Improvements in education cannot happen without the consultation of parents, teachers and industry, educators have said at a forum in the capital. The Transforming Education Summit, which was hosted by the Abu Dhabi Education Council, concluded yesterday after education leaders discussed how to raise standards, trust, employment and create lifelong learning opportunities. "If you want to put the right solutions,Read more

Lujain Hussein, the victim of a violent school playground assault, has left intensive care. Lujain, 11, was attacked by four boys at Al Maali International Private School and was in a medically induced coma for more than two weeks after being admitted to Sheikh Khalifa Medical City with a brain haemorrhage. Her brother Mahran said she was released from theRead more

The school where 11-year-old Loujain Hussain was critically injured by fellow students last month may face closure, said the Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) in an official statement. “If findings show that any school failed to provide the required type of monitoring, inspection, safety and security, the Adec has the right to take all necessary steps as stipulated in theRead more

Students of BITS Pilani have reason to celebrate. They bagged the first place and Dh10,000 at the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) Conservation Award, given to educational institutions and teaching establishments in Dubai for best practices in electricity and water consumption. Students Sanket Mehta and Saumya Awasthi said they plan toRead more

Mentorship A career-information relationship between a student and a person employed in the career area in which the student is interested. The student learns about the workplace and the career area through participation in nonpaid activities directed by the mentor. Mentoring is usually longer in duration and intensity and more complex than a job-shadowing experience. Job Shadowing A short-term, nonpaidRead more

In the current educational climate of No Child Left Behind and high-stakes testing, education has become narrow in scope and disconnected from its history. We have forgotten why we educate our youth, and we have become fixated on the idea of schools—even elementary schools—as college preparatory institutions. But experienced educators know that education has multiple purposes, and academic learning isRead more

1. Parcel Out Information to Step-By-Step Learners Some kids are better able to grasp information when data is grouped together in small chunks. If your child is a step-by-step learner, verbally explain a series of steps before getting her started on an activity or math problem. Show her how to outline information into bullet points. 2. Challenge Understanding Learners IfRead more

An audience filled with parents broke into applause as the kindergarten class finished its play “The Little Red Hen.” Parents came up to the teacher, Claudia Gomez,* in tears, telling her how moved they were by the children's performances. Don Barnes, an African-American father of a kindergarten student, wrote the music for the play. Don was not always so involvedRead more

The U.S. Senate Tuesday failed to move forward on a bill to keep interest rates on federal student loans from doubling. The chamber, on a 52-45 party line vote, was not able to approve a deal to prevent a Republican filibuster to block consideration of the legislation, leaving the issue in limbo. The interest rate on federal student loans willRead more

A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine reveals that children are more likely to have better fitness levels if physical education at their school is mandatory. The researchers examined fitness levels among fifth graders in both public school districts in California that comply with the state's mandatory physical education requirement and those that don't. Lead author, EmmaRead more