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Education

‘Standing up for our children’: parents divided over London teachers’ strikes

Thursday at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Waltham Forest in the east of the capital has seen a wave of industrial action in schools, with more to come

The gates to South Grove primary school in Walthamstow were closed to pupils last week.

Teachers were on strike as part of a disparate wave of industrial action by members of the National Education Union (NEU) in schools across the borough of Waltham Forest in east London.

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Liberia: Liberia Introduces Evidence-Based School Drug Prevention Model

Thursday at 06:30 AM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] Liberia has launched a pioneering, evidence-based school drug prevention initiative aimed at addressing rising concerns over substance abuse among young people, with education and development advocates describing it as a major shift toward structured, prevention-focused intervention in the education sector.

Rwanda: Schools Turn to Iron-Rich Beans to Cut Feeding Costs

Thursday at 06:21 AM, via AllAfrica

[New Times] A new nutrition-focused initiative promoting the cultivation of iron-rich beans and vegetables in school farms is set to improve diets and reduce school feeding costs for more than 445,000 learners in Karongi, Nyamasheke and Rusizi districts.

‘A tax on ambition’: graduates tell all to student loans inquiry

Wednesday at 18:01 PM, via The Guardian

Treasury select committee hears that interest rate and repayment terms are ‘extortionate’ and ‘not reasonable’

Thousands of graduates have told an official inquiry their horror stories and bad experiences relating to student loans, underlining what the chair of an MPs’ committee called massive levels of “frustration and upset”.

Amid an ongoing row over the ballooning cost of degree course...

Mauritius: Supply Teachers Speak Out – Same Work, Different Treatment

Wednesday at 07:03 AM, via AllAfrica

[L’Express] We wish to bring attention to the lived reality of supply teachers in Mauritius – a group that plays a crucial role in keeping schools functioning every single day, yet continues to face serious structural inequalities. Supply teachers are expected to fully perform as classroom teachers, yet under very different conditions. This raises important questions that deserve the Ministry...

Nigeria: Tinubu’s Appointment of 40-Year-Old Prof. Segun Aina As JAMB Registrar Receives Widespread Applauds

Wednesday at 07:03 AM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] In what many stakeholders have described as another bold statement of confidence in young Nigerian excellence, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Prof. Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), entrusting one of Nigeria’s most critical educational institutions to a 40-year-old scholar, technocrat, and examination systems expert.

Nigeria: How Nigerian Varsities Can Explore Alternative Funding Amid Rising Financial Pressures

Wednesday at 07:03 AM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] At the Commonwealth Institute Universities Leaders Conference held recently in Lagos, university administrators, financial experts and education strategists explored practical ways institutions can diversify revenue sources, strengthen alumni engagement, commercialise research and build strategic partnerships capable of sustaining quality higher education. Funmi Ogundare reports

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