The religious seminaries educating more than four million students, often from poor backgrounds, have long been accused of links to extremism. But there is more to meet the eye.
The Assad regime's offensive in Idlib has disrupted education for tens of thousands of Syrian children, many of whom already faced obstacles trying to learn.
The University of Cambridge will conduct a two-year academic study into how it benefited from the Atlantic slave trade. It is the latest turn in the ongoing debate over how institutions should face their demons.
The government-run project called Zero Violence is meant to teach children how to play fair, how to have goals, and how to be good citizens.
Actor Felicity Huffman was accused of paying a consultant $15,000 disguised as a charitable donation to boost her daughter's SAT score. Other parents charged in the scheme include prominent figures in law, finance and the fashion industry.
In 2017, Islamabad constructed a fence along its more-than 2,600-kilometre border with Afghanistan in a bid to quell terrorism, leading to soaring school dropout rates in the area. Still, some continue to fight for their education.
Teachers across Poland hold a strike after the government and unions failed to agree on proposed wage increases, the leader of the biggest teachers' union ZNP says. Many schools are closed to students.
Associate professor Khalid Hameed was allegedly killed by his student who, according to the police report, had warned the teacher against holding mixed gender reception because it is "against the teachings of Islam."
A local musician is trying to preserve his cultural values through music as Monday marks the one year anniversary since Afrin was liberated from the YPG terror group as part of Turkey's Operation Olive Branch.
US federal prosecutors charge dozens, including celebrity Felicity Huffman, in a college admissions fraud scheme.
Footage captured of last month’s encounter between Native American war veteran Nathan Phillips and Covington Catholic High School students swept social media, stirring debate over whether the teenagers were mocking Phillips.
Ninth-graders at the Uplift Hampton Preparatory school in US's Dallas learn about mental health using different techniques to spot depression and anxiety.
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