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Verda Tetteh, 17, was awarded the scholarship during the graduation ceremony at her Massachusetts high school. Moments later, she returned it and said it should go to a student who needed it more.
Criticism that government’s tutoring programme is patchy and overlooks pandemic’s impact on resilience and social skills
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When the government announced its first tranche of Covid recovery funding for schools, Anna Grice, a headteacher at Thameside primary in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, immediately knew where to go, as she had an existing...
For the first time in decades, almost all grammar schools are not using transfer tests.
Teacher and nurse feted for roles during pandemic, and prison officer for supporting women in custody
A prison officer behind a widely copied scheme to support women in custody and a nurse at the forefront of developing one of the NHS Nightingale hospitals are among public sector workers recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list.
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After two white families claimed a grade calculation error, a Mississippi school added their children as co-valedictorian and co-salutatorian, reviving questions about race and equity.
Announcement of £430m extra funding for 90 countries came only weeks after ‘inexcusable’ foreign aid cuts
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Boris Johnson was accused of hypocrisy after announcing at the G7 leaders summit he would provide £430m of extra UK funding for girls education in 90 developing countries only weeks after his government made “inexcusable cuts” of more than £200m...
School leaders sound alarm as data shows rapid rise in infections among secondary school pupils
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School leaders have warned against the government “sleepwalking” into further disruption to education as data showed the Delta variant was continuing to spread within schools in England, with a rapid rise in infections among secondary...
Boris Johnson at the G7 announces funding for girls’ education after aid row.
The pandemic has deepened the existing crisis in education: we must act now to prevent the loss of a generation
The pandemic has deepened the long-running crisis in global education. Many children around the world missed the majority of the last academic year. At the height of school closures, 1.6 billion children and young people were out of education.
Girls have been among the hardest hit....
[Govt of SA] World Oceans Week: My Octopus Teacher crew and Premier Alan Winde free dive to promote conservation
[Nation] It was at the height of Covid-19 pandemic, when many had lost their lives and livelihoods to the disease.
[IPS] Mogadishu — Ten-year-old Sabah Abdi from Ali Isse, a small rural village on the Somaliland-Ethiopian border, scored well in her recent exams, placing third overall in her local village school of 400 students.
Kent County Council has reached “the limit of safe capacity” 10 months after taking similar action.
[Daily Trust] Umuahia — Abia State Government has integrated the study of Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) into the state school education system in a strategy propelled by the First Lady, Nkechi Ikpeazu, to reduce the prevalence of the disease in the state.
[Foroyaa] One hundred and fifty-two fellows have completed a year’s leadership skills training under the TAF Leadership Academic (TAFLA), in preparation for the next generation of Gambian leaders.
[Namibia Economist] The NamPower Foundation as the corporate social investment leg of NamPower on Thursday donated 520 double decker beds valued at N$1,076,400 and 655 mattresses valued at N$ 375,877.50 to the Ministry of Education, Arts & Culture.
[Foroyaa] A Gambian by the name Ebrima Samura, seeks sponsorship to pursue a Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Technology at Lala Lajpat Rai Institute of Engineering Technicians University in India.
[This Day] Nigeria’s leading Electricity Distribution Company, Ikeja Electric (IE), has restated its support for quality education with the donation of educational materials to Agidingbi Primary Schools, Ikeja, Lagos, as part of activities to mark this year’s Children’s Day.
[Daily Maverick] One of the greatest mistakes made in 2020 was focusing only on matriculants and neglecting the lower grades. Matric focuses on content that an 18-year-old child can master with little support. In contrast, the child in the foundation phase needs supervision and guidance.
[Ghanaian Times] The Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC after a successful launch of its Progressive Portrayal initiative has extended the conversation to key Universities in Ghana through Campus Tours with notable women society.
[Nation] Hundreds of Egerton University students will have to wait longer to graduate though they have completed their studies.