Education Minister John O'Dowd is due to make a major speech at the assembly on the future of schools in Northern Ireland. It is understood he will address falling pupil numbers, poor exam results and possibly school closures. It comes as new figures show the number of empty school desks could be as high as 85,000. The department lost £700mRead more

In the 27-member European Union in 2009, 82 percent of pupils at primary and lower secondary level and 95 percent of those in upper secondary level were studying English as a foreign language. The second most commonly studied foreign language at primary and lower secondary level was French (16 percent of pupils), followed by German (9 percent) and Spanish (6Read more

South Korean education minister Lee Ju-ho said Monday the government-led university reform drive will continue, as the country imposed restructuring on public universities facing financial troubles. "Some people seem to believe (the reform drive) is just a temporary measure put in place at the end of the administration's term, but it is absolutely not the case," Lee said at aRead more

Campus Republicans at the University of California Berkeley have cooked up a storm of controversy with their plans for a bake sale.But it's not your everyday collegiate fundraiser they've got in mind. They've developed a sliding scale where the price of the cookie or brownie depends on your gender and the color of your skin.During the sale, scheduled for Tuesday,Read more

Terengganu will have its first university hospital with the construction of the Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin Hospital next year. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said said the federal government had given its approval to the proposed project, to be built on a 100 hectare site beside the university's main campus in Gong Badak here. He said the first phase ofRead more

Despite plans by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to cancel some exceptions for admission to the Kingdom’s medical schools, others will remain, according to a senior government official. Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Wajih Owais said residents of remote areas cannot be deprived from studying medicine because basic education in such regions is not atRead more

An increase in the capacity of kindergarten classrooms and the opening of 21 new schools in the emirate of Abu Dhabi have provided additional seats in public schools for pupils at the kindergarten level. This is expected to accommodate student numbers which are rising with the population growth, the Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) said in a statement yesterday. "EachRead more

Labour leader Ed Miliband says his party would lower the cap on student tuition fees if returned to government. He told the Sunday Mirror that Labour would limit university fees to £6,000 a year, down from the current £9,000 cap. It would be partly funded by higher interest on student loans for graduates earning more than £65,000 a year. UniversitiesRead more

US President Barack Obama says kids and the economy will benefit from the changes he's making in education policy and his plan to spend billions to upgrade schools and keep teachers on the job. President Obama used his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday to push his $447 billion jobs bill through the prism of education. He recapped steps heRead more

In line with the directives of Education Minister Dr. Majid Al Nuaimi, the Education Ministry, in cooperation with the Works Ministry, started allocating more school bus stops for students close to main residential blocks in Muharraq, as a first step. Head of the Transportation Department at the Education Ministry’s Services Directorate Abdul Wahab Al Dhawadi said the ministry is workingRead more