TUESDAY, 21 JANUARY 2025, 03:40
[Premium Times] The Global Teacher Prize was created to spotlight the critical role of education in addressing the major challenges of the world – from combating climate change to reducing inequality and navigating technological change
Residents of less affluent Altadena worry their neighborhood will not have the same chance to rebuild as wealthy Palisades
When Lydia Abraham-Traylor left the kindergarten class she teaches in downtown Los Angeles last Tuesday, her eyes were on the Palisades fire, which had started that morning.
Abraham-Traylor, who lived with her eight-year-old daughter in Altadena, figured that fire was all...
Katharine Birbalsingh says school-branded trousers and skirts can help prevent pupils from sexual exploitation
Katharine Birbalsingh has been showered with praise and her advice sought by policymakers around the world after the academic successes of the state school she founded in a deprived area.
Now, the headteacher of Michaela community school in north-west London is locking horns with the...
[Daily Trust] Niger State government has banned the collection of PTA charges in all public primary and secondary schools across the state.
[GroundUp] Unlicensed shotgun with ammunition seized in search
[The Conversation Africa] Over the past 15 years there’s been an increasing demand from within and outside the higher education sector for African countries to produce more PhD graduates. For this to happen, it’s important to know what’s holding people back from pursuing or completing their doctoral degrees. The authors of a new review article did just that, with a focus on South Africa, Kenya,...
Criticisms of the inspection system follow the death of Reading headteacher Ruth Perry.
[Premium Times] Mr Tinubu’s flagship economic policies, the removal of petrol subsidy and the floating of the naira, have led to hardship and a cost of living crisis for Nigerians.
Education minister reveals revamp of national curriculum guidelines and says children must ‘learn to write better’
Bible reading, Latin and learning poetry by heart could return to Italian primary and middle schools as part of a revamp of national curriculum guidelines criticised as “retrograde” and “nostalgic”.
The education minister, Giuseppe Valditara, unveiled the guidelines, which...
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, January 15, received a delegation of MBA students from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the world’s first collegiate business school, led by Professor Katherine Klein and Eric Kacou, at Urugwiro Village.
[Vanguard] The Ogun State Deputy Governor, Engr Noimot Salako-Oyedele on Wednesday, escaped an attack by the representatives of students’ bodies, during a protest in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
[Vanguard] Some postgraduate degrees, particularly a master’s or PhD, in certain countries lead to higher-paying jobs and lower unemployment rates.
Pupils celebrate being reunited at school as a building opens with nine new classrooms.
Pupils give their school dog – Poppy the cockapoo – a glowing report, saying “she keeps everyone happy”.
[Vanguard] A final-year student of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, identified simply as Prince, was shot dead in his room by suspected cultists on Wednesday.
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Basic Education has called on those who would like to apply for the re-mark/re-checking of their examination scripts to do so before the closing date at the end of January.
[SAnews.gov.za] The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has kickstarted the 2025 academic year on a high note, as the municipality’s councillors and officials handed over essential resources, to ensure that learners are well equipped for a successful school year ahead.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has unveiled the July Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations series.
[Namibian] Jolisa Garises was Namibia’s best-performing pupil in the final Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) level examinations last year.
[Namibian] The Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) has set aside a budget of N$3 billion for a new loan system. This is aimed at funding eligible Namibians from all walks of life to access higher education and training.
[Namibian] More than 28 700 pupils who sat for their final examinations last year will not progress to the advanced subsidiary level or university this year after failing to attain the necessary grades.