EDUCATION

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Oscar winning actress Cate Blanchett has received an honorary doctorate degree at the Macquarie University in Sydney for her extraordinary contribution in the field of arts and cinema. The 45-year-old gave an inspiring speech.

The Rothschild Prayerbook has attracted a lot of attention after it was sold for a whopping $15.5 million at a Christie's auction in New York.

The Education Quality and Assessment Office testing results for Grade 3 & 6 revealed students' weakness in Math.

A mother’s surprise discovery at her daughter’s unauthorised access of adult content prompted investigators to get answers from school principal.

Eight-division titleholder Manny Pacquiao is certainly spreading his wings beyond boxing, one more indicator that his retirement from the ring is just around the corner. On Thursday, he said in Macau that he plans to open a Manny Pacquiao Institute in China. The first campus would be in Beijing

Prince William and Kate Middleton are set to open The Dickson Poon University of Oxford China Centre Building.

Proper stakeholder consultations are vital in ensuring the success of policies in key sectors like education

School reopening after the summer vacation turned sour for 16-year-old Alex Stone, a student at Summerville High School, was suspended for writing a story about killing a dinosaur.

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A video showcasing kids reaction to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) cartoon in the 1990s era goes viral on YouTube after amassing over 2.9 million views in just a matter of three days.

"Spare the rod and spoil the child" is apparently the guiding principle of Kevin Donnelly, an adviser of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott who is advocating the return of corporal punishment among Aussie students to instill in them discipline. Donnelly is the co-chair of the Australian curriculum review, together with Kenneth Wiltshire.

While people enjoy the sound of fireworks during Fourth of July, dogs however cower in fright and seek shelter from the sound. Dogs can hear noises better than humans and the sound of fireworks is no excuse to their sensitive ears. Thus, it's important to know some tips on how to ensure their safety from the sound of fireworks.

Australian universities may have the highest tuition fees in the world as students stand to pay more once they become deregulated. Keeping university fees down may be a higher tax burden for politicians in major parties, according to reports.

The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton delighted the elementary school children at Blessed Sacrament School in London. She took the time to chat with them during her charity visit on Tuesday, July 1.

Schools in Perth, Australia are turning to standing desks and moving stools to help fight child obesity. According to reports, four Catholic schools are offering standings desks as alternatives to prevent students from sitting too long and help keep them stay awake in class.

A speech titled ‘Honour Killings are Morally Justified’ to be given at the festival of Dangerous Ideas spark social media outrage

At least 71 children studying in a Quebec daycare centre were rushed to a hospital after getting poisoned from a carbon monoxide leak.

A course on UFO may be included to TAFE’s curriculum following accusation that Australia authorities are hiding information on UFO

A Victoria school is under fire for shaving a student’s armpits. Melissa Woods claims that her 14-year-old daughter Taylah was “extremely upset” after she was made to shave as part of the school’s “life skills” program.

A Canadian high school in Labrador City, Newfoundland, sent home some 30 students after they went to school wearing sleeveless shirts and with exposed bra straps. Menihek High School authorities said their attire was inappropriate and violated the school's dress code.

Despite the silence the past few days over the $60,000 scholarship given by the Whitehouse Institute of Design to Frances Abbott, the scandal is far from over. On Wednesday, Newscom.au reported that the institute was vandalised overnight to protest the apparently political decision of Whitehouse to grant the scholarship to the then Opposition leader's daughter.

Jim Carrey took off his funny mask for a moment to deliver an emotional speech at the Maharishi University of Management in Iowa on Saturday. The “Dumb and Dumber To” star has had a heartfelt message to the 2014 graduates of the school during his commencement address.

International students from Indonesia and Malaysia were hurt in a Perth bus crash.

Actor, producer and screenwriter Charlie Day imparted wisdom, life lessons, and knowledge not just to the graduates of Merrimack College but to the greater sphere of netizens as well. His commencement address to the Class 2014 of his alma mater on Sunday which was uploaded on YouTube has gone viral and has already amassed over 980,000 views in just a matter of two days.

La Trobe University was appalled when it learnt that Australian porn actress Angela White filmed one of her X-rated scenes inside the library of its Bundoora campus in the early part of 2014.

Elin Nordegren has taken a swing at her doomed marriage to Tiger Woods in her graduation speech. Four years after her divorce from the golf prodigy, the Swedish beauty has finally finished her psychology degree at the Rollins College in Florida on Saturday.

Australian former Prime Minister now Chair of Board of Directors for Global Partnership for Education Julia Gillard will answer question on Education on May 8