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WEDNESDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2025, 03:40

Education

Trump administration gives schools deadline to cut DEI or lose federal funds

Today at 01:19 AM, via The Guardian

Education department gives ultimatum to stop using ‘racial preferences’ as factors in admissions or risk losing money

The Trump administration is giving the US’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money, raising the stakes in the president’s fight against “wokeness”.

In a memo on Friday, the education department gave an ultimatum to stop...

‘History was attempted to be buried’: the true story behind Oscar-nominated Nickel Boys

Yesterday at 19:36 PM, via The Guardian

Director RaMell Ross details horrors behind Florida School for Boys that backdropped the moving film adaptation

It was one of the darkest, most shameful episodes in Florida’s grotesque history of state-sanctioned racism: dozens of children, most of them Black, beaten or shot to death, or sexually abused in a decades-long reign of terror at a secretive and remote reform school.

Early next month...

Eritrea: ‘Indomaso’ Award Presented to Outstanding Students

Yesterday at 17:41 PM, via AllAfrica

[Shabait] Mendefera, 18 February 2025 – The ‘Indomaso’ Award has been presented to outstanding students in the Southern Region who achieved high scores in the 2023/2024 eighth-grade national examination. The award ceremony, organized in collaboration with the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students and the Ministry of Education in the region, was held on 15 February at Mendefera Stadium.

Children are starting school unable to sit up or hold a pencil – and I know the culprit | Kathryn Peckham

Yesterday at 16:02 PM, via The Guardian

As an early years specialist, I’ve seen the drastic impact of screens replacing physical activity and face-to-face interaction

As an early years education specialist, over the past decade I have seen children enter classrooms with fewer and fewer of the skills needed to begin their formal education. The key culprit, in my opinion? Screen time.

On a child’s first day at school, it’s normal...

Zimbabwe: Govt Reviews Licensing Standards for Schools

Yesterday at 14:38 PM, via AllAfrica

[The Herald] Government is seized with reviewing minimum standards for licensing of schools as part of measures to address the sprouting of illegal learning institutions attributed to the shortage of schools.

Malawi: Ethco Plants 1000 Trees At Majiga School

Yesterday at 12:28 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nyasa Times] Ethanol Company (EthCo), a subsidiary of conglomerate Press Corporation Limited (PCL) has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental conservation after planting 1000 trees at Majiga Primary School in Nkhotakota over the weekend.

Nigeria: Concerns As Cyber Threats, Attacks Soar in Banking, Education Sectors

Yesterday at 07:08 AM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] Nigeria’s critical sectors, including banking, education, and government sectors, are facing an increasing wave of cyber-attacks, with the country climbing to 11th place among Africa’s most targeted nations, according to a report, raising concerns about safety of confidential information, finances and personal data of individuals.

Primary-age child constipation rates up 60% in England and Wales

Yesterday at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Experts say greater awareness is needed of the misery that can be caused by the condition

Laxatives and nappies: how schools are coping with constipation in pupils

More than 44,000 children were admitted to hospital with constipation last year, according to NHS figures that highlight the potentially serious health consequences of the condition.

Data for England and Wales reveals a 60% rise in...

Laxatives and nappies: how schools are coping with constipation in pupils

Yesterday at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

One headteacher says diet, exercise and lack of water are factors in rise of cases

Primary-age child constipation rates up 60% in England and Wales

Laxatives in the school medical cabinet, nappies in case of accidents, and hospital admissions for the most severe cases are being reported by teachers in England, suggesting that constipation is an increasing problem for their pupils.

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