Rwanda: Young Graduates Find Prosperity, Purpose in Agribusiness
[New Times] Growing up in Rusizi District, where farming was a common source of livelihood, Mico Mariette disliked agriculture.
Education
Protest over future of university language courses
The University of Nottingham has suspended entry for new students on modern language courses.
PM visits East of England to mark free school meal expansion
Tens of thousands of children in the region are set to be eligible for the scheme, the government says.
Nigeria: Reported Abduction of Children and Teachers From a Secondary School in Niger State, Nigeria
[Unicef] Dakar/Abuja — Scores of children and teachers were reportedly abducted from a secondary school in Niger State, Nigeria, in the early hours of Friday, just days after a separate attack in Kebbi State on Monday led to the abduction of 25 girls from a boarding school.
Nigeria: Names of 265 Students, Teachers Abducted in Niger Released
[Vanguard] The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora in Niger State has published the full list of 265 students and teachers from St. Mary’s School, Papiri, who remain in captivity.
Nigeria: Kebbi School Girls’ Abduction Deliberate Attempt to Undermine Educational Development – CSOs
[Vanguard] The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Kebbi has described the recent abduction of schoolgirls in the state as a deliberate attempt to undermine educational development in the region.
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Moves to Mandate Citizenship Education in Universities
[Premium Times] The curriculum will emphasise participatory governance, diversity, peace, justice, and value-based learning, ensuring universities produce not just graduates, but responsible citizens committed to nation-building.
Uganda: Parents Urged to Prioritise Quality Education in School Selection
[Nile Post] Parents have been advised to be careful when choosing schools for their children and to first analyze what their children are likely to learn from those schools.
Children told to wear layers amid heating issues
Bishop’s Cleeve Primary Academy says it is applying for funding to replace its heating system.
The school with almost 100% attendance – and how they did it
Attendance rates remain significantly lower than in 2019, but one school is bucking the trend.
UK politics: Risk of Maccabi Tel Aviv facing antisemitic attacks not ‘predominant’ reason for match ban, police tell MPs – as it happened
West Midlands police’s assistant chief constable says threat of violence by Maccabi fans was more important consideration
Badenoch says the government should be cutting regulation.
And she claims she can do this because, when she was business secretary, she was able to cut regulation. As an example, she says she ruled about mandatory ethnicity pay reporting.
Fewer and fewer people are working...
Nigeria: 265 Pupils Kidnapped From St. Mary’s School Are Still in the Hands of Kidnappers – Bishop Tells Fides – ‘This Is the Work of Criminals’
[Agenzia Fides] Abuja — “The kidnappers are almost certainly criminals seeking illicit gain by demanding a ransom for the release of the young people they have captured,” Msgr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna of Kontagora, the diocese where several hundred students were kidnapped on November 21 by armed bandits who stormed St. Mary’s Catholic primary and secondary school in the community of Papiri, told...
Roya Mahboob Seeks New Ways to Educate Afghan Girls Under Taliban Rule
The entrepreneur Roya Mahboob is building off-line apps, underground networks and a global robotics team to educate Afghan girls unable to attend school.
Amid GPS and Ride-Hailing, the Allure of London’s Black Cab Endures
In a world of GPS and car-hailing apps, some Londoners still want to drive a traditional black cab. First, they must memorize thousands of city streets.
Liberia: Jca Parents-Teachers Association Elects New Leadership
[Liberian Observer] The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) of Jones Christian Academy (JCA), located in Congo Town, has elected a new corps of officers to steer the affairs of the body for the next term. The election, held on Sunday, November 23, brought together parents, teachers, school administrators, and community members in a ceremony marked by gratitude, reflection, and renewed commitment...
Kenya: Kenyan Student Enrolment to UK Universities Up 34pc On Rising Demand
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Kenyan student enrolment in UK universities has surged 34 percent over the past four years to 7,525 learners, buoyed by the country’s growing push to build a globally competitive workforce and rising demand for international skills.
America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem?
From A.D.H.D. to anxiety, disorders have risen as the expectations of childhood have changed.
Billionaires Have a Bigger Role in Higher Education Under President Trump
A new set of billionaires with an interest in higher education has helped oust college presidents and even assisted the Trump administration in its effort to overhaul the industry.
How can councils tackle the SEND funding gap?
A local authority is expanding a programme to help SEND children to be taught in state schools.
University students in England get two-thirds of funding of a decade ago, analysis finds
University leaders says planned levy on international student fees will leave many institutions even worse off
University students in England get just two-thirds of the funding they would have received a decade ago, after inflation and government cuts have reduced the resources available for teaching, according to vice-chancellors.
University leaders said the situation was likely to get worse...
Nigeria: Gunmen Seize 315 Pupils and Teachers in Latest Nigerian Mass School Kidnapping
[RFI] Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 schoochildren and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said Saturday. No group has yet claimed responsibility for what is the second abduction in a week in Africa’s most populous nation.