November 22, 2013 Parents have criticised a school after children as young as eight were told they would be punished for racism if they did not attend a religious workshop about Islam. Angry mums and dads were sent a letter by Littleton Green Community School, in Huntingdon, Staffordshire, warning their children would be considered…
October 17, 2013 The city’s two mayoral candidates both support adding Eid celebrations to list of days schools are closed. After a new mayor takes office in New York City next year, schoolchildren could very well have an additional two days off in observance of Muslim holidays. Both mayoral candidates, Democrat Bill de Blasio…
October 11, 2013 Marie Arana is the author of the memoir “American Chica” and the biography “Bolivar: American Liberator.” She was also a scriptwriter for the recently released film about education in the Third World, “Girl Rising.” Malala tells of that life-shattering moment in a riveting memoir, “I Am Malala,” published this past week…
October 17, 2013 A controversial free school condemned in an official report as “dysfunctional” is expected to be closed by the government by the end of the year after ministers seemingly concluded that it is beyond rescue. As Labour claimed that Michael Gove had suffered a devastating blow to his flagship free schools policy…
Malala Yousafzai, the 16-year-old shot by the Taliban for promoting female education and who later became an international advocate for children’s rights, has warned British girls not to take their schooling for granted. Malala, now a pupil at Edgbaston School for Girls, urged British students to regard education as precious. “Reading a book, having a…
