A Qatar school principal could face assault charges after she stabbed a second grade student with a sharp pencil on his hand, arm and back. According to the boy's parents who are suing the school, the principal said that she wanted to "re-educate" the boy and that experiencing pain was the best way to improve his behaviour. "It all startedRead more

Examinations, job pressure and failed relationships are driving people to suicide. Seven cases reported recently showed that in just one week the capital witnessed one suicide every 17 hours. Figures released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show an increase in the number of suicides in 2010 compared to 2006. Psychologists and counsellors are of the opinion that theRead more

Schools which fail to improve within six years of being classed "satisfactory" should be re-labelled inconsistent and pushed harder to improve, a report says. The Royal Society of Arts report says half of the 40% of England's schools classed as "satisfactory" failed to improve within two Ofsted inspections. Last month Ofsted said nearly 800 schools were "coasting" in this way.Read more

Parents of pupils in the kindergarten and preparatory levels in Baraim Al-Watan Girls School in Jeddah’s Safa district, where a recent fire killed three teachers and injured 52 others, refuse to move their daughters to a substitute building. They claim the building is too far away from their homes, Al-Madinah newspaper reported Sunday. A meeting was held last Tuesday toRead more

It may have already been three years but Mohammad Baloola's invention of a ‘remote monitoring and control system for diabetics via mobile phone' inches closer to production due to continued recognition. The Ajman University of Science and Technology (AUST) graduate was the recent recipient of the science and innovation award at the Arabian Business Achievement Awards, after having already wonRead more

National data about enrollment in distance education courses can be seen in Distance Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students: 2009–10, a First Look from the Fast Response Survey System (FRSS), which analyzes how districts monitor their distance courses. It also looks at what benefits districts have for providing distance education, and the technologies used for delivering distanceRead more

Gov. Robert Bentley's new education policy director has worked under some controversial regimes in high-profile efforts to turn around failing schools. Emily Schultz, 28, began her job as Bentley's education policy adviser in November, with a top priority of getting a law allowing charter schools passed during the next legislative session. Previously, the Birmingham native worked under Michelle Rhee, whoRead more

Dozens of faith schools in England are preparing to switch to become academies in the next six months. The Catholic Church had at first been cautious about their schools becoming academies, which are semi-independent but state-funded. But in the past few months, nearly 40 have converted and many are expected to follow in the next six months. Secularists say theRead more

Saudi students and their counterparts from other Gulf states are being asked to come up with ideas to raise awareness about the need to save water in the region. A competition is planned to find the best ideas and winners will head to the UK to see a polo match attended by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. The competition is partRead more

Prince Muhammad bin Salman, chairman of the board of directors of the Al-Riyadh Schools, announced the launching of a new developmental project for the schools. The projects involve a review of the schools’ performance over the past few years in order to determine the current status and to prepare an integrated strategic plan to cater to the needs of allRead more