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UNHCR Global COVID-19 Education Response, October 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic UNHCR supported the continuity of learning during school closures through: ■ Distributing textbooks and printed materials to nearly 223,000 learners ■
At critical time for reproductive rights, Indian-American appointed head of largest pro-choice organization
NARAL Pro Choice America announcing Mini Timmaraju as next President. Nov. 4, 2021. Photo: Twitter @NARAL Mini Timmaraju, a seasoned Democratic political activist, and advisor on campaigns of President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, has been appointed the
Censorship Is a Poor Way to Promote Literacy
Commentary Obviously, some books are better than others. This is something everyone should understand. A well-written book that tackles
UK primary school asks boys to wear skirts to 'promote equality'
A grade school in Scotland is calling for students to wear skirts to class to 'promote equality' ...
Afghan girls, faraway relatives worry over dreams disrupted
From her home in Illinois, Asma Yawari has built a relationship with her younger cousin in Afghanistan that’s made the geographic distance between the two teenagers’ worlds seem, well, not quite so distant. They never met but have bonded over phone calls
NUGS sends delegation to Dubai for World Majlis Conference
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has dispatched a 50-member delegation to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to participate in the World Majlis Conference at the Expo 2020 in Dubai. The initiative, which is being led by NUGS’ Secretary for
Cambodian gov't, partners support quality education after schools reopen amid COVID-19
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron and development partners on Thursday witnessed the use of the new home learning packages which are being distributed to all 760,180 children in public schools Grade 1 and Grade 2
China, Zambia pledges more cooperation in education sector
LUSAKA, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- China and Zambia have pledged to further their cooperation in education, a release seen on Wednesday said. The pledge was made when Chinese Ambassador to Zambia
State approves 3-year contract for education commissioner
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education has approved a three-year contract renewal with state Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green despite her continuing
Warnings For World Leaders On Climate At COP26, United Nations Climate Change Conference 2021
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North Korea seeks to boost education with toy-like robotsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ...
A toy-like robot with scowling blue eyes and a North Korean flag across its chest roams around a classroom at a university in Pyongyang in a recent demonstration of tools aimed at helping children learn basic maths, music and English. The footage, broadcast by
Country by country, scientists eye beginning of an end to the Covid-19 pandemicCovid-19 cases and ...
As the devastating Delta variant surge eases in many regions of the world, scientists are charting when, and where, Covid-19 will transition to an endemic disease in 2022 and beyond, according to Reuters interviews with over a dozen leading disease experts.
Education fight a winning message in Va., but not everywhere
Springfield News-Sun | 2021-11-03, 09:59
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Several high-profile school board candidates who fought COVID-19 restrictions and anti-racism classes lost their election bids Tuesday, while the Republican candidate for Virginia governor won after making education a key part of his
Republicans Schooled Democrats in Virginia
Democrats probably need a new way to talk about race and education. ...
Oxford college to change its name after £155m donation
Linacre College to rename itself Thao College after funding offer from Vietnam’s richest woman A University of Oxford college is to change its name to honour Vietnam’s richest woman after she offered it a £155m donation. Linacre College says it will ask the
The Virginia Election Shows Why Democrats Are in Trouble
The election in Virginia is more than just a reflection on Biden's failures. ...
Missouri education board member resigns from charter school
Columbia Missourian | 2021-11-02, 22:18
JEFFERSON CITY — The newest member of Missouri's State Board of Education has resigned from her leadership role at a St. Louis charter school. Kerry
Republican senator says head of teachers’ union knows nothing about education because ‘she doesn’t even ...
Senator Tom Cotton hit out at the head of the teachers’ union, calling her a “joke” and accusing her of knowing nothing about teaching
6 people abducted from university in Nigeria’s capital
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen in Nigeria’s capital abducted six people from the staff quarters of a university, officials said Tuesday. It was the first attack of its kind in Abuja since a wave of school kidnappings began in the
We welcome UN Security Council vow to protect education from attack
Plan International welcomes the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2601 (2021) on the Protection of Education in Conflict, unanimously adopted on 29 October 2021. The resolution is a strong signal from the international community to parties in conflict
Can World Hunger Be Solved With $6Billion ?
