Nine-year-old child genius to graduate university
By Jack Guy (CNN) A child prodigy from Belgium is on course to gain a bachelor’s degree at the tender age of nine. Laurent Simons is studying electrical engineering at […]
By Jack Guy (CNN) A child prodigy from Belgium is on course to gain a bachelor’s degree at the tender age of nine. Laurent Simons is studying electrical engineering at […]
Source: Arab News Dr. Taghreed Al-Saraj, who is a best-selling Saudi author, an international public speaker and an entrepreneurship mentor. After the publication of my previous article, I received so […]
Students and parents should focus on employ-ability rather than keeping up with the Jones.
Source: BBC News By Hannah Capella Glasgow University has agreed to raise and spend £20m in reparations after discovering it benefited by millions of pounds from the slave trade. It […]
Source: The Globe and Mail Caroline Alphonso Education Reporter Parents will have the option of removing their children from sex-ed classes as the province rolls out a new curriculum that […]
Source: Chicago Tribune By PETER NICKEAS Officials at an Illinois prison suspended an educational program for inmates, launched two internal investigations and removed 200 books from a prison library because many […]
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Courtney Tanner A recent law in South Dakota requiring the phrase “In God We Trust” to be prominently displayed in all public schools was […]
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Mervosh A high school principal in Florida has been removed from his position over his refusal to state that the Holocaust was a factual […]
Source: Asia Times Scott A Shay’s new book explores the arguments and rational reasons to believe in God “Why should anyone in his or her right mind believe in God?” […]
Source: The Economist Mbar lifts up his trousers and points at the marks where the chains wore his skin away. He was 11 when his father sent him from his village […]
Source: BBC It’s not easy to accurately predict what humans want and when they will want it. We’re demanding creatures, expecting the world to deliver speedy solutions to our increasingly complex and diverse modern-day problems. Over the last few decades, researchers have developed a range of pretty effective mathematical solutions […]
Source: CT The Church of England’s lead bishop on education has defended the government’s new relationships and sex education lessons while stating that parents should have the right to withdraw their children. The Church of England was part of the government’s consultation into the lessons, which will become mandatory across […]
EDUCATION By Isobel Leybold-Johnson THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 16, 2019 Starting young: a bicycle mechanic apprentice goes about his work (Christian Beutler / Keystone) Students make big […]
Source: BBC News By Amanda Ruggeri Earlier this week we unpicked a tired trope – the idea that studying humanities is no way to advance your career, especially if you want to […]
Source: The Washington Post By Samantha Schmidt March 26 Yasmin Behbehani had just walked into her third-period health class when her friend asked her if she had seen the list. “There’s […]
Source: The Globe and Mail By Zulfikar Hirji Zulfikar Hirji is an associate professor at York University and co-author of Islam: An Illustrated Journey. A number of years ago, my son […]
Source: CT A Christian mother is taking legal action against a London primary school after she says it failed to take her complaint against an LGBT Pride event seriously. Izzy Montague is one of several parents who complained after their children were allegedly forced to take part in a gay […]
Source:CT The Royal College of Physicians has abandoned its historic opposition to assisted suicide despite over half of its members saying they would refuse to participate in the practice if it was made legal. The RCP said it had been moved to change its position after a survey of its […]
Source: Religion News Service By Naila Inayat LAHORE, Pakistan (RNS) — Like several Pakistani leaders before him, Prime Minister Imran Khan came into office vowing to reform the country’s 38,000 […]
Source: The Conversation Officials in six states, including populous ones such as Virginia and Florida, are considering bills permitting the study of the Bible in classrooms. Proponents of these bills insist that the Bible […]