School mark to combat bullying Italy is to bring back an official grade for high-school students' behaviour as part of efforts to curb a rise in bullying.
Reform promised after exam mix-up The Italian education ministry has vowed to change the way it sets exam texts after a string of embarrassing blunders including a howler about Italy's most famous modern poet, Eugenio Montale.
Student, 86, picks sms essay for maturita' An 86-year-old student on Wednesday picked the changes brought by SMS messaging as her high-school graduation topic.
Turin spotlights prison cells A series of designer jail cells went on show on Thursday in Turin for an unusual exhibition dedicated to prison architecture.
Italy makes top ten for primary school spending Italy has made the world's top ten for spending on primary schools, the Save The Children organisation reported Tuesday.
School calls in Golden Retriever to stop bullies A school in the northern town of Bolzano is bringing dogs into the classroom in an experimental campaign to crack down on bullying.
Stewards warn Milan clubbers to tone it down Two 'night stewards' will take to the streets of Milan's clubbing district this weekend, asking young revellers to watch what they drink.
Broadband throughout Tuscany by 2010 High speed Internet for private citizens and business - Years ago, media guru Negroponte defined the infrastructures on which digital bits and data run as ''information highways''.
Italian adolescents clueless about sex One in three young Italians believe having sex while standing up or in water is effective in preventing unwanted pregnancy, the Italian Gynecology and Obstetrics Society (SIGO) said Thursday.
Parents join rowdy kids in class Trento families sit in on lessons to stop school bullying - A school in the northern city of Trento is inviting the parents of rowdy children into the classroom in an effort to check bad behaviour and prevent bullying, it said Wednesday.
Great maths minds meet in Rome Maths fest to woo number- phobic public with arts stars - Some of the world's greatest mathematical minds will be tasked with explaining why art, music and literature only exist thanks to numbers at Rome's annual Maths Festival next month.
'Lifelong learning program' is first EU meeting of its kind - The International Advanced Professional Training School in Volterra (Pisa) is hosting the first Italian meeting for the European Union's Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP).
Director Fabio Pammolli hosts seminars for MIT students - The post-graduate institute IMT (Institutions Markets Technologies) in Lucca has sent an example of the Tuscan university model to two 'temples' of American academics, Harvard Univ
