WILDLY implausible faux news stories appear each April Fool’s Day, some of which are taken seriously. This year’s clear winner was the National Public Radio feature about a preschool’s new requirement that all applicants submit DNA profiles. As the segment begins, the host Guy Raz is greeted by Rebecca Unsinn, described as headmaster at a school called the Porsafillo PreschoolRead more

WILDLY implausible faux news stories appear each April Fool’s Day, some of which are taken seriously. This year’s clear winner was the National Public Radio feature about a preschool’s new requirement that all applicants submit DNA profiles. As the segment begins, the host Guy Raz is greeted by Rebecca Unsinn, described as headmaster at a school called the Porsafillo PreschoolRead more

The Ministry of Education in the Gaza Strip is considering teaching Hebrew in 2013 as an elective course, an official said Sunday. A number of courses in modern Hebrew are being prepared, deputy minister of education in Gaza Ziad Thabit said during a curriculum meeting. Several Hebrew speakers took part in the meeting, together with the ministry's director of curriculaRead more

The Director General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irina Bokova visited here today King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Education Development Project (TATWEER). During the visit, she was briefed on the plans and projects of TATWEER in addition to the strategic plan of developing education in the Kingdom. For her part, the Director General lauded the keenness ofRead more

  The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Saturday announced funding of the building of a school in the Ramallah-area Jalazon refugee camp in an area under full Israeli control, known as Area C. The construction will cost $1.7 million. Speaking at a press conference in Jalazon, assistant administrator for the Middle East bureau in USAID, Mara Rudman, saidRead more

Students of Riyadh Schools left the capital last week along with students from Jubail and Yanbu to Los Angeles in the United States to represent the country in the VEX Robotics World Championship that took place from April 18 to 22 in the Californian city of Anaheim. The Kingdom is participating in the finals of the competition with four teams;Read more

Dr Madeeha bint Ahmed al Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education and her delegation concluded the official visit to Korea during which a memorandum of understanding in the fields of education was signed between the two countries. She also held an official session of talks between the two ministries during which they touched on the educational matters and means of promoting theRead more

Mobile computing and application development represent attractive careers for students in the UAE due to the increasing penetration of smartphones both locally and globally, experts have said. Recent figures from the International Telecommunication Union estimated by the end of 2011 the world had six billion mobile subscriptions, equivalent to 87 per cent of the global population. The Arab world accountsRead more

She looks like your average 16-year-old, but when you get a chance to talk to her, you are sure to realise you have been gravely mistaken. Parizad Bidshahri — Raya to her friends and family — has an astounding record for her age. She's the Deputy Head Girl of her school, The Winchester School Dubai; president of the school's AstronomyRead more

Institutions following foreign curricula seek exemptions. Educational institutions and parents are scrambling for answers as many questions remain unanswered following the Ministry of Education's announcement last week about unifying academic calendars of schools, colleges and universities across the UAE. The Ministry of Education had announced that holidays for all public and private schools, colleges and universities across the UAE areRead more