We have all heard of teen girls or young women auctioning their virginity online for financial reasons. However, in Britain 19-year-old Clayton Pettet plans to lose his virginity in a London gallery with 50 to 100 live audience.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 26, 2013
Several students from a Texas high school have started an online petition to restore their Spanish teacher, Cristy Nicole Deweese, to her job. The petition has so far 300 signatures.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 17, 2013
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has donated $65 million to improve the quality of higher education in Western Australia. The record-breaking donation of Mr Forrest is the largest single donation in the history of Australia. He also encouraged other tycoons to share their wealth in philanthropy.
Reissa Su
Oct 15, 2013
Dr. Heba Kotb, 46, is the first certified Egyptian sex therapist. A private channel in the country airs, 'The Big Talk,' a show where she gives advice on sex-related issues. Unlike other sexologists in the world who base their advice on medical science, Kotb shares her expertise on sex based on the Quran teachings.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Oct 15, 2013
The Higher School Certificate (HSC) begins Monday, Oct 14
Athena Yenko
Oct 14, 2013
Two men deliberately ended their lives after they were involved in separate scandals.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 12, 2013
A fat letter was sent to an 11-year-old girl's parents after the school had a mandatory health screening which includes determining the BMI of the children in the school. The young girl's BMI was allegedly too high.
Sigrid Salucop
Oct 10, 2013
These days, it seems like everything old is new again. From fashion to movies and now literature, the fad seems to be out with the new and in with the old, with a few choice modifications of course. The latest in this trend cycle is the reworking of Jane Austen's masterpieces to fit the modern world. The book is the newest addition to the simply and quite directly named Jane Austen Project and penning it is best-selling British author Alexander McCall Smith.
Hannah Puyat
Oct 09, 2013
Even if he was editor of Loaded magazine which was accused of being a soft porn publication, Martin Daubney was shocked when he sat down on a forward-thinking class led by sex education consultant Jonny Hunt.
Vittorio Hernandez
Oct 08, 2013
The children of Brisbane are getting a cursory education in the art of sewing thanks to Sew Sista. The lady teaching kids how to thread a needle and run stitches is Kerry Rushton, who after seeing a lack of skill in the younger set, formed Sew Sista. Sew Sista is an organization that arranges and undertakes sewing workshops to young children.
Hannah Puyat
Oct 08, 2013
Caltech or the California Institute of Technology emerged as the top university in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2013. Meanwhile, Australian universities, which did well in the 2012 THE World Universities Rankings, performed poorly in the rankings. Top Australian university, the University of Melbourne, dropped six placed to the 34th spot. The University of NSW fell out of the top 100 list to take the 114th place.
Reissa Su
Oct 03, 2013
Taliban victim Malala Yousafzai had a brief discussion with the prime minister of Canada, Stephen Harper, who was on the 2nd day of his New York trip.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Sep 27, 2013
The testing agency, which released the high school math results on Wednesday, believes that inability to meet provincial standards during the earlier part of schooling makes a student more prone to face difficulties in future as well.
Sounak Mukhopadhyay
Sep 26, 2013
A first of its kind of study by researcher at Victoria University, found 94 per cent of school staff in New Zealand have witnessed bullying in their schools. Dr Vanessa Green, Head of Victoria's School of Educational Psychology and Pedagogy, who conducted the study says, bullying is a national problem that must be addressed.
Sunny Peter
Sep 13, 2013
As a set back to the education sector, all universities in New Zealand have seen a drop in their ranking, in the annual QS World University Rankings. The only exception is Lincoln University which made it to the list for the first time. The drop in ranking has led to a call for the Government to invest more in New Zealand's universities.
Sunny Peter
Sep 11, 2013
Who ever said that acting and learning can’t be done at the same time? For some of the biggest Hollywood stars, tight schedules never became a hindrance to getting a good education. From Emma Watson to Kristen Stewart, here are celebrities currently juggling college and the Hollywood life.
