China's exam-oriented education system requires students to take exams from an early age and culminates in the feared university entrance exam at age 18 known as the "gaokao", where a single score can determine a child's life t

It helps that the other British children who come here have made them feel so welcome - they've really thought about what they must have been through.'  Olivia Firth, 24, the camp manager, average 5th grader height said: 'We're all amazed by how resilient they are and how quickly they have fitted in.

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Beijing has already banned minors from playing online games for more than three hours a week in an effort to tackle addiction. It has also launched a crackdown on private tutoring companies, ordering them to go n

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The vice chairman of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents is publicly questioning whether enrollment declines at one campus are because it's "too diverse," a question that has drawn criticism and calls for his resignation.

According to KSTP-TV, which first reported the exchange, Schrunk Ericksen responded "on behalf of minority students," saying, "I think that they would be shocked that anyone would think our campus was too diverse. So, the answer is from that perspective, no." They certainly feel, at times, isolated where they are located.

'It felt very strange here when I first came, and I found it hard. My dream is that one morning I wake up and my mum tells me the war is finished and I can go home. But I love being at the camp because it helps take my mind off things.'  I didn't want to leave.

Local authorities will be told to "strengthen their supervision in order to reduce the burden on students in terms of homework and extra-curricular lessons", said news agency Xinhua, citing a law passed by the Chinese le

Once dubbed one of Britain's most violent offenders, Bronson has spent most of the past 48 years behind bars, apart from two brief periods of freedom during which he reoffended, for a string of thefts, firearms and violent offences, including 11 hostage-takings in nine different sieges.

The couple objected to an archaic clause, known as a covenant, which said the property cannot be 'used or occupied' by anyone who is black or of Chinese or Japanese descent, 'except that persons of these races may serve as servants of residents may be employed'.

'I am proud to support this law as a lawful step in empowering Oregon citizens to determine their own role in Oregon history and their role in the community in which they live,' Nguyen told The Oregonian.

must allocate in a reasonable way for minors the time devoted to studies, rest, entertainment and physical activity in order not to increase their learning load and to avoid any internet a

She told the hearing she believes Bronson should eventually be moved to a lower security prison with open conditions to allow him to interact with other people and poses 'less of a risk' outside of jail.

The 70-year-old - whose real name is Michael Gordon Peterson - could be released in a matter of weeks after spending most of the past 48 years behind bars after three parole judges started hearing his case at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes, local tutors Buckinghamshire.

The review heard that Bronson has a 'romanticised' view of violent incidents in the past, after he told parole judges how he loved a 'rumble' and enjoyed mass brawls in prison but insisted he has since found solace in art and is a man of 'peace'.