Chief Executive of Hong Kong Lam wants to meet the student union of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, but the union turned the invitation down saying they think the leader is not "sincere" and they want a open-door meeting.
Syrian student Muhammet Halil achieved a full point score in the nation-wide middle school exam to qualify for high school. He came to Turkey with his family five years ago and lives in the southeastern city of Kilis.
Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's government has provoked outrage among students and teachers over its proposal to freeze 30 percent of discretionary spending for public universities in the second half of this year.
For religious scholars and local visitors, the sight of plants and trees mentioned in the Quran has been uplifting this Ramadan.
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."
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