Children as young as 12 have been given alcohol and drugs by Occupy Melbourne protesters, the Salvation Army says. Major Brendan Nottle, its commanding officer for Melbourne, said 12- and 13-year-olds had told youth workers they had sniffed glue at City Square when the protesters were camped there last month. Other children aged 15 and 16 had said they wereRead more

Teachers in Madrid on Thursday hold their eighth day of strike action in protest against spending cuts in public education carried out by the regional authority. The Madrid regional authority, which is controlled by the right wing Popular Party, has announced cuts of 80 million euros in its education budget, which mean the loss of teaching jobs and those ofRead more

Chile's Education Minister Felipe Bulnes met with opposition congress members in the central city of Valparaiso Wednesday to deal with students' demands for educational reform.They discussed possible education reforms to meet the demands of students, who had started protesting six months ago. The Chilean opposition in the Congress rejected the education fund contained in the 2012 budget, saying it wasRead more

US President Barack Obama joked about Australia's killer wildlife and said he would "say hi" to teen singing sensation Justin Bieber in a meeting with schoolchildren Thursday. The president sat down with 18 pupils at Canberra's Campbell High School after an address to the Australian parliament, greeting them with a bright "G'day" and taking questions from the teens, aged betweenRead more

School pupils The geographer's study looked at the changing population of England's secondary schools The number of ethnic minority pupils in England's secondary schools rose by 57% in a decade, according to research from King's College London. The study by Chris Hamnett looked at the changing demographics of schools between 1999 and 2009. In inner London, 67% of secondary pupilsRead more

There are more Chinese college students studying in the US than from any other country for the 2010-2011 academic year. China also remains one of the hottest destinations for American students studying abroad, ranking No 1 among Asian countries. The Institute of International Education and the US Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs released their annual OpenRead more

The Chinese government should increase financial support to enable about 5.9 million children aged from 3 to 5 in West China's rural areas to receive early childhood education, argued experts. Studies show kids in China's rural west lag behind their urban counterparts in language skills and social networking. An estimated 8.5 million children aged from 3 to 5 live inRead more

Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed, Minister of Education and Chairman of the National Committee for Education, Culture and Science has expressed sincere thanks and appreciation for the historical position of the Republic of France to vote in favor of Palestine to admit it as a permanent member of UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). The PrinceRead more

An individual was shot Tuesday afternoon at the University of California, Berkeley, local media reported. The shooting occurred inside the university's Haas School of Business, The Daily Californian, a newspaper run by students at the university, reported on its website. The suspect, brandishing a weapon, was shot by law enforcement officials and subsequently taken to hospital, Dan Mogulof, a spokespersonRead more

Hundreds of Iranian students on Tuesday formed a human chain around one of the Islamic republic’s nuclear sites, vowing to strongly respond to any strike by arch-foe Israel, Fars news agency reported. “We are promising the leaders of world arrogance (the West) that even if one bullet is fired towards Iran we will demolish Tel Aviv in three days,” FarsRead more