Ray

Dubai ruler in vast charity gift

The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed, sets up a $10bn fund to improve education in the Middle East

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6672923.stm

Confucius

All the more reason to wear your white party costume and wave a flag...

Heart of gold

Really .... I wonder what area they might improve on?

W10

God knows they need it.

Norm_uk

Why don't they just remove censorship in schools, stop teaching religion and encourage freethought and debate by seperating religion and state.

Norm

IndieG

This is very good - was just thinking about this a couple of days back, wondering why there was nothing being done to improve the standard of education here.

Build more 'public/state' schools.

Start by offering TOP salaries to good teachers so as to attract the best talent that money can offer.

Scholarships to poor and deserving students........

Heart of gold

And treat all students the same regardless of ability??

Bob

next you'll be asking for a classless society...you commie

IndieG

You mean same fees for all students regardless of nationality - then yes....

W10

Encouraging lateral thought instead of learned response would be a big help too..

I was thinking about how many Middle Eastern leaders are cursing Shk Mo right now. Keeping their population poor and stupid is a large part of how they hang onto power.