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Airstrikes hit 2 Hospitals, 1 School in Northern Syria

By Cheri Cheng - Feb 15, 2016 01:55 PM EST

Airstrikes in northern Syria have killed at least 23 civilians, local residents said.

Virginia County Closes Down Schools after Teacher Assigns Homework about Islam

By Cheri Cheng - Dec 18, 2015 09:36 AM EST

Authorities decided to close down all schools in Shenandoah Valley County, Virginia Friday after a homework assignment involving Islam enraged the community.

LA Schools Closed Down due to ‘Credible Threat’ of Violence

By Cheri Cheng - Dec 15, 2015 11:34 AM EST

All schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District have been closed on Tuesday due a "credible threat" of violence

Prosecutors Say French Kindergarten Teacher Lied about Attack

By Cheri Cheng - Dec 14, 2015 11:36 AM EST

A French kindergarten teacher in Paris reportedly lied about being stabbed by a man

According to New Study, American Schools Focused on Standardized methods of Testing

By Kanika Gupta - Oct 26, 2015 09:46 AM EDT

In the last one decade, the number of standardized tests that the students are made to go through have gone up significantly. A comprehensive nation wide survey conducted across largest school districts reveal that most schools are relying too heavily on the tests that are not even based on qualifying values.

Education May Help Cheat Death

By Peter R - Jul 12, 2015 10:35 PM EDT

A new study claims that hundreds of thousands of deaths every year can be averted if people had high school or college education.

MERS South Korea Latest Update: Schools to Reopen Even After Epidemic Kills 20, Infects Hundreds

By Cheri Cheng - Jun 17, 2015 03:16 PM EDT

South Korea has reopened its schools amidst the MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome virus) outbreak.

Lunch After Recess can Boost Kids’ Fruit and Vegetable Intake, Study Finds

By Cheri Cheng - Jan 16, 2015 03:31 PM EST

Children who ate their lunch after recess were more likely to have higher fruits and vegetable consumption, a new study reported.

Taliban Attacks School in Pakistan Killing At Least 141, Most were Children

By Dustin M Braden - Dec 16, 2014 02:21 PM EST

Early on Tuesday, terrorists stormed into The Army Public School in the northwestern city of Peshawar, near the border with Afghanistan, killing randomly.

Israel again attacks UN shelter at school in Gaza; UN told Israel shelter's position 17 times

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 30, 2014 12:07 PM EDT

Media reports and statements from the United Nations say that Israel has attacked a designated civilian shelter for the second time since its invasion of the Gaza Strip.

Israel attacks Gaza Strip school used as shelter despite UN warning

By Dustin M Braden - Jul 24, 2014 11:00 AM EDT

Israel opened fire on a United Nations school designated as a safe zone despite the UN having provided the exact coordinates of the facility to the Israeli Defense Forces.

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