Schools & Education

Canadian Teachers Suspended After Sexually Suggestive Pep Rally Dance [Video]

During a pep rally at a Winnipeg high school, a student recorded two of the school's teachers performing a sexually suggestive dance on the gym's floor, which has been since called "Two Teachers, One Chair".

Britain to slash foreign student visa numbers

Patirck Hennessy Telegraph 02/08/2010
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

The Sydney Morning Herald 10/26/2009
Baring all ... New Zealand teacher Rachel Whitwell in a website pose for Australian Penthouse.

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

MIKI TANIKAWA The New York Times 10/11/2009
A CD of President Barack Obama's inaugural speech has sold a half million copies in Japan, leading publishers to flood the market with over a dozen language-learning titles centered on his oratory.

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

Lauran Neergaard Boston.com 07/21/2009
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

Chris Matyszczyk CNET News 04/12/2009
"Oh, no. If only I hadn't updated five times a day." (Credit: CC flikr/Flickr)

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...

Seattle college announces $10 mil in scholarships

A private school in Seattle is offering $10 million in scholarships.


Michael DeBell

Seattle School Board President Michael DeBell says he, too, thinks it's too early to be discussing a possible city takeover of the school system.

Seattle students spend spring break on streets

Google the words "spring break" and up pop images of bikinis, beaches, more bikinis, and margaritas.


Gates Foundation to give Seattle schools $7.2M

Clay Holtzman Business Journal 03/10/2009
Gates Foundation to give Seattle schools $7.2M

Seattle Public Schools will receive $9 million in grants, mostly from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to increase student achievement, expand college-ready coursework and improve teaching.

Make no mistake: Seattle schools chief is decisive, driven, direct

Maria Goodloe-Johnson has pursued her agenda — from closing schools to exerting more control over classrooms — with a direct approach.


Taking Sides on New York’s School Chancellor

ELISSA GOOTMAN New York Times 03/05/2009
Joel I. Klein

Whether Albany extends the landmark law that handed New York City’s mayor control of its public schools may depend less on theoretical questions — or even on the Bloomberg administration’s education record — than on how Chancellor Joel I. Klein ha...

The Beatles in an undated publicity photo.  REUTERS/Handout

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.