Zimbabwe: Confronting Bullying in Zim Schools
[The Herald] Angeline Gata, Deputy Minister Primary & Secondary Education
Education
Did you solve it? Logicians in a line
The answer to today’s queueing condundrum
Earlier today I set you the following logic problem, as a retrospective commemoration of World Logic Day. Here it is again with the solution – and a comment about how it relates to the real world.
Queue eye
Continue reading…
South Africa: No-Fee Gauteng School Accused of Demanding Money for Stationery
[GroundUp] Coercing donations out of parents at no-fee schools is unlawful, says Equal Education Law Centre
Bad Education by Matt Goodwin review – a lapsed liberal’s war on ‘woke’ lecture
The former politics professor is right to defend free speech in our higher education system, but his argument is undermined by his hysterical tone and lack of nuance
Matt Goodwin is a former professor of politics at the University of Kent who took voluntary severance last year, following a series of controversial posts after the Stockport stabbings. He has said that his departure had nothing to...
Nigeria: Don’t Sacrifice Nigeria’s Education System for IMF, ASUU Tells Tinubu
[Leadership] Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Sunday advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to sacrifice Nigeria’s educational system in blind obedience to the policies directed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Can you solve it? Logicians in a line
A head-scratching hat puzzle
Today’s puzzle retrospectively commemorates UNESCO’s World Logic Day, which took place last week. (The date, January 14, is both the day Kurt Gödel died and the day Alfred Tarski was born, a calendrical coincidence that links the pre-eminent logicians of the twentieth century.)
It is a logic puzzle and, as is typical for the genre, concerns a group of clever people...
‘Families should move to avoid school run issues’
Parents need to use “common sense” when picking where to live, claims one councillor.
Free school meals ‘would tackle child poverty’
Bishop Auckland MP Sam Rushworth wants to eventually see free meals for all pupils.
Sudan: ‘Chinese UAVs Identified At RSF-Controlled South Darfur Airport’ – Yale HRL Report
[Dabanga] Nyala — A report published yesterday by the Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) at the Yale School of Public Health identifies advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at Nyala Airport, in the capital of South Darfur, currently under the control of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Brain implant that could boost mood by using ultrasound to go under NHS trial
Devices may have potential to help patients with conditions such as depression, addiction, OCD and epilepsy
A groundbreaking NHS trial will attempt to boost patients’ mood using a brain-computer-interface that directly alters brain activity using ultrasound.
The device, which is designed to be implanted beneath the skull but outside the brain, maps activity and delivers targeted pulses of...
University degree still best for young Britons’ life chances, says former minister
In research paper for King’s College London, former Tory minister David Willetts hits back at critics who say degree is no longer a wise investment
A university degree is still the best route for the UK’s young people to boost their life chances, despite attacks by “edu-sceptics” over debts and costs, according to a former Conservative minister.
David Willetts, who introduced the system of fees...
School forced to close after ‘ransomware attack’
The school will be closed on 20 and 21 January while the data breach is investigated.
Teacher was ‘forced into hiding’ after fake video appeared to show her making racist slur
Teacher from West Midlands has won substantial damages after fake clip was viewed millions of times and shared widely on social media
A teacher subjected to a torrent of abuse after doctored footage falsely alleged she used a racist slur while canvassing for the Labour party has said she was forced into hiding and feared it would ruin her career.
Cheryl Bennett, a PE teacher from Wednesbury in...
Decades Ago, Students Attacked the ‘Iron Horse.’ Now It Rides Again.
Exactly why the sculpture was attacked by University of Georgia students may always be a mystery. But 70 years later, restored, it rides again.
Decision to cut road safety GCSE reversed
Grants to schools to teach a GCSE in Motor Vehicle and Road User Studies were axed in 2023.
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Religious Objections to L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks
Parents in Maryland said a school board’s refusal to notify them and to excuse their children from discussions of the storybooks violated the First Amendment.
Report Projecting Drop in Freshman Enrollment Delivered Incorrect Findings
The National Student Clearinghouse, which produced the report, reversed its conclusions after identifying methodological errors in its research.
Ghana: Small Modular Reactor Unveiled At University of Nuclear and Allied Sciences
[Ghanaian Times] A state-of-the art small modular reactor (SMR) has been launched at the University of Nuclear and Allied Sciences to boost Ghana’s energy production.
Kenya: Schools Urged to Implement Infection Control Protocols As Mpox Cases Rise to 33
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Schools have been urged to implement infection prevention control protocols for classrooms, bathrooms, common areas even as Mpox cases rise to 33 in Kenya.
South Africa: Parents Block Enrolment At New Primary School in Kraaifontein
[GroundUp] They want learners transferred from the old Solomon Mahlangu primary school which is in a terrible condition
South Africa: Suspect Arrested in Connection With Matric Results Leak
[SAnews.gov.za] The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) has made strides in the case involving the alleged leaking of the class of 2024 matric results on the internet, which were allegedly being sold.