Our declining math scores are a reflection of a system that expects only a few students to succeed. Many people have asked lately why Canadian students don’t do as well on international math tests as those in countries like Finland and Singapore. But the data suggest that we should also ask how countries that rank higher than Canada still manageRead more

Over 300 B-schools in the country are planning to protest against the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) plan to take over technical education. Last week, the UGC, in confirmation with the Supreme Court’s ruling, drafted guidelines for approval of new courses, setting up of new technical institutions and closure of the old ones and all other regulatory steps. This has notRead more

New initiative will provide more training for teachers in Israel, but critic says the program won’t address fundamental issues The Israeli education minister and his British counterpart signed a cooperative agreement Tuesday aimed at providing more training for English teachers in Israel, the Education Ministry announced Wednesday. The initiative is not, however, expected to lead to a sea change inRead more

A high school staff member in Florida was arrested Thursday for allegedly having multiple files of child pornography on his computer, police said. James Giles, 36, who worked at Wekiva High as an IT professional, was taken into custody Thursday after authorities determined that he had multiple files of child pornography on his computers, WOFL-TV, Orlando, reported. The suspect wasRead more

Education Minister Dr. Majid bin Ali Al-Nuaimi visited the Students Forum "Your Opinion Matters" at the Regional Centre for Information and Communications Technology. The Minister met the participating students and listened to their remarks on educational development programmes implemented by the Ministry. The project was initiated by the Ministry this year and joined by 600 students from all governorates. TheRead more

China's new hot words "Tuhao" and "Dama" may be included in the new edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. The words have caught on in China, and they are now spreading around the globe. To date, about 120 words of Chinese origin have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary and have become part of the English speaker's language. ChineseRead more

At least 40 students at a Waipahu, Hawaii, elementary school suffered food poisoning symptoms after a meal and 25 were hospitalized, officials said. Eight children were taken to two area hospitals by ambulance Tuesday, and firefighters carried 11 more to a bus waiting to transport them to a hospital, KITV-TV, Honolulu, reported. Waipahu Elementary School officials said they observed signsRead more

Turkey on Wednesday closed schools in 14 provinces and canceled flights and ferries as heavy snow swept across the country, causing numerous traffic accidents. According to Turkish official reports, schools in Balikesir, Giresun, Ordu, Samsun, Rize, Tokat, Bartin, Konya, Artvin, Bursa, Elazig, Karabuk, Nevsehir and Kilis provinces were closed due to the heavy snow. With the continuous heavy snow inRead more

Lebanon declared on Tuesday that all public and private schools would be shut a day later due to a major snowstorm that started to grip the country tonight. Minister of Education Hassan Diab, in an official statement, ordered the closure of schools as part of extraordinary precautions to cope with the effects of storm 'Alexa'. The minister indicated that mountingRead more

UNICEF and 20 countries in Europe and Central Asia called here Tuesday for an action to get millions of children who are out of school back into quality learning. The call for action, entitled "Education Equality Now!," was made at a regional conference organized by UNICEF and the Turkish government in Istanbul. A 16-page document issued by the conference urgedRead more