J & K CM Omar Abdullah grants 1 lakh to orphan school of Argam, Kashmir,

Scoop News 4 years ago Region: India

Calls for striking balance between curricular, extra-curricular activities   Jammu, February 18 -  The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah affectionately received a batch of orphan students from Al-Murtaza Educationa... more

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Zimbabwean Schools Unlikely to Open, Lacking Funds

Giggy 4 years ago Region: Zimbabwe

THE 2009 education calendar is set to be distorted as schools are unlikely to open for the first term-slated for the 13th of January-owing to a critical teachers strike, as well as the unavailability of Grade seven results... more

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Private School Buses Set on Fire in Pakistan

Sohail Khan 4 years ago Region: Pakistan

PESHAWAR: Buses parked in a private school were set on fire by some unknown persons here on Monday early Morning. According to the police sources,buses parked in a private school(Peshawar Model School) at Warsak... more

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New School Students 'Occupy' Building in Protest

Rachel Sterne 4 years ago Region: New York

Students at the New School in New York City have 'occupied' a campus building in protest of the schedule demolition of their library. The siege is ongoing, and documented in their blog. Gawker has also been covering updat... more

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Kids brace for admission battle in govt schools

Md. Mahmudul Haq 4 years ago Region: Bangladesh

Children along with their parents and guardians in the city are preparing for admission tests of government schools for the academic year 2009. Distribution of admission form is scheduled to begin on December 14, which ... more

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Acid Attack Affects Attendance at Girls Schools

Abudlhadi Hairan 4 years ago Region: Afghanistan

Kandahar: The acid attack on school girls in the southern Kandahar province on Nov. 12 has affected attendance of students in girls schools in the city of Kandahar. A survey report shows that families of students are w... more

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VIDEO: 5th Grade Election - Obama vs. McCain

Wendy Stackhouse 4 years ago Region: California

 I shot a video of a 5th Grade class in Burbank, California having their class election.  It was close there for a while! more

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US missile kills eight innocent Pakistani children.

S M 4 years ago Region: Pakistan

  Eight students have died in the missile strike on a school in the northwestern part of Pakistan. The missiles were fired from a US drone aircraft. The Pakistan army has launched an investigation into this incident.... more

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School Seals Lips Over HIV Scare

Michael Noker 4 years ago Region: United States

 In a suburban community just outside of St. Louis, students volunteer to get an HIV test after health officials released an announcement that as many as 50 students may be infected with the virus. The district origin... more

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An approach to increase school enrollment

Syed A Morshed 4 years ago Region: Bangladesh

Bangladesh has recorded remarkable successes in increasing national rates of school enrollment over the past decade. The main idea was to end exclusion by increasing Inclusive quality education. We are however sad to note ... more

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