[New Times] Rwandan student Daniel Adesiyan emerged as the winner of the African Spelling Bee competition, securing the continental title after a tense three-round contest held on March 20 in Harare, Zimbabwe.

The influencer, Zhang Xuefeng, was known for no-nonsense, some said cynical, advice about how to win in China’s educational rat race. He died at 41.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is banking on savings from a delay he is seeking in the state mandate for smaller class sizes. He is also scaling back a commitment to expand a rental assistance program.

The first lady, Melania Trump, believes that more children should be educated by ‘humanoid educators.’

[Nile Post] The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has advised African leaders that the continent’s true wealth lies in education, urging stakeholders across Uganda to prioritize quality learning.

[Vanguard] …These sad tales unheard of — Pa Usikpedo

[This Day] Bullying is an evil, that appears to have always existed in Nigerian Schools. However, recent statistics indicate that bullying is not only escalating in nature, judging from some of the heinous bullying incidents that Nigerians have watched in various video footages, but seems to be almost intractable.

A union for about 950 full-time faculty members who are not on the tenure track said that 95 percent of its instructors would earn more than $100,000.

[FrontPageAfrica] Tappita City — In Zuatuo Town, Tappita, lower Nimba County, over the weekend, residents erupted in cheers and rhythmic clapping over the weekend, celebrating a transformative pledge from one of their own, Bob Yeenuah Kartoe, Deputy Director General for Administration at the National Food Assistance Agency (NFAA) and a proud Nimba County native.

[Liberian Investigator] The National High School Championship opened Tuesday at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex with high drama, as GW Gibson High School advanced to the football semifinals following a tense penalty shootout victory over Free Pentecostal Global Mission School of Lofa County.

[New Times] Africa College of Theology has launched two new postgraduate programmes designed to close skills gaps in faith sector by training leaders who can provide sound theological teaching and respond to growing social challenges such as mental health struggles and family conflicts.

[Ghanaian Times] The government has intensified efforts to combat period poverty and improve menstrual hygiene among schoolgirls, with the distribution of free sanitary pads to vulnerable institutions in Accra.

When it comes to breaking news, it’s a race not only to get the story, but to record it. We tracked down some of the speediest fingers in our newsroom.

[Nile Post] The reopening of Bright Way Junior School Kalangaalo has sparked controversy in Mityana District after authorities reported that the school resumed operations without official clearance.

[New Zimbabwe] RURAL teachers under the ARTUZ banner have promised to join nurses on industrial action if government does not effect wage and allowance increments.

Examining an image of children near a missile fragment, which landed near a school as several families were sheltering inside it.

The students say the former teacher at Miss Hall’s, a boarding school, groomed them and began having sex with them at age 16, which state law considers old enough for consent.