School days are back, so fill your child's backpack with some worthy reading material. Here is a short list of science themed books for kids that we adults have found pretty cool too. Smart about sharksBy Owen DaveyFlying Eye Books…
A group of 15 large American Muslim organizations alleged that a California board responsible for developing textbooks was injecting "Islamophobic content" into the new curriculum.“Injecting Islamophobic content into teacher's textbooks would ignite the way student discussions are framed. Students, teachers…
The saga of the girl from the insurgent Chhattisgarh-stricken Dantewada district, who braved Naxal's bullets to save her younger brother from a Maoist attack six years ago, has made its way into textbooks . The saga of the young girl…
The BJP government in Gujarat is considering including a chapter on Reliance Group founder Dhirubhai Ambani in textbooks to instill entrepreneurship in young minds. The idea was presented by Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasma to the State Textbook Council, a senior…
The small historic building tucked behind the King Edward Memorial Hospital was originally built to house orphans and child delinquents in Western Australia.Industrial schools were developed in the UK in the 19th century to deal with destitute or delinquent children.…
The books written by Dinanath Batra prescribed as compulsory reading in schools in Gujarat advocate a blatant form of racism. Launching political correctness and sensitivity to the wind, the books written by Dinanath Batra prescribed as compulsory reading in schools…
CARACAS (Reuters) - The Venezuelan government has released dozens of new textbooks that glorify the late President Hugo Chavez and demean his opponents, infuriating opposition critics who see them as part of a campaign to indoctrinate schoolchildren. Originally introduced in…
LONDON, England (CNN) - Catherine Schmidt-Jones, or Kitty as her friends call her, is, in her own words, "an obscure music teacher in Champaign, Illinois." Kitty Schmidt-Jones, whose Connections modules have been viewed over 7 million times But that's not…