Germany has over 150 bilingual primary schools, teaching children from non-German backgrounds in their mother tongue. But German students also benefit from a bilingual education.Children in their first year of school are practicing their singing in a bilingual school in Cologne."Una gotita desde el cielo ha bajado hasta el suelo," (a drop has fallen from the sky to the ground)Read more

Rajen Kilachand, a Dubai-based entrepreneur, has pledged $25m to Boston University, the largest gift in its 172-year history. University president Robert A Brown said Kilachand’s contribution will support and rename the University’s Honours College in honour of his parents.Kilachand, who earned an MBA from the Boston University Graduate School of Management in 1974 and is a member of its BoardRead more

The promise sounded alluring and simple: if enough parents signed a petition, their children’s struggling school would be shut down and replaced with a charter school.So, using a new state law known as the parent trigger, organizers at an underperforming school here in Compton collected hundreds of signatures from parents who said they were fed up. Parents were eager, theyRead more

Generations for Peace (GFP) extended its collaboration with Georgetown University on Wednesday, the International Day of Peace. The international NGO’s founder and chairman, HRH Prince Feisal, signed an a memorandum of understanding guaranteeing the offer of four academic awards within the Washington, DC institution’s conflict resolution programme to the end of 2014, according to a GFP statement. The collaboration isRead more

Meredith Kercher has been "completely forgotten" in the four years since she was murdered on a study year abroad in Italy, her grieving sister has said. Stephanie Kercher, 21, told Italian TV show Porta a Porta all the focus was on Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, who were convicted of the 2007 killing. Ms Kercher also said she was scaredRead more

A dozen children holding tin cans rush out of school in a shantytown in Rio. In a moment, they are screaming as a dog lunges after them. But then one of them stops to place his can on the ground, and in a matter of moments the cylinder, modified to be used as a simple pinhole camera, has captured anRead more

Tens of thousands of students took to the streets in the Chilean capital Thursday in a renewed bid to press for broad education reform. Protest leaders estimated that there were some 80,000 participants, including middle school and university students supported by teachers and social organizations. In a festive mood dancing to the music and wearing costumes, the protestors marched acrossRead more

At least 50 demonstrators were arrested Thursday when masked protesters attacked police at the end of a massive and otherwise peaceful march in Santiago demanding more resources for education. Tens of thousands of students, teachers and their supporters marched from the University of Santiago, in the western part of the city, to the La Moneda presidential palace demanding reforms. MarchersRead more

  The Ministry of Education expressed utmost regret over the statement issued by the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) on the organization's website on September 17, describing it as a dangerous precedent of interference on their part in the internal affairs of Syria, a founding member of the organization. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Education MinistryRead more

Teachers in Tacoma, Wash., could be back in the classroom Friday after a tentative deal between striking teachers and the school district, union officials said. A deal was reached Wednesday night after Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire ordered both sides back to the bargaining table, school officials said. The union and school district negotiated for more than six hours in theRead more