• Education

    Spain’s Deepening Economic Crisis

    A protester carries a mock pair of scissors with the words ‘Cuts for politicians and bankers’ during a demonstration against education cuts in Madrid Tuesday May 22, 2012. Teachers and students from every level of Spain’s education system went on strike Tuesday to protest wide-ranging government spending cuts. The impact…

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  • Society

    ‘Education key to economic growth’

    South Korea’s Education, Science and Technology Minister Lee Ju-ho, sixth from left in the front row, and Muhamad Noor, left, executive director of the APEC secretariat, pose with the education chiefs of 21 APEC member economies ahead of their discussions at the Hyundai Hotel in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, Tuesday.…

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  • Politics

    APEC education ministers’ meeting opens

    Top educators of 21 Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members will discuss globalization, the convergence of education and technology and other topics at the fifth education ministerial meeting, which will kick off a three-day run in Gyeongju today. The APEC Education Ministerial Meeting will be the biggestever such event to…

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  • Education

    Graduation Season in Philippines

    QUEZONE CITY — High School graduates march on a graduation ceremony at Batasan Hills National High School in Quezon City, the Philippines, on March 29, 2012. According to the Philippine Department of Education, a total of 1,817,549 elementary school students are scheduled to graduate this year, and public high schools…

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  • Education

    Syrian Refugee Children Continue Education in Turkey

      HATAY, Turkey- Syrian refugee children who took shelter in Turkey with their families after they run away from brutal Syrian regime began their educating in Turkey. They are continuing their education with their own language in the Tent school in Turkish border city of Hatay. <Photo: Gihan> news@theasian.asia

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  • 4+4+4: educational relegation or championship!

    I know what 4+4+2 or 4+2+3+1 would mean in a soccer formation. However, with the entire disgraceful hassle in Parliament and with all the annoying fights on social media, I am clueless about what 4+4+4 is all about! Nowadays, with the domination of a popular culture in which our kids…

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  • West Asia

    Turkey on 12 Mar 2012: Commission approves bill on new education system amidst fistfight

    Turkey on 12 Mar 2012 <Today’s Zaman>: Commission approves bill on new education system amidst fistfight

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  • Society

    Malaysia bans British children sex education book “Where Did I Come From”

    Malaysia banned an almost 40- year-old sex education book for children following complaints by public that the book is obscene. The Home Ministry said the book is banned on the grounds that it contains elements “detrimental to the society’s morals and public interest”. “Where Did I Come From” by British…

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  • Education

    Israel Cabinet Approves ‘Free Education’ Plan

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference on free education plan in Jerusalem, on Jan. 8, 2012. Israeli Cabinet Sunday approved implementation of the law on free education for children from age three, as of the next academic year. According to Israel’s going compulsory education law, compulsory education…

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