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Hong Kong students protest over ‘brainwashing’ classes

September 5, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

Hong Kong students and teachers protested Tuesday for a sixth straight day against plans to introduce Chinese patriotism classes, as political tensions rise days ahead of legislative polls,…

Thousands of Canada teachers protest pay freeze

August 29, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

Canadian teachers on Tuesday protested proposals for a two-year pay freeze and curbs to their collective bargaining rights to help pay down Ontario province's $14.8 billion budget deficit,…

Nobel writer scorns S.Africa education as ‘a wreck’

July 31, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

Nobel literature prize winner Nadine Gordimer poured scorn on South Africa's education system on Tuesday as "a wreck" over the failure to deliver textbooks to thousands of public…

S.Africa claims delivery of books in schools fiasco

June 29, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

South Africa's education department on Thursday claimed it had supplied nearly all missing textbooks to 5,000 public schools as ordered by a court but doubts remained that the…

Microsoft sees ‘rebirth’ with new Windows 8 system

November 5, 2013May 23, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 series -- featuring an upgraded cloud computing service -- marks a "rebirth" of its operating systems, chief executive Steve Ballmer said, the AFP reports.

Poor schools undermining US national security, panel says

March 21, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

The failure of US public schools to thoroughly prepare their students for a globalized world is undermining American national security, a blue-ribbon task force warned Tuesday, the AFP…

Schools: Fresh scandal embroils US climate science debate

February 23, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

A fresh scandal over climate change has erupted in the United States after leaked documents appeared to show a right-wing funded campaign to influence how climate science is…

Nielsen: Tablets replacing TV, teachers and babysitters

February 20, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

Need a way to keep your kids quiet while traveling, entertained at a restaurant or just want to teach them some facts? More and more parents are letting…

Scientist: Education can solve religion-science conflicts

February 20, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

A perceived conflict between science and religion has led Americans to rank nearly last among industrialized countries in understanding evolution, educators told a major science conference this weekend,…

Jordan public teachers ignore call to halt strike

February 10, 2012 by staff and wire services reports

Jordanian public school teachers on Thursday ignored government calls to halt their strike to press for full annual bonuses, leaving hundreds of thousands of students at home, the…

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