Education News

Johannesburg - Thirty-seven years ago today, a photojournalist captured the image of a boy killed by police during the high school student’s protests known as the “Soweto Uprising”; the image became a symbol of the struggle for equal rights of black South Africans

Chicago - one of the biggest barriers for blind and visually impaired people is transportation. It has impacted education, employment, and social aspects of the blind and the visually impaired. That is changing.

The "Common Core" system of educational standards is nearing nationwide state acceptance, with only five states not yet approving the measure.

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Hundreds of thousands of teachers and students joined protests yesterday in yet another revolt against austerity measures in Spain.

Santiago - The lasting protests of Chilean students claiming quality, not-for-profit education have nearly paralyzed Chile’s education system. This article describes one example justifying the battle of youths against corporate greed and government neglect.

Santiago - Following a long day of debates, which began at 10 a.m. and lasted for about 11 hours, the Chilean Senate passed by 20 votes to 18 the impeachment of the Education Minister Harald Beyer, accused of failing to address for-profit activity in education.

Toronto - Community activists are moving fast to curtail high school drop out rates by creating a conducive environment that will allow Somali-Canadian students make a successful transition to post-secondary-education.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and leading Silicon technology leaders formed an organization seeking to revamp American immigration and education policies.

A project “Metrics Mania” will compare the institutional research productivity between the 64 colleges and universities from across the U.S. The 64 institutions are each competing in the 'March Madness' of college basketball.