Risks still present after head’s death, sister says
The sister of head teacher Ruth Perry challenges Reading councillors over the response to her death.
Education
White House, Used to Road Blocks on Student Debt, Finds Cause for Victory Lap
An effort to revive and maximize use of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program has resulted in student loan forgiveness for over one million people.
Schoolchildren doing more exercise in Wales – survey
A nationwide survey also asks students questions on topics including mental health and screen time.
Nigeria: Ekiti Spends N14 Billion On Renovation, Construction in 203 Schools – Oyebanji
[Premium Times] The Speaker of the state’s House of Assembly, Adeoye Aribasoye, commended his colleagues for endorsing the governor for another term.
Universities cut jobs to close funding black hole
Cardiff University’s boss says redundancy numbers are uncertain as Bangor also seeks job cuts.
University faces £50m shortfall in finances
A drop in international students has caused financial problems at The University of Sheffield.
Education has failed LGBT pupils, NI politicians told
A campaigner tells Stormont some lessons can become a debate on whether being gay is right or wrong.
Only 6% of Welsh school vegetables grown in Wales
Food security concerns lead to a drive for schools to use more homegrown vegetables.
IT fault gave primary school children access to porn
City of Edinburgh Council is investigating how filters designed to prevent children from harmful content were not activated.
South Africa: Six-Year-Old Rescued From Pit Toilet in Eastern Cape School
[GroundUp] At Mampondo Primary School, 135 learners and eight staff members share two pit toilets
4 Charged With Running Prostitution Ring on Long Island
A Suffolk County police officer and a high school teacher are among four people accused of operating brothels, prosecutors said.
University in Lisbon suspends plans for course on racism taught by all-white staff
Nova university programme criticised for only having white instructors and for some of its content, such as session on ‘does racism really exist?’
A top university in Lisbon has suspended plans to launch a postgraduate programme on racism and xenophobia after the course was criticised for hiring only white instructors.
The programme, offered by the faculty of law at Nova university in tandem...
Columbia Bars Vocal Pro-Israel Professor From Campus
The university said that Shai Davidai has repeatedly harassed and intimidated employees. He said that the university has not done enough to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests.
Namibia: Nust, Union Agree On Salary Increase
[New Era] Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) management and the representative union’s salary negotiations ended on a high note. After months of negotiations between the university’s management and the Namibia Public Workers Union (Napwu), as well as the Teachers’ Union of Namibia (TUN), the parties have agreed to increase staff salaries.
Namibia: Namibian Lawyer Gawanas Appointed As Chancellor of UK University
[Namibian] Namibian lawyer, diplomat and social justice advocate Bience Gawanas has been appointed as the chancellor of the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom (UK).
Nigeria: Fagbemi, Others Get Abuad Honours As 226 Graduates With First-Class
[Daily Trust] The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, Mr Damian Dodo, SAN, and Pastor Tunde Bakare, will be formally decorated with Honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa by the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti ABUAD, next week.
Ireland’s big school secret: how a year off-curriculum changes teenage lives
The transition year led Paul Mescal and Cillian Murphy to become actors – and has had similarly seismic affects on thousands of secondary school students. Should other countries follow suit?
‘If you know your Flann O’Brien, you’ll know that bike maintenance and philosophy go arse-on-saddle in this country,” Niall Hare, the 63-year-old headteacher at Kishoge community college in Dublin,...
Central Africa: Floods Leave 10 Million Children Out of School in West and Central Africa
[RFI] An estimated 10 million children across Nigeria, Mali, Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo are unable to attend school after devastating regional flooding, the charity Save the Children has said.
County Durham school drops plan to turn off heat on climate ‘blue nose day’
Wolsingham school’s carbon-cutting event had been planned by pupils, but parents raised concerns
A school has U-turned on a student-led plan to turn the heating off for a “blue nose” climate action day after concerns were raised by parents.
The heating was due to be turned off at Wolsingham school, County Durham, on Friday but the plan has now been postponed until the summer term of next year...
Zimbabwe: Closing the Gap – How Rural Africa is Fighting for Internet Access
[allAfrica] In most small villages in rural Zimbabwe, school-going children and teachers walk several kilometres daily to the nearest towns in search of an Internet connection to complete their work. These villages, like many others on the continent, remain largely disconnected from the digital world, leaving students like with limited access to online learning resources.
Nigeria: Govt Inaugurates Another Committee to Renegotiate 2009 Agreement With ASUU, Other Unions
[Premium Times] The stalled renegotiation of the agreement is currently threatening industrial peace in the country’s public universities.