92 schools involved in BirdLife Malta’s environmental education programme
Today 92 schools from around Malta and Gozo were awarded for their achievements within BirdLife Malta’s Dinja Waħda environmental education programme. Last scholastic year was one of the most...
View Article'Status quo simply cannot continue in Syria' – UN humanitarian chief...
(Source: UN - United Nations) 16 November 2015 - More than five years since the unrest in Syria began, senior United Nations officials today stressed to the Security Council that the status quo in the...
View ArticleKCU and Harris-Stowe State University Partner to Provide Novel Pathway to...
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCU), the largest medical school in Missouri and one of the oldest osteopathic medical...
View Article4-year-olds lead poisoning highlights issue in Petersburg
Since being hospitalized in August with an extremely elevated level of lead in his blood, 4-year-old Michael Byrd Jr. has not been able to live in the rental house on Halifax Street in Petersburg where...
View ArticleKerala Education Minister doesn't want boys & girls to share seats
Thiruvananthapuram: In remarks that have triggered a controversy, Kerala Education Minister P K Abdu Rabb on Tuesday said he was not in favour of boys and girls sitting next to each other in college...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor, November 18, 2015
IS has nothing to do with genuine Islam The attacks on Paris and Lebanon show, once again, the cold-blooded and shameless nature of members of the group known as Islamic State (IS). They kill innocent...
View ArticleKerala Education Minister says boys and girls should not sit together in class
PK Abdu Rabb Kerala Minister for Education PK Abdu Rabb has stated that he doesn't agree with boys and girls sitting together in...
View ArticleHC upholds derecognition of Bhandara jr college
Nagpur: Sending a stern message to educational institutions, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court upheld the decision to derecognize a Bhandara-based junior college for lacking separate washroom for...
View ArticleGovt to expand LEAP coverage
The Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Terkper, announced this when he presented 2016 Budget to Parliament last Friday. He said the policy was needed to address the weaknesses in social protection (SP)...
View ArticleMainstream schools need vision for their blind pupils
Science was one subject that Ann-Marie Byrne reckoned was out of the question for her daughter, Keisha, when she started secondary school. The mother’s fear of chemicals and Bunsen burners in the lab...
View ArticleWhat colleges do for local economies: A direct measure based on consumption...
(Source: Brookings Institution) Most economists and policymakers know that people who complete a college degree tend to earn more than people who have not attended college. Yet they often overlook the...
View ArticleThe 22 most groundbreaking fashion moments of 2015
The year 2015 was a progressive one for fashion. The traditionally exclusive industry showed a new level of acceptance as well as a genuine and relatable side. Popular trends in campaigns and runway...
View ArticleProtecting Civilians, Providing Unimpeded Humanitarian Aid Must Remain Focus...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Political Solution Must Be First Step in Resolving Situation, Delegations Stress As the international community approached a critical juncture in the five-year-long Syrian...
View ArticleTea garden schools in state violating child rights: Report
Guwahati: The state rights panel has come up with a shocking report that may put tea gardens in deep trouble for violating child rights. The Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor, November 17, 2015
Bus info freely available on firms' apps While I can understand David Sorton's frustration over the lack of information about the arrival time and precise location of buses in Hong Kong ("Good public...
View ArticleHow do you plan to fund 'free education' promise?
I read with interest (at first) and then complete amusement a column penned by Dorlan Francis, which appeared to have been addressing the issue of the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) proposal to remove...
View ArticleCounty’s youths lead the way in teaching Notts youngsters the lessons of...
(Source: Nottinghamshire County Council) 16 Nov 2015 - 14:06 See link below for photo Young people from Notts led last week's (Mon, 9 Nov) event to mark the launch of the Anne Frank + You exhibition...
View ArticleDPI nixes most requests for nod to start high schools
Less than 70 out of 234 applications approved; infrastructure poor in others Several schools in the State that had applied for permission to run high schools have failed to make the cut, for the...
View ArticleStandardized Tests: Making Our Students and Teachers Sick?
Debate has arisen regarding standardized testing in our U.S. classrooms. A recently released report shed light on the statistics: Between kindergarten and 12 th grade, students are tested about 112...
View ArticleThe countless tragedies of China’s one-child policy
It was 25 years ago, but Mao Hengfeng still vividly remembers the piercing cries of her baby. Yet instead of being able to hold her newborn child, she watched helplessly while her baby was drowned in a...
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