Students taking the grade 12 mathematics examination here were in for a surprise as they were given model answer papers of grade 11 instead of their question paper. The mistake delayed the exam by two hours.A source at the Ajman Education Zone said the error was caused by a non-Arab employee, who was responsible for printing question papers. Issa Hamid,Read more

A US jury found Virginia Tech university guilty of negligence for failing to quickly alert students during a 2007 shooting spree in which 33 people died, a court source said. The parents of two victims in the shooting had filed a civil complaint against the university alleging that the university's slow response time could have saved their children's lives. JurorsRead more

Jury deliberation began Wednesday in the New Jersey trial of a former university student accused of spying on his gay roommate, who later committed suicide. Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi is charged with a hate crime by using a webcam to spy on his roommate, Tyler Clementi, during a gay sexual encounter. Clementi, 18, died when he jumped offRead more

Millions of college students could be in for a shock this summer when the interest rate on a popular federally subsidized student loan doubles unless Congress acts. College students Tuesday delivered more than 130,000 letters to congressional leaders asking them to stop rates from increasing from 3.4 to 6.8 percent. The rate hike affects new subsidized Stafford loans, which areRead more

Replying to a question in this regard at the Federal National Council session on Tuesday, Al Qattami said any such change will causehurdles for parents who drop their children in schools and then proceed to their workplaces in government sector. Al Qattami was answering to Shaikha Essa Al Ari, FNC member from Umm Al Quwain, who asked about changing schoolRead more

Abu Dhabi Members of the Federal National Council expressed concern at the shortage of male Emirati teachers at public schools. Musabbah Saeed Al Kitbi, a representative from Sharjah, questioned the Ministry of Education's plans and programmes, which "led to the disastrous result of zero male Emirati students being admitted to the faculty of education". "Thousands of questions should be raisedRead more

A professor collapsed and died in front of his students at the University of Kuwait, the university said. Ahmad Yousuf Al Mayal, 56, was delivering his lecture at the geography department on Tuesday when he died. "We have lost a great professor and a pillar of knowledge who had a tremendous role in establishing the geography department at the CollegeRead more

Illinois is to be part of a six-state pilot program during the 2012-2013 school year that will use the new direct certification process to add Medicaid recipients to those families automatically qualifying for new free school lunches. The program is administered by the USDA. “By relying upon existing data, we streamline operations, reduce payment errors and improve the efficiency ofRead more

With 6 months to go until the start of next year’s UK teacher training courses, 70% of places on physics courses remain unfilled — as do almost half of places for math teachers. The Training and Development Agency for Schools insists that numbers are up compared to last year while acknowledging there remains an ‘urgent need’ for more recruits. TheRead more

A report from Charlie Taylor, the UK government’s behavior expert, has indicated that future criminals can be identified by the age of two, and that nurseries should crack down hard on bad behavior and note children showing early signs of aggression for specialist tuition. While this advocated ‘Minority Report’ style of policing such young children will be met with outrageRead more