A school in Dubai has alerted parents over an abduction attempt of one of its pupils, warning parents to be more vigilant. A circular issued by the Jumeirah English Speaking School (JESS) on Monday, obtained by Gulf News, warns parents to be mindful, after the parent of a child informed the school about the abduction incident. The circular was alsoRead more

Utah’s Senate Education Committee has voted in favor of two new measures that urge the state school board to “continually monitor the board’s implementation” of the new Common Core standards. The measure makes it clear that lawmakers share state school board concerns over the new national standards. SB287, a bill sponsored by Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, says the “state mayRead more

In a letter to the Governor of California, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has requested that dismissal procedures be streamlined for teachers who have violated the public trust. This comes in the wake of the case at Miramonte Elementary in which teacher Mark Berndt was removed from his post for allegedly spoonfeeding bodily fluids to his students in addition toRead more

Widespread allegations of cheating at Cayuga Elementary School have resurfaced recently — and the main source of the alleged cheating appears to be the Principal Evelyn Cortez: During the last few weeks, investigators from the state Inspector General’s Office have spent several days at a number of city schools, including Cayuga, where scores began climbing in 2008. They have beenRead more

He’d be the type to bring a gun to school.” These words – or something close – were allegedly uttered by a female student in a high school classroom last Friday in Girard, Pa., about one hour’s drive from Chardon, Ohio. The object of the comment was Austin Carner, a 17-year-old junior and outsider at the school who has hadRead more

Teachers in Estonia have staged what commentators are calling the biggest strike in the country since World War Two. They are calling for a 20 percent pay rise, complaining that following the cancellation of their 2009 rise, they are still being paid at 2008 rates. Teachers’ salaries in Estonia are between 600 and 800 euros a month against average salariesRead more

New teachers will be invited to become specialists in managing disruptive behaviour following a review commissioned by the government in the wake of last summer's riots. From September, new recruits to the profession will be able to do part of their teacher training in pupil referral units, where children excluded from mainstream education are taught. The recommendation is contained inRead more

More than 10,000 undergraduate student places for this autumn have been awarded to further education colleges under government reforms that are encouraging the growth of a low-cost alternative to traditional universities. A total of 20,000 places have been stripped from higher education institutions in England and auctioned off to universities and colleges charging average tuition fees of £7,500 or lessRead more

 Israeli forces on Wednesday detained a Palestinian university student at a flying checkpoint near Jenin, locals said. Arafat Muhammad, 21, from Arraba village, was detained from a car at the checkpoint, witnesses told Ma'an. He is a student at An-Najah University in Nablus.Read more

Police in Illinois have charged a 12-year-old boy with disorderly conduct for bringing a hand grenade to the Jewel Middle School in North Aurora. North Aurora Police Lt. Scott Buziecki said the grenade couldn't have exploded because the powder had been removed, the Kane County Chronicle of St. Charles, Ill. reported. Buziecki said he did not know why the boyRead more