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Chief medical officer says transmission in England highest among 12- to 15-year-olds
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The rapid spread of Covid makes it “inevitable” that children will be infected and have their education disrupted, making a strong case for vaccinating those aged 12 and over, the government’s leading medical advisers told MPs.
Prof Chris Whitty, the...
As his state was battered by Covid-19, Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia applied to coach a boys’ team in his spare time. When the school board rejected him, he threatened to haul the members before a judge.
Some parents are hesitant to vaccinate 5-11-year-olds.
Parents and teachers share their views as confirmed or suspected pupil infections exceed 100,000
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Last week more than 100,000 children were absent from school in England with confirmed or suspected Covid infections, the highest number during the pandemic, according to the Department for Education.
Five parents and teachers in England...
[Namibian] A RESEARCHER from the Namibia University of Science and Technology has developed a prototype mobile platform for counselling San primary school pupils.
Office for National Statistics cite internet access and less communication with teachers as factors
The youngest primary school children and those in the most deprived areas suffered the greatest loss of learning during the pandemic lockdowns that closed schools to most pupils in England, according to the Office for National Statistics.
The ONS analysis found that schools with the highest...
The Central York school board has gone back on its decision to bar a list of titles by or about people of colour from being used as educational resources
A wide-ranging ban on books in a southern Pennsylvania school district has been reversed following widespread protests and criticism.
The ban, which was implemented last October by the Central York school board, focused almost entirely on...
[Daily Maverick] Wits students have handed over a memorandum demanding that their university adopt the Climate Justice Charter, which means divesting from fossil fuels and facilitating a just transition.
[Govt of SA] Political office bearers and senior government officials to take part in the NSG-UCL Executive Education Programme
[New Era] The Namibia College of Open Learning (Namcol) recently graduated the first cohort of students in the newly introduced advanced programmes.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Education cabinet Secretary George Magoha has appointed Philip Murgor to represent him in the case contesting the implementation of the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) following a petition filed by advocate Esther Ang’awa.
[New Era] Focusing on curbing high school dropout rates in the Donkerbos village of the Omaheke region, NUST Computer Science Lecturer Rosetha Kays developed a prototype mobile platform for counselling primary school learners.
[New Era] A Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) graduate, who is volunteering at the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) rural centre at Onamishu Eengodi constituency, says she has broadened her knowledge in a field she never studied for.
[Nairobi News] City Hall is on the spot over failure to employ at least 50 early childhood development education (ECDE) volunteer teachers aged 45 years and above.
[Namibian] The Namibian Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) says some applicants are using false information to try to obtain loans, including lying about the income their parents earn.
[Namibia Economist] A Namibia University of Science (NUST) lecturer has developed a prototype mobile platform for counselling primary school learners, focusing on curbing high school dropout rates in the Donkerbos Village, Omaheke Region.
[FrontPageAfrica] Brewerville — A local nongovernmental organization, Center for Peace and Education joined the rest of the World in recognition of the International Day of Peace through a grand parade and indoor program spreading messages of peace.
BBC stars and staff invite teenagers to share their stories to help recover from the pandemic.
[Vanguard] The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has said that no candidate in Enugu state missed its ongoing examination in spite of the IPOB-declared Mondays’ sit-at-home order.
[Premium Times] Oyo, Osun and Ogun had more JAMB 2021 candidates than ten other states combined.
[Monitor] The Minister of Education, Ms Janet Museveni, has directed the Education Service Commission to halt the transfer of secondary teachers in government-aided schools across the country.