Utah Governor Gary Herbert is to make decision on whether to sign HB363 next week — the bill, having already passed the Senate, which will make it illegal for Utah school districts to teach abstinence-plus sex education classes. Utah already does not permit comprehensive sex education classes, but currently allows school to make a choice between not teaching the subjectRead more

A London school has all but lost its battle to avoid becoming an academy after the Education Secretary invoked special powers to sack the governors against parents' wishes. Michael Gove has forced the school's hand by issuing a compulsory Academy Order and drafting in an "interim executive board" to Downhills Primary School in Haringey, north London. The board includes twoRead more

Educational departments and schools suspended studies on Sunday in Riyadh, Eastern Province, Al-Hasa, Al-Kharj, and Hotat Bani Tamim in Saudi Arabia due to the strong wave of dust the country is witnessing since last night. This decision was taken by educational institutions in the country according to reports issued by the Meteorology and Environmental Protection Administration, because of the dustRead more

Three students were killed on Saturday after a wall collapsed in a school in the town of Hanin (169 kilometres north of Beirut). Security forces, civil defence officials, Hanin municipality workers and the Red Cross participated in the rescue effort to pull out bodies from the rubble. An earlier building collapse in January in Beirut killed 26 inhabitants.Read more

To truly understand the plight of homeless youth and raise funds for the cause, students at the Canadian University of Dubai (CUD) undertook a unique project. The five students experienced what life is like for homeless youth by sleeping on the university premises in sleeping bags. They had to "beg" for food as they were not allowed to carry moneyRead more

As the pace of constructing iconic buildings slows the world over, the demand for interior designers is steadily increasing, interior design professor Robert Reid from the American University of Sharjah (AUS) said. In the past, architecture graduates were in great demand, but now the focus has swung to interior designers who are needed to redesign interiors and also offer expertiseRead more

The heart-shaped cookies that Ayma made Thursday were extra special. From adding the right ingredients and ensuring accurate quantities to rolling the dough smooth and making tiny hearts out of it, she, along with her classmates at the Rashid Paediatric Therapy Centre, went out their task with an almost professional touch. The love the children want to express to theirRead more

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Thursday visited the headquarters of the conference on Arab Knowledge Report 2010-11. The event was organised in Dubai by the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) in partnership with ministries of education in the UAE, Jordan, Morocco and Yemen. AdelRead more

The Canadian province of British Columbia plans to increase its international student population by 50 percent over the next four years through closer educational cooperation with China. With B.C. Education Minister George Abbott arriving in Shanghai Saturday to begin a 10-day mission throughout the country, the aim of his trip is to strengthen relationships with Chinese school districts, education serviceRead more

Global Education Management Systems Limited (GEMS), which owns schools in eight countries, is merging its global operations to create a business worth up to $2bn ahead of an overseas initial public offering in 2013, two sources familiar with the matter have said. An IPO by the UAE education company, which appointed former US president Bill Clinton as honorary chairman ofRead more