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A young South African writer and philosopher has called for debating skills to be included in Secondary School curriculae.

The Taliban in Swat Valley, Pakistan continue to oppress schoolgirls, despite some signs of relief for them in Afghanistan.

The Cairo Riots have put a number of foreign students there at risk too. Those affected are advised not to stray into troubled areas, and to contact and stay in contact with their embassies.

Earthquake damage to School buildings in Canterbury, New Zealand was far less severe than initially thought, thanks to proactive seismic hardening

According to both the Indian President and the Nation's Human Resource Development Minister, some Indian schools are refusing to accept the need for free and equal education, and to implement India's compulsory education act.

The Coalition Government in the United Kingdom appears to be determined to increase university fees and attract poorer students at the same time.