education
Second private school put under ministry supervision for violations
Egypt
September 7, 2010
Second private school put under ministry supervision for violations
Education Minister Ahmed Zaki Badr ordered that the Gozour private school be put under his ministry's supervision for violating regulations…
Egypt’s divorce rates rising, says official agency
Egypt
August 13, 2010
Egypt’s divorce rates rising, says official agency
Divorce rates among Egyptians between the age of 18 and 29 have risen to a whopping 40 percent, according to…
Experts debate ElBaradei’s remarks on education
Egypt
August 12, 2010
Experts debate ElBaradei’s remarks on education
A statement by former IAEA director Mohamed ElBaradei, in which he noted that education would be among his top priorities…
ElBaradei: Education should be Egypt’s top priority
Egypt
August 8, 2010
ElBaradei: Education should be Egypt’s top priority
Mohamed ElBaradei, former chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said that Egypt has joined the Failed States Index.…
Study guide publishers to sue Ed Minister
Egypt
August 1, 2010
Study guide publishers to sue Ed Minister
A dispute between the Education Ministry and private study guide publishers has escalated after a number of publishers and authors…
School teachers form Egypt’s 2nd independent union
Egypt
July 20, 2010
School teachers form Egypt’s 2nd independent union
In 1993, Ashraf el-Hefny got his first job as a mathematics teacher at a public school in the coastal city…
Dismal exam scores cause outrage
Egypt
July 14, 2010
Dismal exam scores cause outrage
This year, only 50.5 percent of students sitting for the thanaweya amma (high school) exams passed, outraging students, parents, and…
Sunday’s papers: Thanaweyya amma results, opposition coalition dissolving
Egypt
July 11, 2010
Sunday’s papers: Thanaweyya amma results, opposition coalition dissolving
Thanaweya amma is the Egyptian high school certificate, and an issue of collective consciousness in Egypt that easily makes headlines…
Nile Schools: Education for the middle class
Egypt
July 9, 2010
Nile Schools: Education for the middle class
The Nile Schools, funded by the Educational Development Fund and administered by the Egyptian Council of Ministers, are now accepting…
Thursday’s papers: the ‘development’ of Cairo, Bedouin press conference, mystery fire
Egypt
July 1, 2010
Thursday’s papers: the ‘development’ of Cairo, Bedouin press conference, mystery fire
State-owned Al-Ahram starts off today’s news with a report on President Mubarak’s meeting yesterday with Russian Prime Minister Sergey Lavrov,…