Police in the Gaza Strip on Sunday announced a ban on public concerts and the use of street loudspeakers until the end of secondary school exams in July. The Tawjihi exam, due to take place in June, is the graduation qualification for high school students in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. In the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, the policeRead more

Several important considerations need to be taken into account in using accommodations in testing or assessment. The accommodations (1) must be appropriate and meet the individual need of the student test taker, (2) should be used in a fair manner to all students, and (3) should not be provided in certain assessment situations. These considerations are discussed next. Accommodations ShouldRead more

It had begun as a small dispute, but it had escalated. Ian Moore, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, and Tyrone Sinkler, a junior, had had a falling-out with a buddy, 15-year-old Khalil Sumpter. Then they had started picking on him and making threats. Now it exploded. Khalil, scared that Ian and Tyrone were going to beatRead more

It was all Mandarin Chinese all of the time as dozens of American college students spoke of their hopes and dreams during the Chinese Bridges Speech Competition at Northwestern University. Crowded into campus classrooms Saturday with their Chinese teachers standing by to take photos, each student gave a five-minute presentation in Mandarin on topics ranging from family life to theirRead more

Steve Iredale, president of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) said politicians and civil servants considered themselves experts in schools – just because they had attended them as children, Too often, their visions were based on nostalgia and myths of a golden past, he said, accusing successive administrations of a "burning desire" to deal with a crisis in theRead more

Industry demand for UAE-based qualified interior designers has risen significantly in the past decade as the country's industry has matured and continues to do so, experts say. As the deadline for entries to the inaugural Danube Student Interior Design Awards draws to a close on Tuesday, Fareeda Al Awadi, president of the UAE-based Association of Professional Interior Designers (APID), saidRead more

The Arab Spring may have rattled the lives of many across the region yet experts believe it will not only boost the economy but also increase profits for business schools. Michael O'Sullivan, Head of Portfolio and Thematic Strategy at Credit Suisse, discussed this outlook during the CFA Institute Middle East Investment Conference held recently in Qatar. O'Sullivan presented data analysisRead more

Schools are being required to return around £117,000 each – 10 per cent of many schools’ budgets – after the accountancy blunder, it was revealed. Head teachers’ leaders claim that the move will force some schools to make staff redundant and cut building projects to make up for the shortfall. It will be seen as an embarrassing blow to theRead more

Pupils as young as four are regularly being labelled with behavioural problems and learning difficulties as an excuse for a bad upbringing, it was claimed. Almost 1.7m schoolchildren in England – more than one-in-five – currently have some form of special educational needs requiring particular attention from teachers. In some schools, more than half of pupils are registered as sufferingRead more

A 97-year-old retired Australian dentist was to receive his masters degree in clinical science on Friday in what Southern Cross University said may make him the world's oldest new graduate for a second time. Allan Stewart, born on March 7, 1915, is already the holder of the Guinness World Records title for being the oldest graduate after completing a lawRead more