Muslim student loses school prayer ban challenge
Michaela School was entitled to enforce a ban on prayer rituals, the High Court has ruled.
Education
Tunisia: Tunisian AI Institute to Be Set Up Next Academic Year (Minister)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis — “The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is working to set up Tunisia’s first artificial intelligence (AI) institute at the University of Tunis, covering all training fields, at the start of the next academic year if the necessary preparations proceed as planned,” Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister Moncef Boukthir said on Tuesday.
Liberia: U.S. Embassy Dedicates ‘American Shelf’ At AMEU
[Liberian Observer] The United States Embassy near Monrovia has inaugurated a new educational resource called the “American Shelf” at the African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU) near Monrovia. This initiative, launched on April 11, 2024, aims to promote knowledge sharing, cultural exchange, and innovation between Liberia and the United States.
Nursery boss ‘killed baby she strapped to beanbag’
Kate Roughley, 37, is accused of the manslaughter by ill-treatment of nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan.
Ghana: Govt Has Done Little to Improve Our Condition of Service – Teachers Union
[Ghanaian Times] The three teacher unions in the country say they are disappointed about the lacklustre attitude of the government towards the negotiation with teachers for better conditions of service.
South Africa: Leadership, Resilience Is Behind the Success of One Rural School
[Daily Maverick] It is possible for South African schools facing huge challenges to get noteworthy results.
Liberia: Ameu Pres. Lauds U.S. Government for Supports
[New Dawn] Americans’ support for the African Methodist Episcopal University has been recognized, as the University recently applauded America for continuous support.
Top London school’s ban on prayer rituals not unlawful, high court rules
Michaela community school, run by former government social mobility tsar Katharine Birbalsingh, introduced ban last March
A ban on prayer rituals at one of the highest-performing state schools in England, famous for its strict discipline code and high-profile headteacher, was not unlawful, a high court judge has ruled.
The case against Michaela community school in Brent, north-west London, was...
South Africa: Digital Textbooks Expand Learning for Engineering Students – South African Study
[The Conversation Africa] In the past four years it’s become increasingly common for part or all of a university student’s learning to happen online. This transition to digital learning platforms has highlighted the digital divide within educational contexts.
More of city’s children not going to school – report
A council report says an increasing number of parents are refusing school places offered to them.
Tuesday briefing: How much of a difference will the new childcare provision for two-year-olds make?
In today’s newsletter: Government-funded care was extended to younger children this month, but a study that looked at international examples says the system needs a wholesale overhaul
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Half of area’s pupils missing out on chosen secondary school
Less than half of children in Butetown get their top choice school compared with 88% across Cardiff.
Nigeria: How Zamfara University Students, Staff Were Rescued After 207 Days
[Premium Times] Mr Laka, said the 22 people, comprising 15 students and seven workers of the university, were abducted from the university in September 2023.
Multi-academy trusts have higher secondary-level teacher turnover than local authority schools
Teacher retention problems particularly acute in larger Mats, analysis finds
Multi-academy trusts (Mats) in England have significantly higher annual turnover of classroom teachers at secondary level than schools maintained by local authorities, analysis has found.
Teacher recruitment and retention is a challenge facing all schools but the problem is particularly acute in larger Mats where...
Ethiopia: An Overview of Ethiopia’s First Digital Education Strategy
[Mastercard Foundation] Every month, stakeholders such as policymakers, EdTech entrepreneurs, teachers, and parents come together to discuss the intersection of education and technology at the EdTech Mondays Radio Show.
Nigeria: Stakeholders Advocate Leadership and Educational Reforms
[Leadership] Stakeholders have emphasized the urgent need for educational reform and human resource development in Nigeria.
Ethiopia: College Graduates 300 Health Professionals
[Ethiopian Herald] Addis commits to quality health delivery
Ethiopia: Academy Allots 10 Percent Enrollment to Autistic Students – Marks World Autism Day
[Ethiopian Herald] With a view to discharging corporate social responsibility, Champions Academy said every year it has allocated a 10 percent enrollment for autistic students and help them to lead successful and productive lives.
Did you solve it? Art thou smarter than Shakespeare?
The answers to today’s problems
Earlier today I set you these puzzles, set by the author of Much Ado About Numbers, a new book about mathematics in Shakespeare’s day.
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‘She wants to go to school’: parents of unwell child fear truancy prosecution
The Beaks are among the families in England and Wales who have faced fines over health-related school absences
Chloe Beak lives with chronic, debilitating migraines that leave her unable to attend school for days at a time. But instead of receiving support from her school, her parents have been fined by the local authority for her truancy.
The family’s current fix is to send their daughter in...
Nigeria: It Would Have Been Easier to Rescue the Girls If Govt Believed the Story – – Fmr Education Commissioner
[Daily Trust] Musa Inuwa Kubo was the Borno State Commissioner for Education when the kidnap of the Chibok school girls happened. In this interview, he speaks on circumstances surrounding the abduction, the pressure from federal government officials at that time, who felt that no one was abducted, among others.