Education

UNICEF appeals for nearly $1.3 billion to assist children in 2012

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Children in line to receive a hot meal at the Catholic mission in Duékoué, western Côte d’Ivoire.

Morocco - Theme: Education For All

This forum was intent on having teachers engage in a real discussion about school, programmes, the curriculum, textbooks, teaching conditions and students’ difficult situations,. The aim was to come up with proposals that could lead to real solutions...

American Students Find New Expressions of Faith

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As young adults, some college students find opportunity to explore...

What Can Be Done to Stop Teacher-led Cheating?

A USA Today probe concerning schools found that more than 100 public schools in District of Columbia had high test erasure rates, which could indicate possible cheating practices. This has caused the explosion in school test cheating scandals and led...

Launch of a UNESCO-United States-Brazil project for teaching respect in schools

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The “Teaching Respect for All,” project born of cooperation between UNESCO, the United States and Brazil, will be launched on 18...

Montana Students Pick Winning Names for Moon Craft

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Using a precision formation-flying technique, the twin GRAIL spacecraft will map the moon's gravity field, as depicted in...

How To Get Kids To Eat Apples? Make Them Taste Like Grape Candy

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Is the Grapple a healthy snack or just a step away from candy?

Talents in education much needed in the world today

The Education World Forum (EWF) is the internationally recognised ministerial forum for debating future practice in education. On January 10th, Irina Bokova, the Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO),...