocational training will be held here Monday .. Kuwait Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) Director-General Abdul Razzaq al-Nafisi indicated in a statement Sunday that the agenda's most prominent topic is PAAET's proposal on the establishment of a Gulf Union of education and technical andRead more

American colleges and universities mailed out their admissions decisions in the past weeks, leaving many competitive and qualified Korean students puzzling over why they were rejected. The truth is, in the eyes of admissions officers, students from Korea look as if they came off an assembly line. They have the same grades, test scores, all were on athletics teams andRead more

Two leaders of Quebec’s main student groups protesting planned tuition hikes have indicated their willingness to compromise with the provincial government. Leo Bureau-Blouin, leader of Quebec’s College Student Federation, said in a radio interview he would be willing to accept some form of tuition increase if the government is prepared to make some adjustments. Martine Desjardins, leader of the UniversityRead more

''Ehad-shnaym-shalosh-arba'' (''one-two-three-four''): Hamas has ordered that some of Gaza's schools resume providing courses in which students will learn Hebrew as part of a pilot project beginning in September. The initiative was recently, unexpectedly announced after years in which schools in the Gaza Strip - which went under full control of the Palestinian Islamic faction in 2007 - had been barredRead more

Saqr Gobash Saeed Gobash, Minister of Labour and Chairman of the National Qualifications Authority (NQA), and John Hayes MP, UK Minister of State for Further Education and Skills, explored avenues of joint cooperation and exchange of expertise. Gobash informed the British minister about the mission and role of the NQA and its plans to advance socio-economic development consistent with theRead more

An Omani student delegation participated in a conference chaired by the United Nations in Beirut on peace and security, officials said Saturday. Arab News said on Saturday students from the renowned Sultan School attended a conference in Beirut which aimed at assessing ways nations could bridge and create the conditions for dialogue. The conference was organized by the Lebanese NationalRead more