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Education

Majority back British Museum exhibit on transatlantic slave trade

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

New poll finds 53% of Britons support permanent exhibition on Britain’s role in slave trade at British Museum

The majority of people in the UK think the British Museum should have a permanent exhibition dedicated to the transatlantic slave trade, according to research.

New polling data by YouGov found that 53% of respondents think a permanent display about Britain’s role in the trade of...

Private and state school pupils’ GCSE results are now the same, study finds

Today at 02:01 AM, via The Guardian

Inequality still exists amongst the creative arts subjects, where privately educated pupils perform better

Pupils in England who attend fee-paying schools no longer outperform their state school peers in core GCSEs once results are adjusted for socioeconomic background, according to a new study.

Researchers say the findings indicate state school students are making strong progress in science,...

Zimbabwe: 326 Schools Upgraded to Exam Centres

Yesterday at 15:45 PM, via AllAfrica

[The Herald] More than 326 satellite schools have been registered as official examination centres as part of the country’s efforts to improve access to education and increase the number of centres eligible to administer examinations.

California professor speaks out against charges over pro-Palestinian protest: ‘failure in leadership’

Yesterday at 15:00 PM, via The Guardian

Video of arrest of Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, tenured professor at University of California, Irvine, went viral

As riot police arrested 50 people during a May 2024 pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of California, Irvine, Tiffany Willoughby-Herard was escorted away by riot police, her hands zip-tied behind her back.

A video of the tenured professor speaking passionately to...

Rwanda: Education Ministry Explains Move to Standardise English Tests

Yesterday at 07:33 AM, via AllAfrica

[New Times] A teacher who completed a probationary period must sit for English examination as a medium of instruction every three years, and in case they fail the examination two consecutive times, they are dismissed, a new order of the Prime Minister provides, among other things , according to a new Prime Minister’s Order.

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