Bill Gates' favorite teacher

Sal Khan, you can count Bill Gates as your newest fan. Gates is a voracious consumer of online education. This past spring a colleague at his small think tank, bgC3, e-mailed him about the nonprofit khanacademy.org, a vast digital trove of free mini-lectures all narrated by Khan, an ebullient, articulate Harvard MBA and former hedge fund manager. Gates replied within minutes. "This guy is ...

Pakistan mourns triple bombing as death toll rises

The death toll from suicide attacks that targeted a busy procession in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore rose to 31 on Thursday as six people succumbed to their injuries, officials said.

HOPEWELL VALLEY: CHS, Timberlane principals get ready for 2010-11

Hopewell Valley Central High School will open Sept. 8 with about 1,282 students.

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Imperial College plans its first overseas institution

By Sean Coughlan, BBC News education correspondent Imperial College is going to open a medical school in Singapore, in partnership with a local university. This will be the first time that the London university has delivered a course overseas. The medical course, which will accept its first intake in 2013, will teach about 150 students a year. Financial pressures [...]

Exchange students have arrived at ASU

Seeking an education, to reunite with family or even to escape hard times in their home countries, a steady stream of international students perpetuates a global flavor at Augusta State University.

ART Till September 5 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 4th floor-International Hall; 4 pm - 8 pm:

Sukanya Sparsh , an international exhibition of painting and sculpture in support of an education project for girl children — a project by Rotary district 3291. Participating artists: Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Jogen Chowdhury, Shuvaprasanna, Partha Pratim Deb, Samir Aich, Wasim Kapoor, Sunil Chandra Pal, Manish Moitra, Vishal Sabley, Raju More and Shipra Bhattacharya from India; Manas Roy ...

Outsourcing's Education Gap

One question comes up often in Vivek Wadhwa’s discussions with students: What jobs are ”outsourcing-proof”? In 2005, Wadhwa, executive in residence at Duke University’s engineering school, tried to find an answer.

Idea launches personality development school fest

Mumbai, Sep 1: Pan-India mobile operator Idea Cellular on Wednesday announced a program aimed at all-round personality development of school children -- ‘Kaho What’s Your Idea’ -- designed by television quiz personality Derek O’Brien.

IU's Kelley School of Business to Extend Its Reach Worldwide Through a New Institute

Indiana University's Kelley School of Business today (Sept. 1) announced the formation of a new institute that will house its international initiatives and reach out to other programs on the Bloomington campus with a global focus.