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MA Education, International Development and Social Justice
This MA equips you with the knowledge and skills you need to understand the complex relationship between education, international development and social justice within global contexts. This degree will help to prepare you for careers in international
Jill Biden dons apron and gloves, helps students make pasta
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Jill Biden, a descendant of Italians, donned an apron and rubber gloves Monday to help culinary students at a Navy school in Italy make ravioli and noodles, a task she says she mastered with her grandmother. “I’m used to Italian
After a year, Iraq students back in school as pandemic slows
BAGHDAD (AP) — In Baghdad’s primary Green Valley school, children wearing face masks waited in long lines early Monday to pass through a specially constructed disinfection tunnel before entering their classrooms. A mist of disinfectant was sprayed as each
Perdoceo Education: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) — Perdoceo Education Corporation (PRDO) on Thursday reported earnings of $27.8 million in its third quarter. On a per-share
Pasifika legal education project launched
A ground-breaking project, to improve Pasifika legal education in Aotearoa, has just been launched. Pacific people are underrepresented in the legal profession. Although they comprise 7 percent of the general population, they make up only 3 percent of Lawyers.
Some Politicians We Don’t Love, Some Movies We Do
Election Day and movie night offer different pleasures. ...
Laugh at the S.N.L. School Board Skit, Take Your Local Politics Seriously.
If you're tired of politics as usual, give local democracy a chance. ...
The Accidental Wine Educator
Over the last 50 years, America has become the world’s leading wine consumer. Kevin Zraly has had a lot to do with that. ...
Ugandan kids lose hope in long school closure amid pandemic
BUSIA, Uganda (AP) — Dressed in his school uniform, Mathias Okwako jumped into the mud and started his daily search for gold, a commodity that may be closer to his grasp than another precious asset: an education. His rural school in Uganda sits idle just
Education notebook: Broken Arrow Public Schools launching survey to evaluate BAPS impact
Tulsa World | 2021-11-01, 06:14
EU, U.S. say they took steps to re-establish trade flows in steel and aluminium
The United States and the European Union on Sunday took steps to re-establish
A Man And His Best Friend/Everything In The World May Be Endured Except Continual Prosperity
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T20 World Cup: I think the match cost us in the last few balls, says ...
(MENAFN - IANS) Sharjah, Oct 30 (IANS) Sri Lanka batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa lamented about the last few balls of the match against South Africa in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Saturday. He added ... ...
UN Security Council adopts resolution on protection of education in armed conflict
United Nations, Oct 30 (IANS) The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution on the protection of education in armed conflict. Resolution 2601, which won the unanimous support of the 15-member council, strongly condemns all violations of applicable
UN gives more protection for education in armed conflicts
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Friday (Saturday in Manila) adopted a resolution on the protection of education in armed conflict. Resolution 2601, which won the unanimous support of the 15-member council, strongly condemns all violations of
‘We Can Hardly Keep Up’: Education Key To Combat Human Trafficking, Experts Say
VANCOUVER—More education in human trafficking is needed across Canada to combat the growing issue, which has been made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic,
On Virginia's Election and a Battle That Has Already Been Lost
Thoughts on the “critical race theory” moral panic. ...
News from the world of Education: October 30, 2021
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UN calls for education in conflict, condemns attacks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has strongly condemned attacks on schools, teachers and children and called on all parties to promote the right to education in conflicts. A resolution adopted by the council Friday by a 15-0 vote emphasized the
When Will Kids' Masks Come Off at School?
With vaccines soon available to kids 5 and up, planning should start now. ...
Deprived of education for months, Afghan girls urge Taliban to reopen schools
Kabul , October 29 (ANI): Young Afghan girls have called on the Taliban regime to reopen girls' schools across the country. Since the Taliban took control over the country, school-aged girls and young women from grades 7 to 12 are still deprived of education
Security Council Strongly Condemns Attacks against Schools, Urges Safeguarding of Right to Education, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2601 (2021)
SC/14680 SECURITY COUNCIL 8889TH MEETING (AM) Strongly condemning attacks against schools, children and teachers today, the Security Council urged parties to armed conflict to immediately stop such violence and to safeguard the right to education. Unanimously
At governor’s request, 2nd Ohio education official resigns after refusing to rescind anti-racism resolution
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Eric Poklar, an appointed member of the Ohio State Board of Education, resigned from his position after voting against a measure that rescinded an anti-racism resolution passed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. Poklar, who is from the
Clever pickle: the YouTubing Sydney teacher in the running for $1.3m global prize
Teaching was once her career backup plan, but now the innovative and inclusive Rebecca West is shortlisted for a major award Everyone remembers their favourite teacher. Rebecca West still can’t bring herself to call hers by his first name, even though, 20
Don’t Fully Decriminalize Sex Work
Readers argue against the full decriminalization of sex work. Also: Joe Manchin and Greta Thunberg; a parole in the Brink's case; the value of college. ...
