The body of a 21-year-old Massachusetts woman, missing since January, was found in a car wreck about 25 miles south of Flagstaff, Ariz., police say. A hiker spotted the wreck Saturday afternoon just off Interstate 17. The Arizona Highway Patrol was called to investigate and found the body of Jessica Ronhock of Mashpee. Ronhock, a nursing student at Elmira CollegeRead more

It's that time of year when letters are coming back from colleges—some of them thick and some thin. The contents of that letter can seem like a life-altering verdict to your teen. But whether your child is accepted, waitlisted or denied from college, there are ways to prepare for the future. Katherine Cohen, PhD, is well-versed in creating these plansRead more

As a parent it’s natural to want the best for your child. And for many parents, college is more than the best choice; it’s the only choice. But a growing number of high school seniors are deciding to take a breather before heading to the dormitory. It’s called a “gap year” and it’s been standard procedure for students in England,Read more

Before your child begins to read, he is learning about the way letters and sounds work together to form words. Phonemic awareness and phonics are the first steps a child makes in the journey of beginning to read, but for many, the terms can be confusing and intimidating. So just what are phonemic awareness and phonics, and how can youRead more

A study released by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) shows that the type of preschool a child attends at 4 years old, will affect how he or she learns at 7. The study, the largest of its type to date, followed 5,000 preschoolers in 1,800 schools across the world. So what type of preschool isRead more

The UAE is planning to enact legislation to control random tuition fee increases by private schools to give priority to quality teaching and end malpractices in the education sector in the second largest Arab economy. The Ministry of Education said it was working on new regulations which follow local poll results showing more than half the parents are not satisfiedRead more

A number of children are exposed to technology at an early age, but few are taught how to harness the power of technology to drive their own learning and their future. A group of students from North Dakota State University, Fargo, and their advisor, Dr. Kevin Brooks, chair of the English department, are working to change that. They're partnering withRead more

Strict limits should be placed on the number of A-level resits permitted by each student to stop pupils “distorting the process” to inflate their overall grade, said Andrew Hall, chief executive of the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance. He told how the number of A grades achieved by students last year soared by a quarter after retakes were added. In oneRead more

The Local Government Association warned that the future of tiny schools with fewer than 75 pupils could be threatened by the decision to introduce a national funding formula. Councils currently have the discretion to top-up budgets for village schools which can be more costly to run because of the expense of maintaining buildings, paying staff and buying equipment for aRead more

It is, at first glance, a spectacular victory for the “localism” agenda that the Coalition Government has been so vocally championing. A group of unhappy but well-organised parents in Sevenoaks began an e-petition last autumn in frustration that their children, despite passing the 11-plus under the selective education system that Kent County Council continues to operate, were not being allocatedRead more