King Mohammed VI announced, on Monday in the northern city of Nador, the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year and launched the "one million schoolbags" initiative, which will benefit this year over 4 million pupils. - The sovereign launched the "one million school bags" initiative, worth 323 million dirhams.  - The "one million schoolbags" initiative will benefit 4 million schoolchildren,Read more

The Executive Committee of Princess Haya Award for Special Education has announced the commencement of the fourth cycle of the award. The Award will accept applications from all special needs centers in the UAE and Arab world between November 15, 2011 and December 15 2012. Excellence Princess Haya Award for Special Education recognises exceptional individuals working in the special needsRead more

One day after presenting Congress with the American Jobs Act, President Barack Obama heads for Ohio to talk about rebuilding and updating U.S. schools. Obama will visit the Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School in Columbus, where he will talk about his proposal to spend $25 billion to modernize at least 35,000 public schools, the White House said. "ThisRead more

South Korean households' spending on education sank to a two-year low in the second quarter of this year as they faced financial difficulties amid weak economic growth, data showed Tuesday. According to the data by the Bank of Korea (BOK), local households spent a total of 8.5 trillion won (US$7.88 billion) to finance the education of their children in theRead more

Maria Chleo Julienne Magsambol cried on her first day at Pisco Private School yesterday.Dressed in her school uniform, the five-year-old pupil proudly held her new violet Hannah Montana schoolbag and lunch box and sat with her 26 classmates on colourful chairs. But the big day also brought tears. Her father, Samuel, 35, said Chleo was overwhelmed with her first dayRead more

Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, President of Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has called on Saudi youth to make more efforts in constant learning to contribute directly to achieving scientific quality leaps sought by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, noting that young people are the real wealth of the nation and the pillars of its bright future.Read more

The Rector of Umm Al-Qura University Dr. Bakri bin Matouk Asas received here today the Consul General of the Republic of India Faiz Ahmed Kidwai. During the meeting, they discussed joint cooperation between the two sides, particularly the role of Umm Al-Qura University in teaching Arabic and Islamic studies to Muslim students.  Read more

The Ministry of Education has announced its plan to construct 4,000 new school buildings in various parts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in phases at a cost of SR32 billion as part of its efforts to modernize educational facilities. "We have already completed 600 new school buildings this year at a cost of SR9 billion," said Muhammad Al-Dakhini, spokesmanRead more

Italian prosecutors have charged a 42-year-old man with killing a female student who suffocated during a sex-game gone wrong, media reported Sunday. Soter Mule tied Paola Caputo, 24, to another woman while performing a Japanese sado-masochist technique known as "shibari." The engineer was originally held for murder but authorities in Rome believe Caputo and her friend consented to the game.Read more

More than 127 thousand students in 206 schools are back to their schools today signaling the beginning of the new school year 2011/2012. The number of newly-admitted first graders is (10355) out of whom (5056) are male and (5299) are female students. The Ministry of Education have inaugurated one primary school in Al-Okar district this year and constructed three schoolRead more