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Education

South Africa: Western Cape Parents Face Admissions Anxiety As Department Blames ‘Double-Parked’ Offers

Today at 19:00 PM, via AllAfrica

[Daily Maverick] As anxiety mounts over the Western Cape’s 2027 school placements, the Western Cape Education Department is pleading for patience and says the current lack of space is largely caused by ‘double-parked’ applications. With the 15 June deadline approaching, some parents have voiced concerns that the centralised placement portal sidelines them from well-resourced schools.

Uganda: Ian Kyeyune Vows to End Teacher Shortage in Wakiso Schools

Today at 18:43 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] The newly elected Wakiso District Chairperson, Eng. Ian Kyeyune, has pledged to address the persistent shortage of teachers in government schools, describing adequate staffing as a key requirement for improving education standards in the district.

Number of teachers in England’s state schools drops for second year in row

Today at 17:36 PM, via The Guardian

Despite Labour’s promises to increase recruitment, school census shows a fall of nearly 2,000 teachers since last year

The number of teachers working in England’s state schools has shrunk for the second year in a row, even as the government said it was meeting its promises to increase recruitment where needed.

The annual school workforce census shows there are 466,300 teachers in state schools...

Nigeria: Asohon, CPN Call for Immediate Release of Abducted Ibadan Pupils

Today at 14:21 PM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] The Association of Orphanages and Home Operators in Nigeria (ASOHON), Oyo State chapter, in collaboration with the Child Protection Network (CPN), has called for the immediate and safe release of schoolchildren and their headmistress reportedly abducted in Ibadan last month.

Liberia: Salvation Army Polytechnic Cuts Tuition By 50 Percent

Today at 13:09 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] In a bold move aimed at easing the financial burden on students and widening access to higher education, The Salvation Army Polytechnic University has announced a 50 percent reduction in tuition costs across all its colleges.

Nigeria: The Invisible Gavel – Why We Must Question Ai Detectors in the Classroom

Today at 13:06 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] There is a quiet crisis unfolding in the halls of our universities. As generative artificial intelligence becomes a staple of the modern toolkit, a parallel industry has emerged promising to catch the machines at work. For many lecturers and academic boards, these AI detectors have been welcomed as a digital thin blue line, a way to maintain the sanctity of original thought.

UK university’s axing of black studies MA has ‘dangerous parallel’ with US, says academic

Today at 11:30 AM, via The Guardian

Civil rights scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw warns Birmingham City University’s decision part of extremist campaign that has ‘travelled across Atlantic’

A leading US civil rights scholar has urged Birmingham City University (BCU) to reverse its decision to close its black studies course, comparing it with the attack on diversity, equity and inclusion in the US.

Kimberlé Crenshaw, a professor of law...

Who is Elon Musk and what is his net worth?

Today at 10:35 AM, via BBC News

The boss of X, Tesla and SpaceX is the world’s richest person and has used his platform to make his views known on a vast array of topics.

Smartglasses and earpieces may worsen exam cheating in schools, says Ofqual

Today at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

Stronger checks likely to be needed in England to safeguard reputation of GCSE, AS and A-levels, says Ian Bauckham

Cheating in exams could be magnified by the new generation of wearable hi-tech devices such as smartglasses or invisible earpieces, according to England’s qualifications watchdog.

Ian Bauckham, the head of the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), also...

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