education
The Nutty Scientist: Changing children’s attitudes toward science
Life & Style
September 23, 2011
The Nutty Scientist: Changing children’s attitudes toward science
While science is usually associated with lab coats, test tubes and eye masks, it is rarely associated with birthday parties…
Normalcy key to helping children cope with first day of school
Life & Style
September 19, 2011
Normalcy key to helping children cope with first day of school
For a couple of months now, Yasmine Abdel Razek has been preparing her daughter, Farida Tarek, for the first days…
Striking teachers decry harassment by security forces
Egypt
September 18, 2011
Striking teachers decry harassment by security forces
The Independent Union of Egyptian Teachers complained Sunday of harassment by security forces on the second day of a nationwide…
Sunday’s papers: Teachers strikes heating up
Egypt
September 18, 2011
Sunday’s papers: Teachers strikes heating up
The teachers strike that kicked off yesterday makes headlines in most of Sunday's papers. The liberal Al-Wafd paper leads with…
Injaz Egypt teaches children to ‘Dare to Dream’
Life & Style
September 18, 2011
Injaz Egypt teaches children to ‘Dare to Dream’
Developing the capabilities of Egyptian youths so that they can prosper in the job market is one of the country's…
Teachers call for strike as school year rolls to a start
Egypt
September 13, 2011
Teachers call for strike as school year rolls to a start
Several teachers’ movements on Tuesday called for a mass rally next Monday in protest of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf’s "disregard…
Hundreds protest to elect university deans, increase research funding
Egypt
September 11, 2011
Hundreds protest to elect university deans, increase research funding
Nearly 700 teaching staff from several Egyptian universities protested on Sunday outside the cabinet building in downtown Cairo, demanding the…
One-third of household spending on education goes to private lessons
Business
August 17, 2011
One-third of household spending on education goes to private lessons
A recent government study revealed that an average of 33 percent of household spending on education goes to private lessons,…
Children’s corner: A mini-city is an innovative edutainment experience
Life & Style
July 22, 2011
Children’s corner: A mini-city is an innovative edutainment experience
Combining education and entertainment for children has never been easy to achieve. But KidZania Egypt has an unusual and innovative…
In search of a ‘national project’
Opinion
July 6, 2011
In search of a ‘national project’
There’s a Sufi parable about the fictional Mullah Nasruddin who is crossing a river by ferry with a learned man…