The daughter of two millionaire marketing entrepreneurs was convicted Thursday of burglary and handling stolen goods during last summer's London riots. Laura Johnson, 20, a student at Exeter University, was warned she faces a prison term when she is sentenced May 3, The Daily Telegraph reported. A 17-year-old business student who was tried with her and was also convicted. "YouRead more

Sharjah Private schools will not be able to organise school trips without prior approval from the Sharjah Educational Zone. A circular distributed this week to all private schools in the emirate warned administrations against conducting non-curricula school trips without prior approval. The Sharjah Educational Zone also said severe problems result from such conduct, and called upon all schools to abideRead more

While a degree in business education opens the door to a great career by equipping a student with all the tools he/she needs to succeed in life, it comes with a steep price tag. If you or your parents have the funds to sponsor your degree, then half your worries are eased. But what are the options for students inRead more

Global counter violent extremism efforts should focus on two key institutions — education and prisons, experts taking part in the Counter Violent Extremism Working Group in Abu Dhabi yesterday suggested. They say education must be at the core of any counter violent extremism effort. "Schools where extremist ideas and ideologies are taught or promoted can have a dangerously radicalising effectRead more

The latest research shows that one in three children are directly involved in bullying as a perpetrator, victim, or both. And many of those who are not directly involved witness others being bullied on a regular basis. No child is immune—kids of every race, gender, grade and socio-economic sector are impacted. But it doesn’t have to be this way. AsRead more

Mohammed Abdulla, 11, walks the half a kilometre distance to his school everyday. He cannot afford to pay the school bus fee but he is happy that he still gets to go to school — and for free. But this may soon be a thing of the past for Mohammed and his five siblings as well as the other poorRead more

Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (KBZF) extended its agreement to support the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nehayan School run by UNRWA in Beit Lahia, Gaza, according to a KBZF press release on Tuesday. It said that the foundation, directed by Mohamed Haji al-Khoori, and UNRWA, signed an extension of the agreement to support, for a second year, the KhalifaRead more

DNA tests should determine whether skeletal remains found in neighboring Illinois last month are those of a missing Indiana University coed, police said. Capt. Joseph Qualters of the Bloomington, Ind., police department said every time a body is found authorities seek to determine whether the victim is Lauren Spierer of Edgemont, N.Y., The Daily Scarsdale reported Wednesday. Spierer vanished inRead more

Campus police in the US state of California have pepper-sprayed at least 30 Santa Monica College students while they were protesting against rising tuition fees.The angry students, chanting "No cuts, no fees, education should be free” outside a trustees meeting on Tuesday evening, got angry and tried to push their way to the building after only a handful of themRead more

Indonesia could achieve growth of 7 per cent or more if it reduced fuel subsidies and spent more on education, social safety nets and infrastructure, a World Bank report said Wednesday, days after government efforts to raise fuel prices were blocked. "The future of Indonesia's growth and development in dependent on the government's continued progress in improving the quality ofRead more