Getting in tune with students: Agency bring music of the world to NE Ohio
Inde Online | 2021-10-29, 16:00
WASHINGTON TWP. – Washington Elementary School students tapped their toes and clapped along as a trio of musicians performed an upbeat folk song that once echoed through the countryside of Italy. While they didn't understand what was being said, the
Dutch watchdog slams tax office fraud list as privacy breach
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch data protection watchdog issued a damning report Friday about the country’s tax office, saying it breached privacy law for years by keeping a list of potential fraudsters. It was another blow for the scandal-plagued
In Afghanistan, a girls’ school is the story of a village
SALAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Mina Ahmed smears a cement mixture to strengthen the walls of her war-ravaged home in rural Afghanistan. Her hands, worn by the labor, are bandaged with plastic scraps and elastic bands, but no matter, she welcomes the new era of
Over 4 in 5 Australian Teachers Considered Quitting Over the Past 12 Months: Survey
According to a new survey, over 80 percent of teachers across Australia have considered quitting the profession in the last 12 months. The Australian
A Sexual Assault Case in Loudoun County Isn’t About Trans Issues
An attack in a school bathroom had nothing to do with trans issues. ...
The Self-Isolation of the American Left
Political subcultures fight it out in America's schools. ...
Ensuring Equal Access to Education in Future Crises: Findings of the New Remote Learning Readiness Index [EN/AR]
Caregiver and volunteer, Rita, is visiting four-year-old Sumaiya's home and monitoring ECE provided home-based child development facilities at their house at Konabari, Gazipur, Bangladesh. © UNICEF/UN0527763/Satu According to a new report, among the 31
Sussex professor resigns after transgender rights row
Kathleen Stock announces resignation as university says ‘no substantive allegations of wrongdoing’ were made against her Kathleen Stock, the philosophy professor targeted over her views on gender identification and transgender rights, has announced her
EXPLAINER: Why are schools revisiting gifted education?
New York City officials announced plans this month for its school system, the country’s largest, to phase out its program for gifted and talented students. The screening test the city ...
4th IEEE International Conference on Robotic and Automation in Industry ICRAI 2021, held at NUST ...
A two-day 4th IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation in Industry (ICRAI) concluded at NUST College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering (CEME) here the other day Rawalpindi (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th Oct, 2021) A two-day 4th
Need To Protect The Border & Save Refugees’ Lives
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Afghanistan: Women's rights, education and jobs denied since Taliban takeover: Report
Kabul , October 28 (ANI): As the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan twenty years after their ouster by the US, activists are raising concerns over the fate of Afghan women and their rights. They are simply being denied access to education and jobs, so
Indicted senator steps aside as education chairman
The Maryville Daily Times | 2021-10-28, 00:28
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee senator who was recently indicted on charges that he violated federal campaign finance laws announced Wednesday that he will step aside as chairman of the Senate Education Committee. Earlier this month, a federal grand jury
Education Cannot Wait calls for urgent funding for Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Education Cannot Wait (ECW) on Wednesday appealed to donors to significantly increase financial support for a robust collective humanitarian-development nexus response, including urgent funding for education. ECW
World Jewish Congress Links Up With Student-Led Group Jewish on Campus
Sign held at demonstration against antisemitism. Photo Credit: Ms. Magazine. The World Jewish Congress and the Jewish on Campus are partnering to fight antisemitism on college campuses, a press release announced Tuesday, aiming to widen the reach of the
San Diego School District Commits to ‘Fighting Antisemitism,’ Citing Rise in Hate Crimes
A makeshift memorial was placed by a light pole a block away from a shooting incident where one person was killed at the Congregation Chabad synagogue in Poway, north of San Diego, California, U.S. April 27, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/John Gastaldo The San Diego
Prodigy Education kickstarts its 2nd Annual National Tournament for students in India
Bengaluru (Karnataka) , October 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): Prodigy Education, one of the fastest growing ed-tech startups aimed at making Math learning fun and effective through games, has launched its 2nd Annual National Tournament titled 'Round the world with Ed' in
