University Vice-Chancellors in UK Involved in Deciding Their Salary Posted March 29, 2018 Majority of university vice-chancellors in the United Kingdom were found to be involved in remuneration committees. The University and College Union (UCU) file…
Teacher Takes Problematic Student under Her Care Posted March 23, 2018 A 26-year-old teacher has taken a delinquent student under her wing. Chelsea Haley met 12-year-old Jerome Robinson in 2013 during a teaching stint at Teach for…
Parents Fake Home Addresses to Get Children into Top Schools Posted March 19, 2018 Lying about residential addresses has become a common practice among parents in Singapore to get their children into reputable schools. A law that considers home-school distanc…
Prestigious School in England to Stop Teaching Latin Posted March 12, 2018 A reputable academic institution in Yorkshire, England, announced that it will no longer be teaching Latin. Formerly called Richmond Grammar School, Richmond School has a histo…
Apple and the Malala Fund Form Partnership for Girls’ Education Posted March 2, 2018 Tech giant Apple has teamed up with the Malala Fund to provide education for underprivileged girls. During a personal visit to Oxford University in October last year, Apple CEO…
Hundreds of Men Volunteer as Fathers at School Event Posted February 27, 2018 At least 600 men volunteered at an event hosted by a middle school in Texas. “Breakfast with Dads” is an event organized by Billy Earl Dade Middle School in Dallas, Texas. It a…
Teaching Union: Maximum Temperature in Schools Must Be Set Posted February 19, 2018 A teaching union in Scotland is urging the government to set an upper limit for temperature in schools. Currently, Scottish schools follow the temperature regu…
Family Mealtimes Boost Children’s Health and Social Skills, Research Says Posted February 11, 2018 Having regular family meals boosts children’s health and social skills, according to a Canadian study. Researchers from the University of Montreal looked into previous data fro…
Teachers Call for Energy Drink Ban in Schools Posted February 2, 2018 Teachers in the UK are urging schools to ban the sales of energy drinks to students under 16 years old. The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers has ra…
Teachers Form ‘Ability Groups’ among Students Posted January 31, 2018 A joint research by the University College London (UCL) Institute of Education and the National Education Union (NEU) has found that teachers group students according to their lev…