Just one in 15 (6.5%) pupils starting secondary school in England "behind" for their age goes on to get five good GCSEs including English and maths, official data shows. The government data published as part of secondary school league tables suggests the majority of schools are failing struggling pupils. Nationally 58.2% of pupils reach the five good GCSEs benchmark. MinisterRead more

As calculators have enabled a shift away from number crunching to problem solving, graphing calculators have become standard in the classroom and in state assessment. And the use of the devices have become topic of discussion at a recent TED Conference on math instruction. Use of graphing calculators was first allowed on the SAT and Advanced Placement Calculus exams inRead more

Dubai Cares will organise a rally for Education 2012 along Jumeirah Street on February 17 in support of poor children who face obstacles in their quest for education. The rally aims to highlight the importance of primary education in breaking the cycle of poverty and enhancing awareness about challenges that deprive children from developing countries of sound primary education. TariqRead more

U.S. students shouldn't be allowed to drop out of high school "until they graduate or turn 18," President Barack Obama said Tuesday. "We … know that when students aren't allowed to walk away from their education, more of them walk the stage to get their diploma," Obama said during his State of the Union address before a joint session ofRead more

Public schoolteachers announced on Tuesday that they would hold a work stoppage at the start of the new school semester on February 6 as an escalating measure in protest against their “unmet” demands. The decision was taken yesterday, when dozens of teachers gathered outside the Royal Court to deliver a letter to His Majesty King Abdullah outlining their demands andRead more

Teachers at a primary school in Birmingham have gone on strike for a second time over plans to turn it into an academy. Governors at Montgomery Primary School in Sparkbrook have backed proposals to remove it from local authority control and seek an external sponsor. Education Secretary Michael Gove said academy status would improve standards at some of the poorestRead more

Pakistan International School, Jeddah, organized a photo exhibition recently focusing on the development of relations between the Kingdom and Pakistan. Khalid Al-Harthi, director of foreign education at the Education Department in Jeddah was the chief guest. Al-Harthi appreciated the school activity, saying, "The exhibition will help the students to know the heroes of their country and the development of theRead more

Physical fitness studies on Jordanian schoolchildren indicate that the Kingdom does not have a childhood obesity problem, Samer Kasieh, project manager for the King Abdullah II Award for Physical Fitness Project, said Tuesday. The studies found that between 61 and 75 per cent of students between the ages of nine and 17 had ideal weights, he added. In addition, bodyRead more

Around 25,000 students are sitting for the end of semester exams in Bahrain's government-run high schools, the education ministry said on Tuesday. The number could have been higher if stringent disciplinary action against students with a record of unexcused absent days, it said. "We have taken action against the students who did not show up for classes and had noRead more

Creating campuses in multiple US states carries both risks and opportunities for private colleges, according to a report by Moody's Investors Service. One college, Northeastern University in Boston, has opened regional campuses across America. The move reflects a new trend that may well spread to other private not-for-profit universities as enrolment continues to decline and revenues dwindle in a weakRead more