Education

Mexico teen on hunger strike for royal wedding invite

In a bizarre attempt to secure an invitation to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, a Mexican teenager is staging a hunger strike outside the British Embassy in Mexico City.

Working Group on EFA: paving the way to 2015

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The Eleventh meeting of the Working Group on EFA (Paris, 2-3 February) is the first of several opportunities in 2011 to...

Beyond the school day

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Abigail Bok (from left) and junior counselor Cindy Guan lead a class activity for...

Tiger Mothers: Raising Children The Chinese Way

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Amy Chua is the author of two books on globalization and democracy and...

New Language Discovered: Prairiedogese

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UNESCO Associated Schools engage in a whole-school-approach to sustainability

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A working session of the ASPnet workshop in Namibia, December 2010

St. Bernard School Able To Expand With FEMA Funding

Our Lady of Prompt Succor School is expanding to better serve St. Bernard Parish's post-Katrina community with the help of $4.0 million in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Number of seized fake euro bills falls

A survey conducted by Home Learning College among 3,000 adults reveals that 10% of Londoners have used technology to cheat in exams, compared to a 5% national average. However, across the country 38% said the internet helps them gain greater knowledge...