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Why Young Girls Must Study Engineering

Why Young Girls Must Study Engineering

Women represent only 13 percent of the engineering workforce in the United States. With that imbalance in mind, tech company Raytheon has teamed up with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to introduce more girls to the field of engineering and the career options it offers. During Engineers Week, Feb.…
Course: Application of Economics to Achieve Human Equality

Course: Application of Economics to Achieve Human Equality

Course: Application of Economics to Achieve Human Equality Based on Constructive Education Framework developed by RMN Foundation for its schools that provide free modern education to deserving students. Introduction In addition to teaching English, Arithmetic, and Technology to its students, RMN Foundation is now introducing Economics as a new subject…
Can Madrasas in India Provide Modern Education to Muslims?

Can Madrasas in India Provide Modern Education to Muslims?

Muslims need to fully understand the meaning of contemporary education that must develop an ability of progressive thinking among them. By Rakesh Raman The Government of India has decided to connect Madrasas (schools for Islamic religious studies for Muslims) with the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan or the Education for All Movement…
New Educational App: Sesame Street Alphabet Kitchen

New Educational App: Sesame Street Alphabet Kitchen

Tiggly, which makes tablet smart toys for preschoolers, and Sesame Workshop have partnered to develop a new connected app experience, Sesame Street Alphabet Kitchen. Available Thursday, November 26th, just in time for the holidays, this early literacy app invites kids to build words, explore language patterns and discover sounds while…
How to Protect Children from Online Sexual Exploitation

How to Protect Children from Online Sexual Exploitation

At the #WeProtect Children Online Global Summit hosted by the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom in Abu Dhabi, leading information technology companies, governments and international organizations have pledged to protect millions of children from online sexual exploitation, said the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “Children make up one-third…
How India Abuses Children’s Right to Education

How India Abuses Children’s Right to Education

The government apathy toward education has begun to trample the rights of children who are supposed to be the pillars of development in India. By Rakesh Raman Five years ago – in April 2010 to be precise – the Indian government began implementing the Right to Education (RTE) Act for…
NASA Invites Children to Learn about NASA’s Space Exploration

NASA Invites Children to Learn about NASA’s Space Exploration

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, will host this month's Sunday Experiment on Nov. 15, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST. This afternoon of free activities gives elementary aged and other family members a look into how NASA explores space and studies Earth from space…