The People's Republic of China today launched its first moon orbiter as part of the country's lunar exploration program.

Britain’s biggest-ever programme of education research has found at least some of the answers, and is sharing them with every school in Britain.

"You know the classic joke about the extrovert mathematician? He's the one that looks at your shoelaces when he's talking to you," says Dr Bill Palmer, who is well aware of the pressures that the young maths whiz can face.

Boys with difficulty reading actually respond better to female teachers, according to a new Canadian study. Research shows that boys develop higher positive self-perceptions as readers when they worked with female research assistants compared to working with male research assistants.

Job satisfaction amongst teachers has increased dramatically since 1999, with the profession rising from 54th to 11th in a league table of job satisfaction published this week.

When Jan Riggsbee stands up in front of a class, she’s not just concerned about what she’s teaching. She also thinks about how she’s teaching.

World Bank Supports Indonesia’s Teacher Improvement Program through New US$86 million Program

The University's Professor Peter Goodyear was awarded on May 22st a prestigious Carrick Senior Fellowship for his research into how university teachers can design better learning activities.

Millersville University denies the claims alleged in the federal complaint filed by Ms. Stacy Snyder. Although the University respects Ms. Snyder's opinion, these allegations only provide a single perspective of this academic situation.

Hongkai Tan, opinions page editor at China Daily, the only national English language newspaper in China, will teach a three-week "Issues in International Studies" course starting Tuesday, April 10 as part of an exchange agreement between the Beijing-based newspaper and the University of Iowa.

Kal Penn, star of the new film "The Namesake" and known for his role as Kumar in the movie "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle," will be a guest instructor at the University of Pennsylvania. He will teach two undergraduate courses in the spring semester of 2008 tentatively titled "Images of Asian Americans in the Media" and "Contemporary American Teen Films."