Natasha Alexenko, Who Helped Cut Backlog in Rape-Kit Testing, Dies at 51
Ten years after her sexual assault, she discovered that the evidence in her rape kit hadn’t been tested — and neither had thousands of others nationwide.
SUNDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2024, 02:24
Ten years after her sexual assault, she discovered that the evidence in her rape kit hadn’t been tested — and neither had thousands of others nationwide.
The ruling is probably the first in what could be a long legal fight for conservative Christian groups hoping to amplify public expressions of faith.
Higher education has been a favorite target of Republicans who believe schools have tilted leftward. Now, colleges and universities are bracing for the Trump administration to take action.
[This Day] In line with the vision of the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri to make Bayelsa a model for basic education reform and transformation, the Ministry of Education and Bayelsa State Universal Basic Education Board (Bayelsa SUBEB) have launched BayelsaPRIME@Home, an initiative designed to keep primary school children learning during the flood break.
[The Herald] The 2024 Zimsec Grade 7, Ordinary, and Advanced Level examinations have proceeded without any challenges, with officials crediting the leak-proof system.
[Capital FM] NAIROBI — Talks between the National Assembly Education Committee,university lecturers, and public universities failed to kick off on Tuesday amid a stalement over a strike declared unprotected by courts.
Exclusive: Previously unpublished official data shows Raac found at 235 DfE sites
Hundreds of schools in England are still at risk of collapse from crumbling concrete, according to previously unpublished figures.
Official data, which the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found had been wrongly withheld by the Conservative government, confirmed the presence of reinforced autoclaved...
[New Dawn] Capitol Hill — The School of Environmental Studies and Climate Change at the University of Liberia (UL) has launched a Postgraduate Diploma and Certificate Program in Climate Action.
The institution admitted class-related prejudice was a problem on campus.
[Nile Post] The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports is set to grace the first-ever Ugandan National STEM Education and Vex Robotics Championship.
[Namibian] Some University of Namibia (Unam) students say they were asked to rewrite an exam after the university accidentally scheduled two different exam sessions for the same subject at different campuses.
[Namibian] Newly elected president of the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) student representative council (SRC) Michee Masengo says he will address urgent issues facing students at the institution.
[Capital FM] Kisumu — Police in Siaya are holding 13 teachers after their arrest on Monday over examinations malpractice during the ongoing Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).
[Capital FM] NAIROBI — The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has advertised 5,690 job vacancies for Principals, Deputy Principals, Headteachers, and Deputy Headteachers.
[Unicef] Johannesburg — Ahead of World Children’s Day 2024, data from multiple countries reveal children’s awareness of their rights, but significant barriers to education persist
England has long adopted the version of events informed by the Victorians’ biases and neuroses. But what is behind the flood of 21st-century retellings, including the new TV series The Mirror and the Light?
The TV adaptation of the third of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall novels – The Mirror and the Light – arrived on Sunday on BBC One to rave reviews. “Six hours of magic” was the...
[Nile Post] A total of 16 inmates from Mbarara Main Prison were among the 142,009 candidates across Uganda that begun their Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) exams today.
[This Day] The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for the utilisation of the backlog of unspent funds allocated to tertiary education.
[Nile Post] The International University of East Africa (IUEA) has announced that starting January next year, it will be teaching robotics and climate smart agriculture as some of its new programs.
The 400-page fantasy novel is accused of stereotyping Indigenous Australians.
[Africa Check] Hit or miss? Fact-checking former lawmaker Dakuku Peterside’s statistics advising Nigeria’s new education minister