Sep 03, 2013
The Oxford dictionary added “twerk” and Morgan freeman recites the meaning of “twerk” in his popular "narrating voice"
Athena Yenko
Aug 29, 2013
Honi Soit, the student publication of the University of Sydney, would finally be distributed to its students after the latest issue was pulled out. The reason behind the sudden withdrawal last week of 4,000 copies of the newspaper was that the cover photo is that of 18 close-up vaginas.
Vittorio Hernandez
Aug 27, 2013
A school district in Indonesia has sparked outrage when it planned to make teenage girls undergo virginity tests to enter senior high school. The plan, which was apparently aimed to discourage premarital sex and protect students against prostitution, was scrapped after the country’s officials dismissed it as unethical.
Anne Lu
Aug 22, 2013
The University of Melbourne has once again claimed a top spot in the 2013 Academic World Universities Ranking produced by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China. Australia's premier university, in terms of world academic rankings, has ranked 54th among the Top 100 universities in the world. University of Melbourne soared three places higher than last year's ranking. Australia has 5 universities that made it to the top 100 and 19 universities in all listed in the top 500. It cements the Un...
Reissa Su
Aug 16, 2013
The mother of an 18-year-old student at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, is protesting the school's requiring her daughter to appear topless in a play. The daughter, a creative arts student, was warned that she may not get lead roles in school stage productions if she is hesitant to shed of her clothes, at least her blouse off.
Vittorio Hernandez
Aug 16, 2013
Is Robert Pattinson’s ex, Kristen Stewart, spreading herself thin or can her plans to attend UCLA help her get over the British hunk soon enough? The "Camp X-Ray" star has reportedly signed up for an English Literature program at the University of California Los Angeles.
Aug 14, 2013
Abacus math is fundamental in the budding years of a child. It forms a stronger image in a child’s mind. It lets a child have a rich logic of basic math.
Prerna Sood
Aug 12, 2013
Tony Abbott changed his position on Labor's Gonski school funding in an attempt to neutralise the issue of education in the elections.
The Opposition Leader vowed to match the Australian Labor's Better Schools Plan. He has reversed his long-standing objection to the plan that would guarantee payments to all states in Australia during the next four years even to states that haven't signed up for the Gonski deal.
Reissa Su
Aug 02, 2013
You might have the perfect boss, the dream job, friendly colleagues, state-of-the-art office in an aristocratic area, a huge cash inflow, but not everyone does. A lot of people around you hate their jobs! It’s sad but real that many people are unsatisfied with the jobs they have and wish they were engaged in something “better”. Often, this dissatisfaction can take its toll on a person’s physical and mental health. This in turn can also affect their personal relationships and everyday life. No o...
Prerna Sood
Aug 02, 2013
University of NSW and University of Western Australia will offer online courses in 2014.
Athena Yenko
Jul 31, 2013
Various cases of racism and discrimination have appeared in headlines in Australia the past few months. From schools to public transportation, racism has become an issue that can no longer be ignored. One person who took it upon himself to help stop racism in schools is Jihad Dib, principal of the Punchbowl Boys High School in Sydney.
Reissa Su
Jul 31, 2013
An investigation into the death of 23 children from eating a government sponsored lunch programme was the result of storing cooking oil and other ingredients in a insecticide containers.
Jacob Cherian
Jul 25, 2013
The Greens are concerned over New Zealand's plan to attach identification numbers to young children. The political party claims that the ID numbers that will be assigned to little kids as young as three years old could be used to track and punish their parents.
Anne Lu
Jul 17, 2013
Compared to the kinds of headlines teachers are making today, Cameron Diaz in and as Bad teacher was a veritable saint. From teachers who rape underage girls to the ones who end up birthing children fathered by underage boys – the new nightmare of children’s abuse starts with their mentors – take in question the Australian teacher arrested in Philippines.
Rima Pundir
Jul 16, 2013
