Students are forced to pay up to 50 percent more for their breakfast due to the absence of observation on prices in private schools and universities cafeterias. The price hikes average about 50 percent. Some cafeterias of private schools have increased prices by much more. In Saudi Arabia, price increases in malls and supermarkets are controlled. The Ministry of CommerceRead more

Owners of 22 private schools in Jeddah have complained to the governorate against the decision of the safety committee of the Civil Defense to evacuate and close down their schools for lack of technical and constructional safety, local Arabic daily Al-Madinah reported on Monday. Some of the owners claimed they have implemented many of the committee’s points of address. OthersRead more

Pakistan Welfare Society (PWS) in Asir held a function honoring students who excelled in exams. PWS Media Manager Muhammad Naeem Siddiqi said talented students should be honored and appreciated and support should be extended to all students for them to get better results. Talented students should always be rewarded and that would encourage them to hone their skills further.  TheyRead more

A campaign entitled “School Without Violence” was launched on Monday at Al-Hamra School here in cooperation with Himayah Protection Society to combat child abuse. Its aim is to spread awareness among children on how to protect themselves and communicate any abuse they face. The organizers hope their workshops will benefit all schools in the Kingdom. Head of the Himayah SocietyRead more

South Korea will invest about 27.3 billion won (24.3 million U.S. dollars) this year to popularize and globalize Korean studies, S Korean the education ministry said here on Monday. In a report, the education ministry said that it will earmark about 27.3 billion won to promote Korean studies, up 40 percent from 19.1 billion won invested in 2011. Korean studiesRead more

Inspections of child protection services in England are to be unannounced, more intensive and child-focused, the inspecting body, Ofsted has announced. Under the plans, inspectors will speak directly to children and their families for the first time. Inspectors will also look at how social work departments communicate with other bodies such as the police and schools. The new system followsRead more

Frantic parents in the Indian community are intensifying their search for a school place for their children, as limited places and approaching deadlines mean they may not succeed before the new academic year begins in April. "My husband and I received notices from our children's school that they will be closing down in 2013 so we decided to try toRead more

A new study recently published suggests that attentiveness in kindergarten can accurately predict the child's work-oriented behavior throughout the rest of their school years and throughout their entire lives. This conclusion came after years of analysis and observation from elementary school homeroom teachers. For a young child, the classroom is the work place, so skills obtained there are translated directlyRead more

The Abu Dhabi Executive Council last week approved the building or refurbishment of 100 schools by 2018 to keep up with the growth in demand for places for Emiratis. As part of the project, 24 sustainable schools will be constructed across the emirate. The project is part of the Abu Dhabi Education Council's ten-year plan to overhaul the public educationRead more

A non-teaching elementary school teacher in New York City earning $100,000 annually is a danger to students but won't retire, administrators say. In a school system with numerous protections for tenured teachers, 66-year-old Alan Rosenfeld reports daily to the Division of School Facilities, a Long Island warehouse. "Permanently reassigned" after a 2001 incident involving lewd comments to eighth-graders, the NewRead more