A man in China's Yunnan province has been detained for allegedly beating his son and burying him alive over daily quibbles, a media report said. The suspect, surnamed Li, killed his six-year-old son for not doing his homework, reported Shanghai Daily citing a Yunnan.cn report. Li kicked his son in the chest and threw him against the wall. When theRead more

World Association for Muslim Youth (WAMY)'s office in Sri Lanka held a cultural and educational program for youths in four cities: Colombo, Motor, Kandy and Jaly with 178 youths expected to take part, organizers said today. The progam is set to cast light on new and emerging talented.Read more

Several parents, whose children study at Global Indian International School (GIIS) Dubai, have expressed concern over a change in identity announced by the school's management recently. GIIS was launched in 2009 under a franchise agreement between Scoreplus Education and the internationally reputed Global Schools Foundation (GSF), which is based in Singapore and operates schools around the world. On April 12Read more

Eight girls were injured, two of them seriously, when a fire broke out yesterday at a secondary girls school in the Kilo 14 area of Jeddah. Director of Health in Jeddah Dr. Sami bin Muhammad Badawood told Arab News that the operations room of the Civil Defense alerted the emergency and crises unit at the Health Affairs at 11:52 a.m.Read more

Kuwait Finance House (KFH) employees Mariam Al-Shemmari, Maha Al-Hajiri, and Noura Al-Subeih gave a lecture at Al-Zohr School for girls. The lecture that was attended by 80 Grade 7 students, some teachers and administrative personnel, discussed the value of savings, and its effect on the future of the person who saves money. The lecture was simplified to suit the agesRead more

Charlie Taylor, the UK Government’s ‘behaviour tsar,’ has warned that children are missing up to a cumulative year of education through sick days and term time holidays. Mr Taylor is also head of a special school for children with behavioral difficulties, The Willows in west London and his review of attendance in schools is part of the Government’s analysis ofRead more

One of the best parts of raising children is their love of exploration. And as children enter middle school, one of their favorite things to explore is power: who's got it, how much do they have and how can I get some? Though this may be a difficult exploratory process for you and others in your household, it's also aRead more

Have you been waiting for the day when your child starts writing on paper instead of everything else? That day is here, my friend. Kindergarten is the first formal training your child will receive in reading and writing. Reading and writing fit together as perfectly as bacon and eggs. In school, they're always taught together because they go hand inRead more

So far, we have seen that there is a link between the quality of infant attachment and the quality of care an infant receives during the first year of life. Although interesting, this research would be less important if the effects applied only to the first year. They do not. Alan Sroufe, a psychologist at the University of Minnesota, andRead more

US President Obama will commend community college-business ties for training workers for well-paying jobs in high-demand industries, the White House said. Obama was to travel Wednesday to Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, 30 miles southwest of Cleveland, where job-training programs are helping unemployed workers, the White House said. He was to hold a roundtable with Job-training students inRead more