Five pupils were expelled from schools in Dubai last year, a senior official told Gulf News. A total of five cases of expulsion of students were brought to the notice of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) during the academic year 2011-2012, Mohammad Darwish, Chief of Regulation and Compliance Commission at the KHDA, said. All the cases were relatedRead more

The US Supreme Court Monday rejected an appeal testing the California State University system's refusal to fund on-campus student groups that discriminate. Monday's ruling was a rebuff to the Alpha Delta Chi sorority and Alpha Gamma Omega fraternity, Christian organizations at Cal State, San Diego, that had sought to challenge a 2010 Supreme Court ruling that official student organizations withinRead more

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Monday launched an updated version of its online Einstein Archives website, providing access to more than 80,000 documents connected to the seminal physicist. One of the founders of the Hebrew University, Albert Einstein bequeathed all his writings and intellectual heritage to the institution. The new website will enable the public to access 40,000 documentsRead more

Fatima Al Balgouni had never been to a wadi or a farm, or seen a falcon, despite growing up around Fujairah. Ms Al Balgouni, 18, is not alone. Most of her fellow engineering students are no more acquainted with their local environment. At school, she said, there was no emphasis on Emirati culture and traditions. Only now is she beginningRead more

U.S. high schools are making progress in improving graduation rates, particularly at schools once known as "dropout factories," educators said. Tennessee and New York led the 24 states reporting modest to large gains in graduation rates, Civic Enterprises, the Everyone Graduates Center, America's Promise Alliance and the Alliance for Excellent Education said in a report released Monday. The number ofRead more

Pupils should no longer be expelled or suspended for “minor infringements” because it can damage their education and push them into a life of crime, said Maggie Atkinson. In a major report, she said children should only be sent home for safety reasons or to prevent disruption to other pupils. She also called for a “very strong presumption against” permanentlyRead more

Bahrain investment firm Investcorp is to acquire education solutions provider GL Education Group (GLE). GLE, based in the UK, sells products and services that allow school teachers to assess various abilities of students. Investcorp acquires the business from Veronis Suhler Stevenson, a private equity firm focused on information, education, media and marketing. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.Read more

Kuwait has suspended classes and shut down schools after it was blanketed in heavy dust. The country's university, colleges and institutes were also closed for the day as a consequence of the bad weather, the education ministry said. In Saudi Arabia, the authorities said that schools in Riyadh and several provinces would be closed on Sunday following warning from theRead more

The major Idaho education reform bill was passed only last year, but it is already facing a big hurdle on the way to implementation in the form of a state-wide referendum in November. Opponents of the sections of the bill that placed limits on collective bargaining by teachers, introduced merit pay and made online courses a requirement for high schoolRead more

A new drive in the UK aims to fast-track the country’s brightest state school pupils towards elite universities. The most gifted Year 9 pupil in each state school will be rewarded with a trip to a leading Russell Group University in a move which seeks to address the elite schools’ admissions diversity. Earlier this year, Prof Les Ebdon, the incomingRead more