Education News

Stockholm - Two-year-old Mia traces out a letter on the screen with her forefinger, then claps with joy when the computer chants "wonderful!" and emits a slightly metallic round of applause.

Toronto - The top 10 fastest-improving secondary schools in Ontario shows a mix of geographic, student and family characteristics, a new study reveals.

Islamabad - Pakistan plans to bring all of its madrassas, or religious schools, under its national education system within one year under a landmark security policy aimed at combating extremism.The first "National Internal Security Policy", a copy of which was see...

Ankara - Turkey's parliament has passed a bill to close down thousands of private schools, many of which are run by an influential Muslim cleric embroiled in a bitter feud with the government.The move is the latest blow struck in a rivalry between Prime Ministe...

Toronto - Alberta offer parents the greatest degree of school choice in Canada whereas Atlantic Provinces offer the least. This is according to a new study by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.

Washington - A "sophisticated computer security attack" at the University of Maryland exposed personal data from more than 300,000 students, faculty and staff, the college president said.University president Wallace Loh notified the campus late Wednesday, adding in...

Danielle Bradbery, the winner of the fourth season of "The Voice," kicked off "Music In Our Schools Month" with a national bus tour, in order to raise awareness on music education.

Seoul - One of South Korea's largest insurance companies is to begin offering a policy for victims of school bullies, as part of a government campaign to stamp out the problem.

U.S. President Barack Obama's partnership with US tech giants has raised $750M towards his goal of getting 99 percent of US schools on high-speed internet prior to his self-imposed 2018 deadline.

Toronto - Despite perceived barriers to academic success, students can thrive in the classroom, finds the Fraser Institute’s annual school rankings of schools in Ontario. The 2014 report has produced some interesting results in relation to parental income.