UK Universities Urged to Stop Unethical Admissions Practice Posted May 20, 2019 UK Education Secretary Damian Hinds demanded that universities stop unacceptable admission practices. According to a report, universities have been making “conditional uncondit…
Dubai Approves New School Fee Increase Scheme Posted May 15, 2019 Dubai has approved a new framework that lets private schools hike tuition fees based on how well they improved. According to the new framework…
British Universities Face Disciplinary Measures for Giving Too Many High Grades Posted May 2, 2019 UK Education Secretary Damian Hinds called for sanctions on British universities involved in grade inflation. Hinds announced this after recei…
Study: Math Brings Out Negative Emotions among Students Posted April 30, 2019 A new study found that math anxiety elicits intense negative emotions from students. Researchers from the University of Cambridge interviewed …
High School Student Got Accepted to 39 Colleges Posted April 29, 2019 A high school student in the United States got accepted into 39 colleges and universities. Jordan Nixon, a high school senior of Douglas County High School (DCHS), Georgia, app…
Tuition Cut Would Affect Number of Students and Courses, Universities Warn Posted April 20, 2019 Universities in the United Kingdom warned that they might lessen the number of admitted students and offered courses if the government requires tuition cuts. A recent report su…
UK Schools Experience Large Decline in Foreign Language Learning Posted April 12, 2019 Foreign language learning in UK secondary schools has dropped significantly, according to research by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC). Over 2,000 secondary schools parti…
Students Passing through Unsafe Areas More Likely to Skip School Posted April 6, 2019 Students who pass through streets with high crime rates are more likely to be absent in school, according to a recent research by a team from Johns Hopkins University. The team…
Denver Teachers’ Strike Ends after Three Days Posted March 29, 2019 A teachers’ strike in Denver, Colorado, finally ended following a tentative agreement between school district officials and the teachers’ union. In early February, more than 2,…
School Official Who Helped Sick Student Arrested for Fraud Posted March 17, 2019 A high-ranking school official in Indiana was arrested for using her son’s insurance to pay for a student’s medical expenses. In January, Casey Smitherman, then superin…