Category: Education/Family (Page 30)
A government report in China revealed that about one-third of rural students are left behind by their parents who migrate to the cities to work.
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Students learn to cope with stress and become disciplined through mindfulness programs in schools.
In January 2010, parent Fiona Jensen initiated a mindfulness…
A recent study showed that teaching children reasoning skills aids their academic growth.
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) observed the impact of teach…
Penalties for unauthorized absences in UK schools are now also being imposed on tardiness.
In 2013, the UK Department for Education imposed guidelines on penal…
Several public primary schools in the United Kingdom have added chess to their curriculum.
In the last two years, about 200 state primary schools in the United…
Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust, the current Harvard University president, has announced that she will leave the university next year.
Dr. Faust, Harvard’s first woman president since it…
Children in the United Kingdom have misconceptions about food origins, study says.
The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), a charity that disseminates information about food an…
UK-based University of Birmingham is expanding with an international branch in Dubai.
The new campus is scheduled to open in autumn of this year, but most of the undergraduate …
The Japanese government is looking into an initiative that aims to encourage parents to spend more time with their kids.
“Kids Week” is a family holiday that will be created es…
The UK Parliament’s education committee warned that the Standard Assessment Task (SAT) may have an impact on children’s mental health and the quality of education.
The SAT is a…
