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Education
Tragedy by Numbers: The Lasting Impact of War on Syria’s Children
UNHCR paints a bleak picture for the 1.1 million youngest victims of the Syrian civil war
Boo-Hoo: French Kids May Have To Show Up To School On Wednesdays
Parents outraged at five-day school week
‘There Are Thousands of Malalas’: What Pakistan’s Teenage Activist Has Already Won
She missed out on this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, but Malala Yousafzai has already inspired a generation of Pakistani schoolgirls.
In Sydney, Disaffected Lebanese Kids Caught in Spiraling Gang Violence
Facing racism at school and pressure at home, children from Middle Eastern families in Australia are dragged into world of organized crime and ethnic bloodletting
Malala Marches Toward the Nobel Peace Prize
This Friday, the Nobel committee announces the 2013 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. As far as global opinion is concerned, the award is a 16-year-old Pakistani girl’s to lose.
Long before she became a global symbol of …
In Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, Japanese Adults Beat Rest of World
The U.S. ranked 16th in literacy and fell into the bottom three countries for numeracy
Brazil Teacher Protest Ends in Violence
March for better public education marred by firebombs and bank break-ins
With Declining Opportunities at Home, Young Western Academics Head to China
China’s seemingly relentless growth already makes it a voracious consumer of raw materials, energy and commodities. Now it’s after brainpower.
With research funding and teaching opportunities drying up at home, young Western …
Pakistan’s Malala Problem: Teen Activist’s Global Celebrity Not Matched at Home
Last Friday, Malala Yousafzai took to the podium at the U.N. It was her 16th birthday and her first major public appearance since the Taliban’s attempt to assassinate the Pakistani schoolgirl last October for her efforts to …
In China, Higher Education Brings Few Guarantees
Almost 7 million college graduates will pour into China’s job market this year, but a large proportion will struggle to find suitable work
What Brazil’s Protests Say About Latin America’s Fumbling Elites
It’s a delusion harbored by ruling classes the world over, but especially in Latin America. It’s the bogus belief that even if people get richer, they don’t get smarter. Ask Chile’s Carménère-sipping elites where that …
At Prestigious Peking University, a Debate Over the ‘Chinese Dream’
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