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Since 2013, Mississippi has skyrocketed on national tests, while blue states lag. What is it doing right?

Pavel Talankin was a school events coordinator and videographer. When Russia overhauled the curriculum to make students into patriotic soldiers, he kept his camera rolling. The footage became an Oscar-nominated film.

Required lessons are heavy on militarism and pro-Russian, anti-Ukrainian propaganda. Some people make an arduous escape, partly to avoid the indoctrination.

In “The Cradle of Citizenship,” the journalist James Traub finds that the biggest crisis in education is not what kids are learning, but whether they’re learning anything at all.

[Nile Post] Ugandan educationists have renewed calls for continuous review of the national education curriculum to enhance learners’ global competitiveness following the release of the 2025 A-Level Cambridge examination results.

[Liberian Observer] The Government of Liberia has reaffirmed its commitment to the expansion and long-term development of Lofa County University (LCU) following a high-level engagement held Wednesday during the county tour of the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Hon. Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan.

[SNA] – The Ministry of Education and National Orientation launched the School Meal Project today at Al-Dabagheen Primary School in Omdurman, under the patronage of Minister Dr. Al-Tohami Al-Zain Hajar.

[AIM] Maputo — The Mozambican branch of the Buddhist Tzu Chi charitable foundation has promised to deliver to the Mozambican government, at the start of the 2026 school year in February, the largest primary school in the country, located in the central city of Beira.

[ENA] Addis Ababa — Ethiopia is ramping up efforts to strengthen early childhood education, establishing thousands of kindergarten-level schools across the country, Office of the Prime Minister announced.

When not guiding students in a compassionate approach to patient care, he led a tiny publishing imprint that put out a much-rejected debut novel that won a surprise Pulitzer Prize.

[Ghanaian Times] The Neo Learning Initiative has held a symposium at Awutu Beraku in the Central Region to launch its plans and programmes aimed at helping children develop their talents and life skills.

[Ghanaian Times] The 77th Annual New Year School (ANYS) and Conference ended on Wednesday with the presentation of a communiqué urging the government to implement targeted measures to sustain Ghana’s socio-economic growth and development across key sectors.

[Scrolla] Naledi Pandor will become chancellor of Nelson Mandela University from 1 April replacing Geraldine Fraser Moleketi. University council says Pandor shares the university’s values and will help strengthen its reputation locally and internationally.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Ministry of Education will release the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination results on Thursday, a senior ministry official has confirmed.

[Parliament of South Africa] The Chairperson of the Select Committee on Education, Sciences and the Creative Industries, Mr Makhi Feni, has said there is a need for emphasis on qualitative approaches in the passes for Grade 12.

[Daily Maverick] Nearly 900,000 Grade 12s who wrote the 2025 NSC exams are on the edge of their seats. Minister Siviwe Gwarube will announce the results on 12 January 2026, with individual access from 13 January. Whether you pass, need a re-mark or hope to explore alternatives, here’s everything you need to know.

[SNA] Omdurman, Jan. 8, 2026 (SUNA) – The National Council for Literacy and Adult Education on Thursday marked Arab Literacy Day, observed annually on January 8, under the slogan “Smart Continuous Education for a Nation Free of Illiteracy.”