[New Republic] The Ministry of Education has taken concrete steps to improve the employment status of Volunteer Teachers (VTs) across the country through the Civil Service Agency payroll process.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Over 400,000 teachers across the country are expected to transition from the MINET medical insurance scheme to the Social Health Authority (SHA) in what is being billed as one o-f the most significant shifts in public sector healthcare coverage in recent years.

[This Day] Abuja — Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that the improved investment in Nigeria’s education sector by the administration of President Bola Tinubu reflects the renewed vigour to properly situate the nation in the global knowledge economy.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The County First Ladies Association (CFLA) has launched an ambitious four-year strategic plan aimed at transforming health, education, gender equality and economic resilience across all 47 counties.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer Evaleen Mitei has assured teachers that medical services for 320 ongoing inpatient cases, both within Kenya and in foreign facilities, will continue without disruption as the Social Health Authority (SHA) rollout officially takes effect tomorrow.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — President William Ruto, alongside several Cabinet Secretaries, has announced a series of significant appointments and reappointments to top positions within various government agencies, universities, and regulatory bodies.

The New York Times Communities Fund has partnered with charities that invest in education at critical junctures across people’s life spans.

The U.S. first had a federal education department in 1867 — not 1979. Its history is critical in understanding the federal role in schools.

The enrollment chiefs at Tulane and the University of Chicago attracted many early applicants. Now both of them earn a lot of money.

The university will pay $75 million to regain its research funding and end investigations, the second highest payment by a school facing pressure from the administration.

With the help of A.I., a historian has identified the killer in a 1941 image that defined the savagery of the Nazi regime.

[Ghanaian Times] The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has expressed serious concern that some Senior High School (SHS) students are using government-issued tablets to access pornographic content.

[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has handed over a GH¢135,000 solar-powered borehole water facility to La ENOBAL Basic School in the La Dadekotopon Municipality of Accra, aimed at addressing the school’s persistent water challenges.

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