Li Yao had never really entertained the idea of going to a "cram school" until he failed to get the required test results for college admission. A cram school is for students who were not admitted to their first-choice universities in gaokao, China's college entrance exam, which is held once a year. They spend a year at the school, preparingRead more

Despite covering the entire population, China's compulsory education fails many rural learners due to migration and putting salary ahead of knowledge, according to an official report. The report, result of a law enforcement inspection of compulsory education, was delivered to the top legislature on Monday, and notes a relatively high middle school drop-out rate in underdeveloped central and western regionsRead more

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has announced its upcoming School Health Education project, aimed at increasing U.A.E. school students' awareness on how to lead a healthy lifestyle in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, SEHA Ambulatory Health Services (SEHA) and du. This pilot project will begin this month and will run for one year in 18Read more

Two more boys has died at initiation schools, bringing the death toll to at least 31, authorities said on Monday. The latest deaths were reported at an initiation school in Makwaneng, the North West Province, according to North West Premier Thandi Modise. Police said a 16-year-old boy died after being circumcised on Friday. The next day, a 17-year-old complained ofRead more

For the corporate world, education and philanthropy seem to be becoming synonymous today. From Birla to Ambani, Premji to Munjal, all are into education— not as part of their corporate affairs, but in their personal capacities. The motivation, they say, is the urge to give back to the society. Education and skill development are areas that not only make forRead more

Britain’s undergraduates are continuing to study away from their home towns despite the revolution in higher education, which has seen fees rise to as much as £9,000 a year. Research shows the urge to fly the family home to study for a degree is stronger now than it ever was – either before  top-up fees of £3,000 a year wereRead more

The death toll of the blast which went off earlier on Sunday near an elementary school in Syria's central province of Homs rose to 20, state media said. The blast was carried out by a suicide bomber that detonated his explosive-laden truck at a compound that groups a number of schools in Um al-Amed area in the eastern countryside ofRead more

In highly unusual move, Israel's Mossad intelligence agency will dispatch recruiters to interview prospective candidates in a job fair at Ben-Gurion University (BGU) in the Negev on Monday, the Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday. While its U.S. counterpart, the Central Intelligence Agency, has been recruiting on college campuses across America for decades, the fabled Mossad, which for the most partRead more

Pennsylvania will receive $51.7 million over the next four years in federal Race to the Top funds to support early learning initiatives. The state is one of six to receive funding, out of 16 states that applied. “High-quality early learning programs are known to improve student achievement and prepare students to enter kindergarten,” Gov. Tom Corbett said. “This investment willRead more

For 45-year-old Li Jinsheng, who’s visually impaired, it has been a long struggle to obtain permission to sit an exam that would put him on the road to fulfilling his dream of a career in law. Now he has finally won an eleventh hour nod to sit next year’s National College Entrance Examination in China. He now hopes his battleRead more