Turkey Joins EU Educational, Research Programs Through 2027
The Commission and Turkey signed three agreements granting association status to EU programs for the period 2021-2027, the European Union said on Wednesday MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 27th October, 2021) The Commission and Turkey signed
Luxembourg leader’s university thesis was ‘mostly plagiarised’
Prime minister Xavier Bettel admits postgraduate dissertation ‘should have been done differently’ Luxembourg’s prime minister, Xavier Bettel, has admitted his university thesis “should have been done differently” after a media investigation concluded that only
Young women boycott UK nightclubs over ‘spiking’ concerns
LONDON (AP) — Young women across the U.K. are boycotting nightclubs and pubs Wednesday as university towns and cities join in a national “girls night in” protest after increasing reports of drink spiking and students being drugged by needle injections. The
Africa’s first continent-wide survey of climate change literacy finds education is key
Nicholas P. Simpson Postdoctoral Research Fellow, African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town Christopher Trisos Senior Research Fellow, University of Cape Town Matthias Krönke PhD student in the Department
News from the world of Education: October 27, 2021
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Vietnam starts vaccinating kids in effort to reopen schools
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam on Wednesday started to vaccinate children as part of an effort to reopen schools after more than half a year of closures due to COVID-19. About 1,500 teenagers between 16 and 17 years old in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam
Jewish civil rights group calls out Massachusetts university after violent rally
A Jewish civil rights organization is calling out the University of Massachusetts, Boston for its inaction on an investigation into a campus organization for hosting a pro-Palestine rally that turned violent. ...
Job Loss, Kids Denied Sports, Education Disrupted: Lawyers Share Impact of Vaccine Mandates on Clients
Health-care professionals losing their jobs, students denied access to education, and kids seeing their hockey dreams dashed—these are some of
Extended Studies at University Of Nevada, Reno adds Cannabis Education Certificates
Capital Press | 2021-10-26, 20:40
RENO, Nev., Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --�Extended Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno has partnered with Green Flower to offer four first-of-their-kind noncredit certificates in cannabis education in the state. Each certificate program includes three,
Cyclist fends off 500lb bear after getting bitten in Alaska
Man said he yelled at and kicked the animal as it charged him along a riverbed before it retreated A cyclist confronted and bitten by a 500lb bear while out riding in Alaska told authorities he yelled at and kicked the animal as it ran after him, along a
Kashmir students face terror law for cheering Pakistan win
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir are investigating students and staff at two medical colleges under a harsh anti-terror law for celebrating India’s loss to archrival Pakistan in a T20 World Cup cricket game, officials said
UAE: Covid-hit Filipino expats may still get Dh2,100 aid for education
Thousands of Filipinos stand to benefit from the scholarship programme once the additional fund is released Around 25,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from across the globe have received one-time cash assistance of Php30,000 (Dh2,100) for their children in
Young Kids Should Get the Covid Vaccine. Here’s why.
Young children should get the Covid-19 vaccine. Here’s why. ...
JAIN Online co-hosts Techspectations EDUCATE Summit 2021
Bengaluru (Karnataka) , October 26 (ANI/PRNewswire): JAIN Online, the e-learning arm of JAIN (Deemed-to-be-University), today successfully co-hosted Techspectations EDUCATE 2021. The full-day summit enabled the platform to discuss the emerging possibilities
Alan Tudge is dead wrong. Anzac should be contested – as it always has been ...
He has been banging on with these dreary, condescending, cliched cultural themes, each instalment a little more ridiculous Ever since the warmonger Billy Hughes urged Australian men to go and “fight for White Australia in France” during the first world war,
100 teens get lifetime support to foster global service work
NEW YORK (AP) — Christian Maboko wants to change the world. Starting Monday, the 18-year-old from Burundi, who lives in a Kenyan refugee camp and has co-founded a nonprofit to help address poverty there, will get a lifetime of help with his work from a new
Robert Kaufman: The mob that canceled Junipero Serra will soon devour everyone
Pepperdine University Professor Robert Kaufman defended Junipero Serra after Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti scrubbed the saint's name from a local park. ...
