This Is Why New Orleans Never Recovered From Katrina
New Orleans after Katrina is a cautionary tale for every place in America that will one day face its own disaster.
THURSDAY, 28 AUGUST 2025, 17:12
New Orleans after Katrina is a cautionary tale for every place in America that will one day face its own disaster.
A language student’s guide to the French capital highlights the culinary, literary and musical influences that quietly shape everyday life.
[This Day] The streets of Lagos came alive on Saturday as teachers from across the state joined the “Walk for Teachers Event,” a flagship pre-event roadshow ahead of the “Let There Be Teachers Conference” 2025. The symbolic walk, which began at the National Stadium, Surulere, and ended at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), underscored the vital role of teachers as the bedrock of quality education and...
[This Day] Over the last eight months, two of Nigeria’s biggest examinations, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and the West African Examination Council’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination, have stumbled. While server errors skewed UTME scores, WAEC papers stretched into the night by torchlight, leaving thousands of...
[Premium Times] The protest was in compliance with the directive of the union’s national body, which declared 26 August as the day to embark on the action to express dissatisfaction with the government’s neglect of its demands.
[Daily Trust] Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) nationwide have expressed their readiness to shut down their respective institutions following the federal government’s failure to meet their demands.
[This Day] Member chapters of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), across the country have warned of an impending crisis in the university system over the alleged government’s inaction on long-standing issues affecting the sector, describing it as ‘wicked and heartless’.
[Vanguard] The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has called on stakeholders, including the National Assembly, religious leaders, traditional rulers and students, to caution the Federal Government against pushing university teachers to embark on a nationwide strike.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kamuli, Uganda — Prudential Uganda, in partnership with the social enterprise Tusafishe, has announced the successful completion of the Prudential Climate and Health Resilience Fund, an eight-month initiative that has delivered sustainable, safe drinking water and environmental education to communities across Western and Eastern Uganda.
[Leadership] The nationwide protest called by the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) to demand the release of their three and half months salaries withheld by the federal government disrupted academic activities at Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu -Alike Ikwo (AE-FUNAI), Ebonyi State on Tuesday.
The president has praised Chinese students several times. But his policies are making it more difficult for students from China to come to the United States.
As students arrive on campus for fall classes, several universities have locked down their campuses after reports of mass shootings that turned out to be false.
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Education (MoE) has underscored that delivering quality education is now a matter of national security, linking strong education systems to the country’s stability, prosperity, and competitiveness on the global stage.
[Namibian] Windhoek High School won the u19 trophy of the Capricorn Schools Netball League after a thrilling 29-27 victory against their old rivals Windhoek Gymnasium on Saturday.
[Government of Mauritius] The closing ceremony of a ten-day Training of Trainers in Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) for Mauritius and Rodrigues was held yesterday afternoon at The Docks, Port Louis.
Educators across the country confronted with how to deal with children in their schools who experienced tragedy
Schools in parts of Texas reopened their doors two months earlier than planned this summer. But the reason was tragic.
They were transformed into “relief hubs” to welcome volunteers whose efforts were instrumental in responding to devastating floods in the state. Now, as lessons...
Peanut butter noodles, microwave Nutella cake and more one-pan wonders and no-cook recipes with super-short ingredient lists to save you a trip to the dining hall.
First conceived as a ‘spider’s web of sticks’, this vast wooden wonder may end up being a template for the environmentally sound buildings of the future
Fringed by a fragmented strip of big box stores, auto repair shops and brick buildings marooned in oceans of asphalt, the state highway of Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard in Fayetteville, Arkansas, is not a place of architectural beauty. And...
Evacuation problematic and dependent on Israel’s approval amid claims more scholarship students still in dark
Ministers have approved plans to help a further 30 students to leave Gaza to take up places at UK universities next month, but their evacuation remains uncertain and dependent on Israel’s approval.
It takes the total to 39, after a government commitment last week to work to secure the...
[Leadership] Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, has expressed shock over the demise of Amina Yakubu, a student of Yobe State University, in a tragic traffic accident.
[Leadership] A total of 1,000 nomadic children in 20 local government areas of Bauchi State have benefitted from the Nomadic Vacation Courses, designed to expand access to quality education for nomadic communities.