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[Nile Post] Kabale District leaders have commissioned two new twin classroom blocks at Butanda Secondary School, constructed at a cost of Shs285 million, while directing the contractor to complete all outstanding works before the defect’s liability period expires.
His 1998 book, “Gotham,” which told the city’s story to 1898, focused on social and economic conflict. It won a Pulitzer Prize and inspired two sequels.
Exclusive: Prof Simon Baron-Cohen says his language was misunderstood and it is a myth that autistic people lack empathy
The scientist who pioneered the “extreme male brain” theory of autism has said he regrets characterising the condition in this way because the phrase lends itself to misunderstandings.
Prof Simon Baron-Cohen’s theory that autistic people strongly tend towards systemising...
Exclusive: University moves and falling exam entries fuel concerns about opportunities for working-class pupils
Cutting language courses at universities and schools risks undermining social mobility and vocational skills, former education secretaries and experts in the UK have warned.
More than 70 languages academics were among 500 staff at the University of Exeter to be told last week they...
What 23 very American things tell us about our country.
Training document used to teach inspectors updated after campaign by celebrities including Chris Packham
Ofsted, the body responsible for safeguarding in education in England, has dropped guidance for inspectors that linked autism and extremism after an outcry from celebrity campaigners.
An education minister has disclosed that an updated training document “no longer includes reference to...
Exclusive: Analysis finds lower reading fluency than children from other ethnic backgrounds and richer peers
A third of disadvantaged white pupils in England leave their primary school unable to read well enough to access the secondary curriculum, leading to disengagement and school absence, according to new research.
The findings were published days after an independent inquiry into white...
For all that’s good about our financial lives, there are distinctly American things that are decidedly suboptimal. Please, can the 1040 fit on a postcard?
The programme, aimed at keeping 1m girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, withdrawn after aid cuts
A leading higher education programme, aimed at keeping 1 million girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, has been axed by the British government just two years after it was announced.
The scheme, Strengthening higher education for female empowerment (SHEFE),...
Brexit means ‘home fee’ qualification ends in 2028, leaving those hoping to study in UK not now eligible for loans
British teenagers living in the EU could be priced out of UK universities in two years’ time as a Brexit rule change means they face the double whammy of paying costlier international fees, while losing access to student finance.
British passport holders living in the EU still...
Some schools are opting to open late, arguing they are striking the right balance, and many parents have backed the decision.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Women in Technology and Innovation Africa (WITIA) has expanded its digital education programme with the launch of its second Smart Library in Machakos County.
[Leadership] The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has overturned a judgment of the Oyo State High Court that permitted female Muslim students of the University of Ibadan International School (ISI) to wear hijab with their school uniforms.
[Premium Times] The stakeholders, who spoke separately with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abakaliki, described the proposed move as detrimental to Nigeria’s effort to develop a functional and competitive education system.
Readers respond to “‘No Child Left Behind’ Nostalgia Is Delusional,” an Opinion guest essay by Ross Wiener.
[Capital FM] Moi University has revived plans to downsize its workforce after a court allowed it to restart a redundancy process aimed at reducing the institution’s ballooning wage bill and restoring its financial stability.
[Vanguard] The leadership of Rotary International Districts 9111 and 9112 has announced a series of humanitarian and healthcare initiatives aimed at improving the wellbeing of residents across Lagos and Ogun States.
[World Bank] Eswatini’s Teaching at the Right Level pilot reached nearly 1,900 learners in 30 primary schools, helping children strengthen literacy and numeracy through teaching matched to their skill levels. The story shows how formative assessment, interactive instruction, and early gains are shaping plans to scale foundational learning support nationwide.
[Liberian Observer] The Executive Secretary of the West African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF), Jules Tapsoba, today called for greater investment in taxpayer education as a critical pillar for building public trust, improving voluntary tax compliance and strengthening domestic revenue mobilisation across developing countries.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Faith Odhiambo has urged the National Assembly to urgently fast-track the Basic Education (Amendment) Bill, 2025, warning that continued delays are denying thousands of children in informal settlements access to equitable and quality education.
[Vanguard] LAGOS — Three Lagos State-owned universities may be plunged into another round of industrial crisis as the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Lagos Zone, has warned that the institutions could be shut down over the Lagos State Government’s failure to implement the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU Agreement.