Trump Administration Surveys Cornell Employees About Antisemitism
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sent a questionnaire to workers asking for detailed information about potential civil rights violations at the Ivy League school.
Education
Namibia: Zambezi Plans to Relocate 9 Flood-Affected Schools
[Namibian] The Zambezi regional education directorate is considering the relocation of about nine flood-affected schools in the eastern part of the Zambezi region.
Namibia: Rundu Pupils Blame Cockroaches and Dirty Kitchen for Suspected Food Poisoning At School Hostel
[Namibian] Pupils at Rundu Secondary School in the Kavango East region are blaming the hostel’s alleged dirty kitchen and unhygienic conditions after 15 of them were treatment for suspected food poisoning yesterday.
Uganda: Lukwago Warns On School Land As He Bids Farewell to Learners
[Nile Post] The Lord Mayor of Kampala, Erias Lukwago, has warned that ongoing land wrangles affecting schools under the city authority pose a serious threat to education, urging urgent protection of school land as he prepares to leave office.
Uganda: Universities Warned – Align Programmes or Risk Being Phased Out
[Nile Post] Universities across Uganda have been put on notice to urgently align their academic programmes with the new competency-based education framework or risk having those programmes discontinued.
Namibia: Eileen Private School in Kavango East Defies Directive, Offers Unauthorised Grade 10 Classes
[Namibian] A private School in the Mukwe constituency of the Kavango East region is reportedly offering Grade 10 classes despite a directive from the region’s education directorate to stop the practice.
Africa: Experts Warn Overreliance On Ai Could Weaken Students’ Thinking Abilities
[Leadership] The increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into workplaces and studies around the world is raising fresh concerns among education experts, who warn that students may gradually lose vital cognitive abilities if they become overly dependent on technology.
Tributes paid to ‘wonderful’ primary school teacher
The head teacher of a Sudbury school says Becky Munnings “touched the lives of all she taught”.
Kenya: Top British School to Open Second Facility in Tatu City After Lagos
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Wellington College Education will establish a new teaching facility in Tatu City, marking its second expansion in Africa after Lagos.
Efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian speech face series of setbacks in court
Rulings in cases alleging antisemitism on US campuses say common pro-Palestinian speech is constitutionally protected
Few debates from the last few years have been more contentious than whether criticism of Israel and Zionism is antisemitic, threatens Jewish people or violates their civil rights. Allegations of antisemitism have cost people jobs, provided pretexts for censorship and fueled an...
Health bosses can’t confirm meningitis outbreak contained
Health workers across England are urged to look out for signs of infection as thousands have jabs.
The Struggle to Find Good, Affordable Schools
New York parents can’t always afford to live in neighborhoods with good public schools, and other options are more expensive than ever.
South Africa: Use the Field, Parents Tell Their Children – the Pit Toilets At This School Are Dangerous
[GroundUp] Elunyaweni Primary in Ugie in the Eastern Cape has five full pit latrines for 160 learners; nearby ET Thabane Primary has broken classrooms
Comoros: Comorian Women Face Barriers to Equality in Education, Employment, and Politics
[Afrobarometer] Most citizens say police and courts need to do more to protect women and girls against discrimination and harassment.
Child seen in sex abuse videos identified after researcher spots school badge
An analyst tells the BBC how she tracked down a victim of child sexual abuse after years of searching.
N.Y.C. Teacher Is Accused of Having Child Sex Abuse Images and Meth Pipe
The teacher, Joseph Taylor McKeel, was arrested Wednesday morning as he was on his way to work.
Trump’s Plans for America’s 250th Emphasize Religion’s Role in the Nation’s Founding
A closed-door White House event included news about the National Garden of American Heroes and an emphasis on the role of religion in the founding.
Universities Wrestle With Cesar Chavez’s Name on Buildings
Schools have moved quickly to distance themselves from the labor leader after abuse allegations emerged. Still, many have careful procedures for weighing renamings and other changes.
Child Care Company Agrees to Pause Expansion After N.Y.C. Abuse Case
Bright Horizons, the child care giant, will also surrender permits for a Manhattan branch where workers were charged with abusing toddlers.
Playing with dolls can help children develop imagination and social skills – UK study
Psychologists at Cardiff University and King’s College London compared children given dolls with those given video games
Playing along with dolls can help boys and girls develop more sophisticated imaginations and better social skills, compared with children who play on electronic devices, according to research.
Psychologists at Cardiff University and King’s College London found that children...
Namibia: Private Schools Warned to Operate Within Approved Grades
[Namibian] The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture has instructed private schools to operate strictly within the grades and programmes approved in their certificates of registration.