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[Scrolla] Starlink told the South African government it will connect over 5,000 schools if it can ignore the 30% local ownership requirement for a licence. The company says it will pay for everything, from the satellite kits to maintenance, and wants to help 2.4-million pupils.
The British and Irish Orthoptic Society is calling for screening to take place in all schools in England.
Student Loans Company figures show 10% jump in a year as individuals increase borrowing to meet cost of living
Students in England are finishing their degrees with government loans averaging £53,000, a jump of 10% in a year, as they increase their borrowing to meet the rising cost of living.
The Student Loans Company (SLC) has released figures showing individual loan balances were £5,000...
School leaders and teachers say findings on climate risks make for ‘grim reading’
Children in England face prolonged “lost learning” caused by extreme heat and flooding at school, according to research on the potential impact of the climate crisis on education.
School leaders and teachers said the scenarios published by the Department for Education were “grim reading” regarding the climate...
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Kenya is gearing up for a full digital takeover as Google Kenya now partners with schools and key education stakeholders in efforts to digitize learning fully.
Guidance has been published by the Office for Students on new free speech rules coming into force this year.
[Premium Times] The guidelines will affect all applicants for F visas, which are mainly issued to students.
A report into Dundee University says its financial crisis was caused by a “self-inflicted” failure of its oversight system.
Witch trials, Radio Free Europe and Green Day were all fair game for middle- and high-school competitors, who got their hands dirty for the sake of learning a full history – thorns and all
It only took 10 minutes for the trio of eighth-grade girls to recount the life story of Carol Ruckdeschel, the alligator-wrestling environmental activist sometimes called the “Jane Goodall of sea...
[Capital FM] Nairobi — Troubled Moi University is now seeking Sh800 million in financial support from the government to restructure its operations, as it battles long-standing liquidity problems that continue to cripple the institution.
[New Zimbabwe] The US State Department says it will resume scheduling appointments for international student visas, but will ask all applicants to make their social media accounts public for enhanced screening.
[Ethiopian Herald] Capitalizing on early childhood development (from conception to six years) is significantly useful in producing competent, responsible, patriotic, healthy citizenry, as this age level is the most decisive in social construction. Such a bold move is tantamount to nurturing nursery seedlings to get resilient, fruit-oriented, and unwavering trees, making a dense forest....
Readers reflect on salvaging what college students don’t take home. Also: Poetry that questions; the risks of self-driving trucks.
[FrontPageAfrica] Tienpo — Dartuken Public School, a government-run elementary institution located in River Gee County’s District #1, Tienpo District, has been forced to close its doors after years of struggling with a critical shortage of teachers and lack of government support.
We are honoring the Top 10 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Claire Mauney, age 16.
As temperatures rise towards the weekend Elizabeth Rizzini finds out how likely we are to see school closures.
The civil service, judiciary and media are still dominated by the privately educated 7%. Lasting change is not a pipe dream – but it’s up to us
For the first time in our history, we have a cabinet made up entirely of people who went to state schools. Several, including prime minister Keir Starmer, come from working-class backgrounds; some, such as deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, were...
Beginning on Juneteenth, a restored Virginia schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black students were taught to read is on view in Colonial Williamsburg.
The State Department is restarting the processing of visa applications from students and visiting scholars, but is screening for “hostility” toward the United States.
Office for Students guidance urges ‘very strong’ approach to permitting lawful speech on campus
Universities in England will no longer be able to enforce blanket bans on student protests under sweeping new guidance that urges a “very strong” approach to permitting lawful speech on campus. The detailed regulations set out for the first time how universities should deal with inflammatory...
Limits on travel and visa appointments have delayed or prevented foreign doctors from entering the country for jobs set to begin in weeks.