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[Liberian Observer] The Ministry of Education has imposed a LRD 500,000 fine on St. Teresa Convent Catholic School, ordered disciplinary proceedings against supervising staff, and issued a nationwide ban preventing Liberian rapper Christoph the Change from performing at school-related events for the remainder of the academic year, concluding that a February 7 performance constituted a serious...
Parents opposing plans told they can home school their children if they object to sending them to state schools
The court of appeal has rejected the latest challenge to the addition of VAT to private school fees, telling parents they have the option to home school their children if they object to sending them to state schools.
The appeal was launched by families and leaders of four independent...
[Ghanaian Times] The School of Languages at the University of Ghana has called for urgent and coordinated action to safeguard Ghana’s indigenous languages from decline.
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia — A dispute over academic honors at the University of Liberia has escalated into a legal and institutional standoff, as the announced dux of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law has filed a four million United States dollars libel lawsuit against exiled Liberian activist Martin K. N. Kollie, while the University’s Board of Trustees has suspended the official...
[Daily Maverick] Victorian-era buildings of the Klein Karoo that have escaped the developers’ wrecking ball.
[Daily Trust] Students of Government Day Secondary School, Galadanchi, Dutse, have expressed joy and relief over the release of Walida Abdulhadi.
Philosophers have long wrestled with what to do about the onlookers and profiteers surrounding those who have done terrible things.
At a gala in New York, the orchestra recognized two of his daughters, who are underwriting a scholarship to its academy.
[Premium Times] Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President, gave the assurance on Thursday during a meeting with committee members at the State House in Abuja.
[Leadership] The Niger State government has announced the reopening of tertiary institutions in Niger North senatorial district after three-month closure following the spate of kidnappings in the State.
[GroundUp] Vice-chancellor agrees to meet with unions within 48 hours
President Trump’s approach is a revival of the mission of empire — acquiring the territories and resources of sovereign peoples.
[This Day] Just last December, the United Nations marked the International Day of Persons with disabilities reinforcing global commitment to disability inclusion in all aspects of social, economic, cultural and political life of people with disabilities.
[Dabanga] Nyala / Khartoum — The Sudanese Teachers Committee warned on Wednesday that “the multiplicity of decision-making centres regarding secondary school certificate examinations, and links to areas of military control, practically opens the door to a divided educational reality, and indicates a de facto separation of the Sudanese state, even if it is not officially declared”.
The meeting comes after agents raided the home and office of Alberto Carvalho, the Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent. The F.B.I. also searched the Florida home of a consultant with ties to the schools chief.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and others respond to a Nicholas Kristof column. Also: Reagan’s warning about nuclear weapons; aging doctors.
Republican lawmakers push for conservative professors to counter purported leftwing indoctrination in schools
This story was produced by the Hechinger Report, a non-profit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.
One glossy insert stuck out from the orientation packet handed to hundreds of Ohio State University freshmen last August. It advertised a...
People at the start of their careers are particularly affected by the UK’s weak job market.
Claire Shipman, the university’s acting president, said that the federal officials had misrepresented themselves to gain access.
As the dust settles on the government’s landmark changes to children’s special educational needs and disabilities provision, what will their impact really be on young people, their families and schools? John Harris and Kiran Stacey look at what we know so far. And, a growing backlash from graduates over student loan payments, led by the influential consumer champion Martin Lewis, is causing...
Met urges pupils not to get involved and asks platforms to ban accounts promoting ‘fights’ with images of weapons
Pupils as young as 11 are being encouraged to join in school fights in posts on TikTok and Snapchat, prompting police to urge children not to get involved.
The Metropolitan police have asked social media platforms to ban accounts promoting “school wars”, while headteachers have...