The Supreme Court's order on Thursday setting aside the West Bengal government's allotment of land to former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly for a school comes after years of protests, hunger strike and legal battle over the decision. It all began in 2006, when the then Left Front government issued an advertisement that it wanted to set aside around 50Read more

Bahrain's education ministry has come under fire from a lawmaker after it decided to reinstate the 100 student scholarships it cancelled in March as a punitive measure for participating in demonstrations, mainly in London. "We have been receiving letters from students and parents in which they said that they would uphold the law and regulations governing scholarships," Majid Al Nuaimi,Read more

The general secretary of the University and College Union has pledged to continue to press private colleges on issues such as quality of provision and working conditions after claiming that the union had received "legal threats" for speaking out. Sally Hunt was speaking before the UCU's annual congress in Harrogate this week, where she will announce her intention to standRead more

Her Majesty Queen Rania said Sunday extracurricular programmes implemented by Madrasati partners are crucial to enhancing schools’ role in local communities and encouraging critical thinking among students. Her Majesty made the remarks during a visit to Ein Jannah Secondary School for Girls, one of the schools covered by phase two of Madrasati initiative, which has dealt with 300 schools acrossRead more

Eleven birdcalling teams at a California high school whistled and squawked for the chance to represent the school on "The Late Show with David Letterman." The 46th annual birdcalling contest, held Friday at Piedmont High School, required the teams to demonstrate the calls of various birds while also giving information on the habitat, diet and mating habits of their chosenRead more

Presentations of 207 research projects by more than 600 students and 400 teachers from 105 Independent Schools were made at the third National Student Research Fair here at the Qatar International Exhibition Centre. The Police Training Institute (PTI) which represented the Ministry of Interior (MoI) displayed its research work and accomplishments in association with Qatar's schools at the fair inauguratedRead more

The sudden rise in temperature levels in Qatar has prompted some expatriate schools to change their opening hours. Two Indian schools - The DPS Modern Indian School and the Birla Public School - have already issued notices announcing the decision, Qatari daily The Peninsula reported. "As mercury is soaring, the school authorities have decided to reduce the working time byRead more

If there's a tot or two at your house, then we've got some great new games that you'll enjoy playing with your little ones. Kids are always nagging for a pet — but expats on temporary assignment are often unable to satisfy such a demand. If you can't get a real pet, then maybe a virtual pet would be aRead more

Community mentors can help rural African-American youths reduce anger or avoid legal problems and substance abuse, U.S. researchers suggested. Steve Kogan, assistant professor of child and family development at the University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences, said mentoring relationships were even more powerful for young adults experiencing hardship. Kogan and colleagues said the study involved 345 African-AmericansRead more

School officials say the students at a Pennsylvania school are getting sandwiches for lunch for failing to appreciate the hot meals the district provides. The Harrisburg Patriot-News reports the pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade students at Camp Curtain School have received cold sandwiches this week as punishment for misbehavior, including failure to clean up after themselves. An administrator tells the newspaper thatRead more