The body of a college student in Ohio was found in the snow this past weekend, and authorities say they suspect alcohol was a factor in his death from exposure. The body of David Hallman, a student at Denison University, a small private liberal arts college in Granville, was found by two women about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, YourErie.com reported. TheRead more

His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Monday received Director-General of the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) Dr. Ahmad Al-Athari. His Highness the Crown Prince also received PAAET's Deputy Director-General for Training Affairs Hajraf Falah Al-Hajraf, and the coordinator of the first technical educational and training conference, Usama Saleh Al-Duaij. The two PAAET'sRead more

Arizona schools need to keep up with technological advances if they want to participate in “an education transformation that is sweeping across the United States,” Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal said Monday in his annual State of Education address to members of the House Education Committee. “It is not enough to recognize the value of education. It isRead more

About 30 senior sailors at the U.S. Navy's Charleston Nuclear Power Training Unit were being investigated for alleged cheating on an exam, the chief of naval operations said on Tuesday. The U.S. Navy officials were taking quick action to investigate the situation and apply corrective measures after the incident came to light on Monday, U.S. Navy Adm. Jonathan Greenert toldRead more

Jackdaws, crow-like birds, use their eyes to communicate with each other, the first time the ability has been observed in non-primates, British researchers say. Researchers at the universities of Cambridge and Essex, writing in the journal Biology Letters, report jackdaws use their eyes as a warning signal to keep competitors from coming near their nest holes in trees. "Jackdaw eyesRead more

President Barack Obama announced plans to bring improved Internet services to public schools while visiting a Maryland middle school Tuesday. Obama spoke about the ConnectED program, which brings high-speed Internet and other forms of educational technology to schools as he met with students at Buck Lodge Middle School in Adelphi, Md. The program, through the Federal Communications Commission, combines $2Read more

A German ship carrying 30 students has dropped anchor off the coast of Cuba's western province Pinar del Rio, one of the destinations on its multinational itinerary, the organizers confirmed Monday. The ship Thor Heyerdahl -- a training ship known as a "classroom under sail" -- docked in the Corrientes inlet in the Guanahacabibes Peninsula near the Maria La GordaRead more

Moscow police have confirmed that a policeman and a teacher were killed as a young man with a rifle took children hostages at a city school. The gunman, who is reportedly a high school student, has been detained, police said.Read more

 Kuwait Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Ahmad Al-Mulaifi arrived in Riyadh on Monday to attend the inauguration of the 4th International Exhibition and Forum for Education (IEFE), due later tonight.The IEFE is held under the auspices of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz.Al-Mulaifi will also participate in the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Arab Bureau of EducationRead more

Only 39.9 percent of German students graduated in the so-called standard period of study in 2012, announced by German Federal Statistical Office on Monday in Wiesbaden. In Germany, 6-semester bachelor program and 4-semester master program are the so-called standard period of study in which students should complete their studies in the university. Bachelor's graduates with 49.4 percent are among theRead more