Dialog launches digital education credentials service with Covergence.Tech
Sri Lankan operator Dialog Enterprise has introduced Convergence Tech Identity (CTI), a
Podar Inclusive Education Cell conducts mental health awareness webinar to adopt a 'Kaizen' lifestyle amongst employees
Mumbai (Maharashtra) , October 25 (ANI/Hunk Golden and Media): Podar Inclusive Education Cell (IEC) has taken an initiative to spread mental health awareness amongst its employees. The department conducted a mental health awareness webinar touching upon this
Explosion at Chinese university laboratory kills 2
BEIJING (AP) — Two people were killed and at least nine others were injured in a laboratory explosion at a university in eastern China, state media said
ATAR Concessions Not the Answer to Help Students: Study
As students in Australia’s two biggest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, return to school, a new study is arguing that ATAR concessions and large
Keir Starmer calls for schools to be protected from anti-vaccine protests
Labour leader says councils should be allowed to use exclusion orders, in remarks echoed by Priti Patel Councils should be allowed to use exclusion orders to stop anti-vaccine activists from protesting outside schools, Keir Starmer has said. The Labour leader
Education notebook
Tulsa World | 2021-10-25, 07:23
During Tulsa Public Schools’ Oct. 18 board of education meeting, Superintendent Deborah Gist said the district is working with Catholic Charities to provide enrollment assistance for Afghan refugee children who have relocated to Tulsa. ...
Education is ‘critical to the alliance’
Torrens University President and CEO Linda Brown says she thinks education is
A-level textbook withdrawn over ‘inappropriate’ Native American question
USA 1865-1975: the Making of a Superpower asked whether treatment of Native Americans had been exaggerated An A-level textbook has been withdrawn after a youth worker raised the alarm about an “inappropriate” question asking whether the treatment of Native
News from the world of Education: October 23, 2021
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Pawhuska educator gets Dreamstarter grant to fund dance classes
Tulsa World | 2021-10-24, 07:23
A grant is making it possible for Pawhuska third grade students to learn ballet during gym class. ...
UK plans 8 billion pounds of extra health and education spending
British finance minister Rishi Sunak plans a 5 billion pound ($6.9 billion) programme to fundhealth research and 3 billion pounds of extra funding for further education in next week's budget, finance ministryofficials said late on Saturday. The announcements,
China passes education law that seeks to cut ‘twin pressures’
China has passed an education law that seeks to cut the “twin pressures” of homework and off-site tutoring in core subjects, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday. Beijing has exercised a more assertive paternal hand this year, from tacking the
Covid outbreaks have shut more than 320 schools across NSW and Victoria in past three weeks
With the majority of students due to return to classrooms full-time, outbreaks raise concerns that schools are unprepared Vaccine rollout tracker ; Cases and data tracker Get our free news app ; get our morning email briefing More than 300 schools across New
Disruptions to schooling fall hardest on vulnerable students
Many families don’t know where to turn for information or sometimes can’t be reached. Experts say districts need to consider these disproportionate burdens. ...
‘Rugby was a lifeline’: Bipoc group seeks to establish game in US Black colleges
As the USA play the All Blacks in Washington, a nonprofit named in part for the league great Clive Sullivan aims to install the oval ball at Howard, Morgan State, Bowie State and UDC When the USA and New Zealand kick-off on Saturday at FedEx Field, home of the
Watch now: International student enrollment is on the rise at EIU. Here's why.
Journal Gazette | 2021-10-22, 21:44
This semester EIU has 399 undergraduate and graduate students from other countries. Over 230 of those students enrolled this fall, said university president David Glassman at his State of the University address earlier this month. ...
Massachusetts State Senate Passes Bill Requiring Education About Genocide, Amid ‘Misuse’ of Holocaust Language
Photo: Wikimedia Commons Massachusetts State Senate passed a bill Thursday requiring students in grades 6-12 to learn about the history of genocide and the Holocaust, drawing praise from Jewish groups and lawmakers. Motivated by fears that students knew little
