More parents educating children privately Record numbers of parents have turned their backs on state education and chosen to pay up to £27,000 a year to send their child to a private school.
High-tech business model in NZ High-tech business model in NZ: aspiration or anathema? Is there such a thing as a high-tech business model in New Zealand? If so, what are the implications for aspiring firms and for policy?
Crocodile crossing for SA pupils A South African village is demanding that a bridge be built across a crocodile-infested river to stop children swimming it to get to school.
Mbeki launches e-Skills Academy The newly inaugurated e-Skills Academy of South Africa will increase the country's information and communication technology (ICT) systems and increase the public's awareness in the area, President Thabo Mbeki said at its launch in Sandton last week.
Iraq: teachers told to rewrite history Britain's biggest teachers' union has accused the Ministry of Defence of breaking the law over a lesson plan drawn up to teach pupils about the Iraq war. The National Union of Teachers claims it breaches the 1996 Education Act, which aims to ensure all po
Celebrity culture 'harms pupils' Children's educational aspirations risk being damaged by the cult of celebrity, teachers leaders have warned.
Next Generation Network goes online South Africa - The launch of the R450-million Next Generation Network (NGN) gives South African state institutions and government departments access to a faster communications network with the ability to run voice, video and data services at lower cost.
Academy to open world of high finance to Londoners Academy aims to open world of high finance to young Londoners
It is, says the official invitation to the launch of the latest flagship new academy, "just a stone's throw from Canary Wharf".
Kidz-IDz Promotes School Safety Cherry Hill, NJ - February 18, 2008 (PRAvenue) - Recent studies show that providing a safe school environment is the number one concern of school administrators, today. In fact, school safety is in the forefront of everyone's mind - administrators, teache