Though most American youth continue to learn about sex most everywhere but in school, there is some good news: according to a recent report from the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), the Obama administration and Congress in 2010 eliminated two thirds of federal funding for abstinence-only-until-marriage education, and, in a historic shift, allocated close toRead more

Parents should be as proud of their children for securing a top apprenticeship as for winning a place at university, Labour's new shadow education secretary, Stephen Twigg, has said. In his first speech in the role, Twigg called for a major cultural shift that would see entry to high-level practical courses viewed with as much prestige as degrees. The formerRead more

It's time to brush up on science trivias students, as "The Big Science Challenge" is here. The British Council and Rolls-Royce will test the mettle of students from secondary schools across the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Jordan and the UK through a competition called ‘The Big Science Challenge.' The Ministry of Education strongly supports the initiative which willRead more

A ceremony was held here on Thursday for the graduation of offiers and non-commissioned officers from Qatar after completing a civil defence training course held at the Singapore Civil Defence Academy. The graduation ceremony was attended by HE Qatar''s Ambassador to Singapore Rashid Bin Ali Al Khater who is also dean of the arab diplomatic corps to the Republic ofRead more

At least eight people died when a cargo train and school bus collided Thursday in Las Zanjitas, Argentina, local officials said. Officials said the bus was carrying nuns, priests and students from a Catholic girls school to a religious facility when it collided with the train, the Buenos Aires Herald reported. Hospital officials said two adults and six children wereRead more

About 5,000 students in southwest China's Guizhou province went back to school on Thursday after their schools were temporarily closed by a deadly explosion that happened on Tuesday, according to local authorities. More than 6,000 students from six nearby schools had their classes suspended for two days as a result of damage done to the schools by the explosion, accordingRead more

Lawmakers in the Wisconsin Senate passed a bill that would require schools to promote marriage and abstinence in their sexual education classes. The Republican-sponsored measure, passed Wednesday with a 17-15 vote and now goes to the Assembly, would allow abstinence-only classes that were banned last year when the government was controlled by Democrats, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Tuesday. CurrentRead more

Some 87 Emirati high school pupils are being given the opportunity to enroll in higher education institutions in France upon graduation as part of the Lycee Louis le Grand (LLG) pilot project in the capital, it was revealed Tuesday during a visit by the French Minister of National Education, Luc Chatel, to the Al Mawahab Model School for Girls inRead more

In an unprecedented step, Israel's Education Ministry ordered a West Bank yeshiva high school shut down for inciting violence against Palestinians. Israel Television Channel 1 reported Tuesday the ministry ordered the immediate closure of the Dorshei Yehudcha Yeshiva high school and said it would withhold further government funding of the adjacent Od Yosef Chai yeshiva, both in the West BankRead more

Chairman of the board of directors of The World Innovation Summit for Education WISE , HE Dr Sheikh Abdullah Bin Ali Al Thani said on Tuesday that education in Qatar has become on of the pillars of the state''s political strategy, thanks to the wise leadership of HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani. Opening The World InnovationRead more