The father of a seven-year-old girl who discovered from a school dinner lady that his daughter had been bullied has said he wants her dismissal retracted. Scott...

The music teacher - nicknamed ‘’the jazz lady'’ - befriended the youngster as they met for coffee after lessons. Their relationship eventually became...

Mr. Kapil Sibal’s announcement that the 10th Board exams are to be made optional is a welcome measure and comes not a day too soon. When translated into practice, it...

A pinch, a slap, a wack with a stick or ruler,or sometimes made to stand in an uncomfortable position for long.I am sure all of us who have been through the process of...

Education Changing scenario: Acceleration in the use of slang’s & abusive language in schools “Gurukuls” of Traditional India have now been converted to...

“At school, she plays sex in class!” the little girl blurted, adding: “Sometimes in the school bus, she kisses her boyfriend!” Tugume’s mother was shocked....

Corporal punishment of students is a serious concern now India. Cases have been increasing in various parts of the country. Recently, in a Delhi based School a class X...

Image What happened to the peace agreement in the Swat Valley of Pakistan? Or does “peace” have a different meaning to the Taliban? Not that I ever...

By Brenda Zulu Microsoft and ESAMI are today launching the first session of the ‘Schools of Government’ initiative in Arusha, Tanzania. In a statement made...

When teachers threatened to go on strike like a month ago everything seemed like a joke until today when the teachers did good their threat and failed to report to...

Lead by radical cleric Maulana Fazalullah, militant set up that runs a parallel government in Swat has ordered all the girls school to be closed by 15th January. More...

This is a story from Kolkata’s Sodepur area. Class one student Saborni hardly five or six year old is learning the meaning of giving, she is learning about the...

Education and more education mean more earning power. In Afghanistan, those extra earnings are often just pocket change but a new drift is emerging which translates to...

What a shame!! Teachers burning the very instruments, which were awarded to them for imparting education to their students! Just imagine!!! Teachers who were once...

The teachers in schools are paid to do their jobs sincerely and their sincerity or insincerity go unnoticed especially between standards one and nine as many schools...

Her eldest son is a high-school drop-out. Her eldest daughter has had, so far as one can tell from press reports, very uneven attendance in high school, and no plans...

As worrisome, alarming, unsettling, scary or [choose your adjective] as the spreading, worldwide financial crisis and its effects may be, try this statistic on for...

The Victoria School of Business and Technology in Canada could have probably taken a more original approach when designing their logo, but I doubt Apple is protecting...

Schools in the very near future might have a Star Trek make-over, thanks to the development of the world’s first interactive classroom by experts at UK’s Durham...