A US private education firm's UK arm has been officially approved to sell services to groups setting up free schools and academies in England. Edison Learning, a for-profit education business, has been given approved status by the Department for Education. It will be part of a group of approved suppliers which can provide education, contractual and legal services in settingRead more

The London School of Economics has been heavily criticised for a "chapter of failures" in its links with the Gaddafi regime in Libya.A report by former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf says mistakes and errors of judgement damaged the LSE's reputation.The school's director, Sir Howard Davies, resigned in March over a £1.5m gift from a foundation led by Colonel Gaddafi'sRead more

Orange Jordan, the sole integrated telecom operator in the Kingdom, announced this week that it completed equipping 14 computer labs in a number of public schools in Jerash. This announcement was made during an opening ceremony held at two computer labs in Balila High School for Boys. Orange fully furnished and equipped the schools with 20 brand-new computers as wellRead more

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a policy-based grant for the School Sector Program which supports the government of Nepal's ongoing education reform initiatives with stronger focus on gender, social inclusion and quality, according to a News Release issued here on Thursday. It said that the ADB Board of Directors has approved grant finance totaling 65 million U.S. dollarsRead more

Tehran university students in a statement issued after holding a ceremony to commemorate the first anniversary of the martyrdom of nuclear scientist Majid Shahriari vowed to continue his path and the way of other academics assassinated by the enemies of the nation. The Islamic Republic of Iran held a ceremony on Tuesday to commemorate the anniversary of the martyrdom ofRead more

Airline passengers face chaos at immigration halls and school closures may force parents to take children with them to work Wednesday as Britain's biggest strike in decades threatens to wreak havoc. Labor union leaders have warned that the strike may just be the start of a wave of disruption, with public workers opposing government plans to reform pensions, demands thatRead more

According to a recent study conducted by youth marketing company Archrival, the majority of college students with smartphones have no idea how to scan a QR (Quick-Response) code. The study was conducted with over 500 college students across 24 different college campuses. While 81 percent of students owned a smartphone and 80 percent were familiar with the concept of aRead more

The number of students receiving subsidized lunches rose to 21 million last school year from 18 million in 2006-7, a 17 percent increase, according to an analysis by The New York Times of data from the Department of Agriculture, which administers the meals program. Eleven states, including Florida, Nevada, New Jersey and Tennessee, had four-year increases of 25 percent orRead more

By analyzing student’s performance on several years of standardized tests and estimate a teacher’s role in raising or lowering student achievement, the scores are equated. The district has issued new scores this fall to about 14,000 instructors and their principals. The system has been echoed across the country, with school districts throughout the country have been adopting similar approaches. TheseRead more

Roughly half of those polled said that they supported in principle the right of parents to demand sweeping changes at low-performing schools. The changes could include reshuffling the faculty, the curriculum and in some cases even converting to charter schools or closing campuses altogether. Last year, California became the first state in the nation to extend that right through whatRead more