Schools & Education
Thai schoolgirls beat up Indian roommate
A class-12 local student at an Indian school was severely beaten up on Saturday night by her Thai roommate and her friends following an altercation over turning off the lights.
Britain to slash foreign student visa numbers
The number of foreign students given visas is to be slashed in an attempt to clamp down on widespread abuse of the system.
Kiwi teacher in hot water over naked pics
A New Zealand primary school teacher who appeared naked on Australian Penthouse's website is being investigated by the New Zealand Teachers Council.
Obama Becomes Japan’s English Teacher
TOKYO — When Utako Sakai was changing the background music in her beauty parlor recently, she did not opt for the classical piano pieces she usually chose. Instead, she picked her favorite CD: “President Obama’s Inaugural Address,” released by Asa...
The world's top 100 universities named
The 2009 ranking of world universities shows a rise in the number of Asian universities and a fall in the number of North American universities in the top 100.
Saudi Arabia inaugurates its first coed university
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia inaugurated on Wednesday its first-ever fully integrated coed university, and its ruler declared the institution will be a "beacon of tolerance" in a world attacked by extremists.
New Free Educational Software for Kids - GetNoodles - Allows Parents to Challenge Children's Minds to Learn More When Online
GetNoodles™ - http://www.getnoodles.com - is a new free web-based educational software program that is both Windows and MAC compatible for kids in preschool through 12th grade. Parents can quickly install the easy-to-use free software in minutes t...
West Los Angeles College Announces Online Degree Program for International Students
Through http://usdegreeonline.wlac.edu, West Los Angeles College ("West"), located in Los Angeles, California, offers students around the world an opportunity to earn an American degree online without ever leaving home. The program is convenient, ...
Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily
The best time to learn a foreign language: Between birth and age 7. Missed that window?
Singapore Schools Dominate 2009 World Scholar's Cup; U.S. Teams Fall Short
Nearly 100 high school and middle school teams from 13 countries gathered in Singapore last weekend to compete at the 2009 World Finals of the World Scholar's Cup.
California to introduce digital textbooks
The California Department of Education is moving forward on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to scrap printed high school textbooks for digital ones.
Microsoft MultiPoint livens Thai math class
A Thailand teacher says Microsoft's MultiPoint software programme, used in 10 schools nationwide, engages students more in maths lessons by allowing all students to answer a question at the same time. Some say MultiPoint and other software are a w...
Facebook messes up your GPA
It's a crisis even worse than the Twitteresque redesign, even worse than the Terms of Service contretemps. Yes, researchers at Ohio State University have delved deep into the habit that is Facebook and concluded that those who express their member...
British university boasts first Beatles degree
A university in Liverpool has launched a Master of Arts degree in The Beatles, the city's most famous sons, and called the qualification the first of its kind.
CBSE, ICSE, ISC Exams Begin Students Happy with First Paper
The 10th standard examinations of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Indian School Certificate Examination (ICSE) and 12th standard examinations of CBSE and Indian School Certificate (ISC) began on Monday. While ICSE (class 10) and IS...
Karaoke lessons on Chronic Kidney Disease launched
Last year, Thai News Agency showed you how a Thai lecturer in Thailand’s South could persuade her students to stay up and enthusiastic in class. That’s because of her karaoke teaching method. This year, the instructor has launched a new album and ...
Teachers learn about social networking
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco teachers will get a lesson on Tuesday morning that's not part of the usual teaching curriculum, but some experts say it's essential in this day and age. Now social networking is finding its way into the classroom.
Laying of IIT foundation stone marks new era in tech education
It was literally the natural resources-rich Orissa's tryst with technical education when chief minister Mr Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar at Kansapada near Jatni today.
PM Launches ‘INSPIRE’ Scholarship Program To Promote ‘R&D’
With the aim to attract students towards science by the next few years, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has made announcement about the launching of ‘INSPIRE’ (Innovation In Science Pursuit for Inspired Research), a scholarship programme of the ...
Witchcraft on India's school curriculum
Many tribal communities in the country believe in witches and their ability to cause harm to people, animals and the harvest. About 750 people, mostly old women, are estimated to have been killed in witch-hunts in rural India since 2003.