Universities to Implement Cell Broadband Engine Technology; Enhance Student Skills and Foster Innovation in the Creation of Digital Media, Software Platform Performance and Medical Imaging Solutions.

Gateway's All-in-One Desktop PCs to Be Used for State Mandated Testing in Computer Labs Across the District

Great strides have been made for women in science and engineering, but much more must be done in terms of overall perception of women's value, said Professor Mary Wyer.

When selecting a pre-kindergarten, families often have to forego considerations of quality education for more practical needs, such as location, school-home collaboration and provisions such as meals.

Middle School Students Encouraged to Pursue Math and Science

A new IP-based telephone system from IBM is improving parent-teacher communication in Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District, while lowering maintenance requirements and costs.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill welcomes two distinguished professors next year as part of an ongoing collaboration between Carolina and Duke University.

A new study in the current issue of Comparative Education Review reveals the discrepancy between the actual state of education in sub-Saharan Africa and the educational goals outlined in the United Nation's Education for All (EFA) and Millennium Development Goals (MDG) programs a decade ago.

Only one in five girls attend primary school in Afghanistan

More than half of all Afghan children still do not go to school despite a five-fold increase in enrolments since 2001, according to a new report published today by international agency, Oxfam. The report is released a day ahead of a NATO summit in Latvia to review progress in Afghanistan.

Girls are particularly losing out with just one in five girls in primary education and one in 20 going to secondary school.

Study shows that patterns of inequality in math at the end of high school cannot be explained away by early performance.

In the first study to examine differences in learning gains at the kindergarten level, William Carbonaro (University of Notre Dame) finds that publicly schooled kindergarteners post the same or greater learning gains than privately schooled kindergarteners.

Educational policy discourse supports the idea that increases in science and mathematics achievement correlate to nation-wide economic gains. However, a thought-provoking new study from the American Journal of Education challenges the perceived causal links between educational achievement and economic growth.