A millionaire's daughter was sentenced to two years imprisonment Friday for chauffeuring looters around London during last summer's riots. Laura Johnson, 20, a student at Exeter University, was convicted of burglary and handling stolen goods, The Daily Telegraph reported. She had thousands of dollars in electronic items in her car when she was arrested Aug. 9, 2011. Johnson, whose parentsRead more

Public schools in Dubai have taken up the challenge of improving the English language skills of their students after surveys last year found them lacking. Several schools have hired private consultants to enrich their curriculum and there have been signs of progress. One of the schools that has taken the lead is Jumeirah Model School for Girls, which hired theRead more

The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Education has approved a new high school exam system, an official told Ma'an on Friday. Basri Salih, undersecretary for planning and development, said that a simplified system for "Tawjihi" exams has been developed after months of consultations and discussions. The new system was prepared by a commission headed by Salih and submitted to the PARead more

Why do some languages have more terms for different relatives, such as words for maternal versus paternal grandparents, while others have fewer? Different languages refer to family relationships in different ways. For example, English speakers use two terms—grandmother and grandfather—to refer to grandparents, while Mandarin Chinese uses four terms. Many possible kinship categories, however, are never observed, which raises theRead more

The government of Canada’s Quebec province has invited the four main student groups protesting planned tuition hikes to the negotiating table. No date has been set, though they may take place next week, said FECQ student union president Leo Bureau-Blouin. The proposal comes a day after hundreds of protesters were detained throughout Canada after rallies against the planned tuition hikes,Read more

Kushil Gunasekera is a lucky man. He had gone to a school function with 30 grade 4 and 5 children from his village and was waiting for his best friend, Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan, to arrive when the tsunami struck. The school was on higher ground, overlooking the village, and when he saw giant waves thundering towards him heRead more

U.S. student-loan interest rates are set to double in five weeks after the Senate rejected Democratic and Republican proposals to keep them at 3.4 percent. The lawmakers left Washington for a weeklong Memorial Day break after shooting down dueling measures that offered different ways of paying the $5.9 billion price tag to extend the current interest rate on subsidized StaffordRead more

The much-awaited results for the Grade 10 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examinations were announced at 5.30pm UAE time on Thursday. Several schools in the UAE including Delhi Private School (Sharjah), Central School (Dubai), Crescent English School (Dubai), and the Model School (Abu Dhabi) have reported 100 per cent pass results. Students had to wait longer than expected asRead more

The number of young people in England who are not in education, employment or training (Neets) has increased to nearly one million in the first three months of this year, the latest official statistics show. According to the figures from the Department for Education (DfE) published today on May 24, 954,000 people aged between 16 to 24 in England haveRead more

Schools in the Gaza Strip will offer Hebrew as an elective subject from the start of the 2013 school year, an education ministry official said Thursday. Ziad Thabit, deputy minister of education in Gaza, told Ma'an there were already two centers teaching Hebrew in the Gaza Strip, but it was not previously offered in schools. Thabit said the Ministry ofRead more