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Kuwait has ordered the closure of the country's only Iranian school, a source at the education ministry told AFP on Thursday. The ministry source did not specify the reason for the closure. The text of the decision, seen by AFP, said the education minister ha…
Jason Arday has resigned from his University of Cambridge and Jesus College posts after plagiarism allegations and questions about his academic record and achievements. Arday, a sociology of education professor, said in a letter posted online that he was leav…
Trent Park, a country house north of London where Britain secretly listened to captured Nazi officers during World War II, has opened as a museum. The new Trent Park House of Secrets museum tells the story of German-speaking covert listeners, most of them Jew…
India's West Bengal state will bring eggs back to free school meals from August after criticism of a decision to replace them with vegetarian alternatives, officials said. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Wednesday that boiled eggs would be supplied se…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on July 26 that Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani would lead a special task force to reform India’s examination system, one day after the education minister resigned amid weeks of student protests. Modi said in a…
A leaked medical entrance exam paper and the order for a retest have intensified anger in India over pressure on students and alleged failures in the education system. Rema Begum, a 20-year-old from a village in Assam, had hoped to become a doctor after years…
Young protesters in New Delhi have turned to alternative communication tools after Indian authorities suspended mobile internet services near a protest site. Thousands of young people have been protesting, with some camping under tarpaulin in the capital. The…
Supporters from across India are sending large amounts of food and drinks to education-reform protesters camped at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The mostly young demonstrators have occupied the protest site since last month to demand the resignation of India's…