The National Assembly passed on a special session Monday a proposed allowance for teaching staff at the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Awqaf, as well as a proposed increase in the current students' allowance.The vote on the teachers allowance was 45 ayes and six nays, with 51 MPs present.The vote on increasing the students allowance was 44 ayesRead more

Prime Minister David Cameron has warned of a "hidden crisis" of "coasting schools" in well-off areas that fail to push pupils to their full potential. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, he said schools where "a failure to reach potential" is masked by a "decent local reputation" would be held to account. He highlighted plans in England to publish progress measuresRead more

Almost 650 schools across Northern Ireland are to explore the impact of cyber bullying this week. It is part of this year's anti-bullying week which begins on Monday. According to Department of Education research in Northern Ireland, 15.5% of Year 6 pupils and 17% of Year 9 pupils surveyed have experienced cyber bullying in recent months. Three-quarters of teachers inRead more

A student at The Citadel allegedly watched pornography and masturbated with two boys in his dorm room, the South Carolina military college said Saturday.Officials at The Citadel expressed regret that while the allegation was investigated they didn't go to police.In a letter posted on the South Carolina military college's Web site, Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa, the school's president, andRead more

Zayed University (ZU) inaugurated its new Abu Dhabi campus recently, just in time for the start of the new academic year. The opening marked a historic shift from its moderately-sized city campus on Delma Street to the new one in Khalifa City. The 80-hectare campus took just under two years to construct at a cost of over Dh30 billion andRead more

Almost half of private schools are cutting spending and many are raising fees as the economic downturn continues, a poll suggests. The survey of private school teachers also suggests many face pay freezes. Nearly half (46.1%) of the 1,483 staff questioned by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers expected reduced spending in their schools this year. Just under one inRead more

Senior Chinese leader He Guoqiang has called for deepening of anti-corruption efforts in the country's colleges and universities. He, head of the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, made the remarks during a conference held Thursday, after his four-day inspection tour of universities in Beijing. Efforts should be made to intensify efforts in those areas that particularlyRead more

The health insurance deal for Kuwaiti students residing in the UK came to effect by November first, said a diplomat from the Kuwait Embassy here Friday.Head of the Health Bureau at the embassy Dr. Yaqoob Al-Tammar told KUNA that the deal signed with Bupa Health Assurance Limited would benefit students who submitted the necessary papers, adding that the final deadlineRead more

There was a buzz at the sewing unit in Al Noor Training Centre for Children with Special Needs in Dubai. The students, in their late teens and early 20s, were busy putting the finishing touches to dresses and handbags that were to go on show before a select audience in Dubai. While all of these young people have special needs,Read more

Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Ireland, met here today with British Minister of State for Universities and Science and Member of Parliament, David Willetts. The meeting dealt with discussions on means of enhancing academic and scientific cooperation between the two countries.Read more