Education authorities in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, announced late Wednesday that air purifiers would be installed in all its schools and kindergartens.
Severe smog in northern China worsened late Monday, disrupting the lives of hundreds of millions of people.
Pakistan's interior ministry has so far not commented.
First two "smart schools" have been launched in southwestern German state of Saarland, where the annual national IT Summit is underway, local media reported Wednesday.
New UK research confirmed for the first time that children taught math using a Chinese-style method fare much better than their peers, backing a decision to use such techniques in British primary schools.
Authorities in Norway are trying to get more accurate statistics on bullying in schools as officials and experts advocate stepping up action to prevent this aggressive behavior in the Nordic country.
Top overseas schools are expanding their Chinese business as more Chinese parents are pursuing international education for their children, the Associated Press reports.
Thousands of police reservists will patrol outside French schools next week as children return to the classroom after a summer overshadowed by two militant attacks, the government announced on Tuesday (Aug 23).
State schools in London have joined Eton as feeder schools for prized places at Oxford and Cambridge, research published Tuesday has revealed.
A Hong Kong-based NGO on Sunday called for a ban against any person or group that promotes "Hong Kong independence" or opposes the regional government's policies in schools, in a bid to prevent the spread of wrong ideas which would undermine the region.
One in every five elementary schools across the country takes in fewer than 10 new children this year as the birthrate drops and the population ages.
China's sports system has been enormously successful since the country returned to the Olympic fold in 1980, culminating with the host nation topping the medals' table at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with only a slight dip into second place behind the United States in London four years later.
A total number of 44 schools across South Africa have introduced Mandarin in this academic year, Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga said on Tuesday.
Change is unfolding at Shanghai's No.1 Children's Sports School Pudong New Area, a small cog in a state-run machine that has churned out Chinese Olympic champions for three and a half decades.
Classes resumed at 62 elementary and junior high schools in Kumamoto Prefecture on May 9, bringing a sense of normalcy to young lives in the quake-battered southern prefecture.
It’s ten o’clock. There is twenty minutes break after the first three classes. A bunch of eleventh graders are pushing the tightly closed door of their classroom, shouting, and throwing their bodies to the door. “We are in! We are in!” Finally, the door thrust open, their ruby faces blooming with victorious smiles.
At a cramped classroom in Heze city, 87 students pack into their desks. The room is so full, students brim to the blackboard, with the only visible space two small aisles that allow them to escape for recess.
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