The Florida senate is voting over whether to give parents control over the fate of struggling schools. The proposed ‘trigger’ law, similar to the emergency law in California that is currently being fought over in the court system, is predictably opposed by labor unions. Labor organizers claim the law isn’t about parental rights as its supporters claim, but is insteadRead more

Dubai Police were given the outstanding institutional support award in the public sector category in the Princess Haya Award for Special Education (PHASE) on Monday. Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE, Ruler of Dubai, honoured the winners of the fourth cycle of the Princess HayaRead more

Private schools have been warned to obtain a no-objection certificate from the Ministry of Labour (MoL) before hiring a teacher who is sponsored by a spouse. The regulation is being enforced by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) after many schools were found to be skipping legal steps in the recruitment process. Abdulrahman Nassir, the executive director of customerRead more

A 19-year-old University of Maryland college student was arrested after he allegedly threatened to go on a shooting rampage, police said. Alexander Song, of Fulton, Md., was arrested Sunday morning after he allegedly posted a threat on two Web sites that said, "I will be on a shooting rampage tomorrow on campus" and "hopefully I kill enough people to makeRead more

Three Emirati siblings who were suspended from Repton School Dubai over unpaid tuition fees of Dh332,000, will be taken back by the school, Gulf News has learnt. A source at the school confirmed that following talks with the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), the school has decided to allow the students back in the school. On Wednesday, Gulf NewsRead more

The retiring principal of the BRIT School for performing arts has accused the Department for Education of "living in a state of fear" and denying children the vocational teaching they need for future careers in the creative industries. Nick Williams, who has been a transformational figure in revitalising the BRIT School as a source of world-beating talent in the arts,Read more

Two people were arrested yesterday at Cambridge University as students daubed walls with graffiti in protest at the appearance of Dominique Strauss-Kahn to address the student's union. The former IMF chief faces a civil case in the US over allegations he sexually assaulted a hotel maid. Students chalked "women deserve better", "DSK die" and "end rape" on walls early yesterdayRead more

It was the second protest at King Khalid university in the southern town of Abha in a week - security forces broke up a demonstration there on Wednesday, leaving dozens injured. Thousands of students at an all-female university in Saudi Arabia boycotted classes on Saturday, protesting against poor services, witnesses said. It was the second protest at King Khalid universityRead more

Israel's Chief of Staff Benny Gantz has decided to cancel all school activity on Sunday in towns located near Gaza due to the escalation in rocket fire. According to Israeli daily (Haaretz), schools were called off in Sunday in Ashkelon, Be'er Sheva, Ashdod, Netivot, Sderot, and other regional councils in Israel's south, affecting some 207,000 students. The Israel Defense Forces'Read more

The number of students who took their own lives in Japan in 2011 was up almost 11 percent from the previous year, the National Police Agency reports. The total number of suicides fell by more than 3 percent to 30,651, The Yomiuri Shimbun reported. The year was the 14th straight when more than 30,000 people committed suicide in the country.Read more