Elementary and High School Education
Two bailed in Islamic school sex investigation
Mar 11, 2013 23:33 EDT
Police released on bail two men arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and false imprisonment at an Islamic girls' school in Lancaster.
Three men arrested at Islamic girls' school
Mar 11, 2013 10:36 EDT
Three men have been arrested in Britain as part of an investigation into the alleged sexual assault and false imprisonment of teenage girls at a private Islamic boarding school, police said Monday.
South Dakota allows armed 'school sentinels'
Mar 08, 2013 14:47 EST
Armed 'sentinels' could soon be walking the halls of South Dakota elementary and high schools after the largely rural state's governor signed a controversial bill into law Friday.
Obama blames Republicans for 'dumb' cuts
Mar 01, 2013 12:57 EST
President Barack Obama on Friday blamed Republican refusal to compromise on deficit cutting for "dumb" and "unnecessary" spending cuts about to slam into the fragile US economy.
Obama meets top lawmakers as huge cuts loom
Mar 01, 2013 10:50 EST
President Barack Obama summoned congressional leaders Friday but the talks were more for the sake of appearances rather than a deadline day bid to avert a damaging $85 billion in arbitrary budget cuts.
US braced for savage budget cuts on doomsday Friday
Feb 28, 2013 22:37 EST
The United States was braced for $85 billion in budget cuts due to hit Friday in a self-inflicted wound brought on by deep ideological antipathy between President Barack Obama and Republicans.
US warned over budget chaos as big cuts loom
Feb 27, 2013 18:28 EST
The United States was warned Wednesday that its chaotic budget politics could lead to a new credit downgrade as the country readied for the impact of steep automatic spending cuts that begin in two days.
Obama to meet congressional leaders Friday
Feb 27, 2013 10:41 EST
US President Barack Obama will hold talks with congressional leaders Friday at the White House, hours after huge across-the-board spending cuts kick in, sources said.
US leaders squabble despite warnings on budget cuts
Feb 26, 2013 23:03 EST
President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned of potential devastation from looming spending cuts, but the bickering in Washington suggested lawmakers are too far apart to strike a timely compromise.
US leaders squabble despite Bernanke cuts warning
Feb 26, 2013 14:49 EST
US political leaders Tuesday traded blame rather than fixing a row threatening the fragile economy.
US leaders squabble despite dire cuts warning
Feb 26, 2013 13:04 EST
US political leaders Tuesday traded blame rather than fixing a row threatening the fragile economy.
China turns to all-boys classes as girls progress
Feb 25, 2013 23:25 EST
Teenage boys in a Shanghai school are on the front line of teaching reform after the world's top-scoring education system introduced male-only classes over worries they are lagging girls.
Maths students in England lag behind Asian peers
Feb 22, 2013 07:32 EST
England's brightest pupils can almost match their Asian peers in maths at the age of 10 but are two years behind by the time they sit their GCSE, a study said on Friday.
Malawi police fire tear gas at primary school demo
Feb 21, 2013 09:30 EST
Police in Malawi on Thursday used tear gas to disperse primary school pupils marching against a public workers strike, police said.
Teenager shot at US middle school
Jan 31, 2013 17:52 EST
A teenage student was shot Thursday at a middle school in Atlanta, Georgia with the victim hospitalized but "alert," police said, after the latest gun attack against young Americans.
Teacher, teen student shot at US school: reports
Jan 31, 2013 15:27 EST
A teacher and a 14-year old student were shot at a school in Atlanta, Georgia, according to news reports Thursday, which said police have two suspects in custody.
English nursery ratios to be raised under govt plans
Jan 29, 2013 07:41 EST
Nursery workers and childminders in England will be allowed to look after more children at once under controversial new government reforms announced on Tuesday.
Gove unveils A-level exam reforms
Jan 23, 2013 10:38 EST
The A-level exam system will receive a major overhaul from 2015 under plans unveiled by Education Secretary Michael Gove Wednesday which were met with overwhelming criticism from teaching unions.
Gove calls on schools to brave the snow
Jan 22, 2013 03:31 EST
Education Secretary Michael Gove urged headteachers to do "everything" possible to ensure schools opened on Tuesday after snow forced the closure of 5,000.
Pre-school French kids shown porn movie
Jan 16, 2013 10:26 EST
A class in a French nursery school was left to watch a hardcore porn film for several minutes in what authorities on Wednesday termed an "extremely regrettable accident."
