Once upon a time in Jamaican history, Patois dialect was considered a language reserved for people of the lower social class. Today, thanks to cultural icon and poet Louise ‘Miss Lou’ Bennett-Coverley, the language – some call it Patwa, some say Ju-may-kan – has become an accepted part of communication ... Read More »

LONDON – When I visited the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan earlier this year, I met with children who told me what education means to them. For Syrian youths who have been forced from their homes and have lost everything, education is about more than qualifications or test scores; it ... Read More »

Former head of the federal Department of Education and Training Lisa Paul OA PSM has joined the judging panel for the 2016 Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards, which are presented by UniSuper. Ms Paul has a distinguished career as a public servant and served 11 years as head of the ... Read More »

IDP Education (International Development Programme (IDP), an international education organisation offering student placement in Australia. Yesterday, on August 26, it organised the Australian Education Fair in Gurgaon at Crowne Plaza for students aspiring to pursue higher education in Australia. IDP Education (International Development Programme (IDP) is an international education organisation ... Read More »

IDP Education India, the leading student placement service provider, yesterday organized the Australian education fair in Gurgaon at the Crowne Plaza for students aspiring to pursue higher education in Australia. The fair, spread across 14 cities, brought together prominent universities and educational institutes from Australia under one roof. The fair ... Read More »

Former Cabinet Secretary and head of the committee on the new education policy, T.S.R. Subramanian tells The Hindu that the government published only extracts of the report submitted by the committee , as the report was critical of India’s journey in education. The title of your committee on the new ... Read More »

In the last and third part of the series, we are going to discuss with you about the advantages of vocational education and training: Advantages: Low-Cost Education: Not everybody can meet the expense of college to do a four-year degree programme, with the additional cost of various other expenses during ... Read More »

ernment gives funding to states for vocational education ends in the middle of next year. Last year the number of vocational education students funded by government fell by 12 per cent compared to 2014. The report blames a “regulatory oversight” and “poor decision-making” for the VET FEE-HELP student loan scandal ... Read More »

U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) and its Green Strides outreach initiative share promising practices and resources in the areas of safe, healthy, and sustainable school environments; nutrition and outdoor physical activity; and environmental and sustainability education. To bring additional attention to honorees’ practices, ED-GRS has conducted an ... Read More »

It’s back-to-school season for much of the country, but for some students, school is never out. For some, classes are in session all year long: About 3,700 K-12 public schools across the country operate on a year-round calendar — approximately 4 percent of all U.S. schools in 2011-12, according to ... Read More »

AMMAN —  Donor countries have pledged close to $100 million to help Jordan enroll all Syrian refugee children in the kingdom in schools next month. In the previous school year, 145,000 Syrian children in Jordan attended school, while 91,000 didn’t, in part because of overcrowding. Jordan is now adding a ... Read More »

New York City’s Department of Education on Monday recommended renewing its contract with Pearson PLC, a six-year deal worth up to $13.4 million in which the education company would continue providing entrance exams for the city’s specialized high schools. Every year about 30,000 eighth-graders take the admissions test in the ... Read More »