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Executive Education Program Market To Reach At US$ 109.6 Bn, In 2031| Report By FMI

Scoop | 2022-05-15, 07:52

The global executive education program market is expected to surpass a valuation of US$ 37.8 Bn exhibiting year on year growth at 11.2% CAGR through 2021 & beyond. The use of coaching to increase ... ...

Student Debt Is Crushing. Canceling It Is Still Bad Policy.

New York Times | 2022-05-14, 16:26

Canceling student debt won’t fix what’s wrong with higher education. ...

Sunstone bags Edtech Company of the Year Award at ASSOCHAMs 15th International Education Leadership and ...

Beijing News | 2022-05-14, 10:13

New Delhi , May 14 (ANI/NewsVoir):The Summit deliberated upon the broad theme 'Driving Innovation and Inspiring Minds through Industry-Academia Alliance' and awarded promising leaders in the education sector. Piyush Nangru inaugurated the Summit with renowned

New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern tests positive for COVID

Wtop | 2022-05-14, 04:52

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has tested positive for COVID-19 but said she still plans to travel to the U.S. later this month for a trade trip and to give the commencement speech at Harvard University. Ardern on

Cyprus, China sign MoU on higher education

Xinhua | 2022-05-13, 23:15

NICOSIA, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in higher education and scientific research, Cyprus' education ministry and the Chinese Embassy said in separate statements on Friday. The MoU, which will

World Bank to support Education Recovery Strategy in Brazil [EN/PT]

Reliefweb | 2022-05-13, 22:24

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2022 – The World Bank Board of Directors approved today the US$250 million Recovering Learning Losses From COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil project. The program will support the Brazilian strategy to promote learning recovery and address

Canada Supreme Court rules extreme intoxication a criminal defense

Jurist | 2022-05-13, 20:56

The Supreme Court of Canada Friday ruled that extreme intoxication is a valid defense to criminal charges like murder and rape, overturning section 33.1 of the Criminal Code. The court upheld a lower court’s ruling in R. v. Brown which also found the

Educator’s firing over ‘I Need a New Butt’ book upheld by Mississippi school board

The Tribune San Luis Obispo | 2022-05-13, 20:11

Members of a Mississippi school board voted to uphold the firing of an assistant principal over a “problematic” and “inappropriate” children’s book read to students earlier this year. Toby Price, ...

Nearing a Grim Milestone: One Million U.S. Covid Deaths

New York Times | 2022-05-13, 16:59

Readers ponder an impending horrible milestone. Also: Grief in our times; college debt; policies and public opinion; students’ letters. ...

Doing the Math in the Alberta UCP Leadership Review

The Epoch Times | 2022-05-13, 16:18

Commentary The ballots in the United Conservative Party’s leadership review are probably being counted right now

FM Szijj�rt�: Education in Mother Tongue Must Be Guaranteed to all Hungarians in Carpathian Basin

Hungary Today | 2022-05-13, 15:28

The government aims to ensure that every Hungarian child in the Carpathian Basin should have access to kindergarten care or school education in the mother tongue, Foreign Minister P�ter Szijj�rt� said in Satu Mare (M�r�falva) in Transylvania on Friday.

Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies 2022-2025 strategy

Reliefweb | 2022-05-13, 10:49

Geneva, 12 May 2022 – Tackling the increasingly complex and connected obstacles to education facing children and young people in crisis calls for broader coalitions, joined-up thinking and crosssector solutions. Geneva must do more to take on these

Nigeria: Student accused of blasphemy is burnt to death

The Hill | 2022-05-13, 08:33

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A student was beaten and burnt to death Thursday by fellow students in northwestern Nigeria after she was accused of making a blasphemous social media post, witnesses and police said. Deborah Samuel was killed in the Shehu Shagari College

Alan Tudge responds to questions about ‘toxic gender ideology’ in WeChat interview

The Guardian | 2022-05-13, 05:51

Former education minister does not address gender issues directly but says to ‘think carefully who you will vote for’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Read our latest election briefing and listen to today’s campaign catchup podcast

Education Is Important, ‘But the Money Does Not Seem to Add Up,' Says UNESCO

NBC Bay Area | 2022-05-13, 04:48

The amount spent on financing education doesn't match the view that education is important, said Priyadarshani Joshi, a research officer on UNESCO's Global Education Monitoring Report team.Nobody would argue that education isn't important, "but the money does

Cuba hotel explosion badly damaged major Baptist church

Wtop | 2022-05-12, 17:58

HAVANA (AP) — Alejandro Clemente González was talking with an electrician while preparing for weekend services at Cuba’s most important Baptist church when an enormous explosion shook the building and shattered the 19th century dome towering far above

World Bank to provide educational grant for Kyrgyzstan

no EC Marietta Daily Journal | 2022-05-12, 13:33

May 12—BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 12. The World Bank will provide a grant to improve the education system in Kyrgyzstan, Trend reports citing the Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in the US and Canada. During the meeting of Kyrgyz delegation, led by Minister ...

Surge in NSW flu cases sparks concern over hospital capacity with Covid numbers high

The Guardian | 2022-05-12, 10:35

State’s chief health officer, Dr Kerry Chant, urges people to get flu vaccinations as 2,000 cases reported in last week Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app ; get our morning email briefing Surging cases of the flu

Mississippi school district upholds teacher’s firing for reading I Need a New Butt! to kids

The Guardian | 2022-05-12, 07:16

Toby Price, an assistant principal who plans to pursue an appeal with the chancery courts of Mississippi, was fired in March The firing of a Mississippi assistant principal for reading pupils a humorous children’s book, I Need A New Butt! , has been upheld by

Morrison stance on minimum wages branded ‘hypocrisy’ as student loans remain indexed at inflation rate

The Guardian | 2022-05-12, 05:28

Students’ union says cost-of-living pressures and fee hikes are taking a toll even as Hecs debt climbs faster than rates of pay Election 2022 seat explorer ; Pork-o-meter election promises tracker Guardian Australia’s full federal election coverage Get our

US finds 500 Native American boarding school deaths

The Mercury News | 2022-05-12, 02:42

By Felicia Fonseca | Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at

White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) Successfully Holds Virtual Events to ...

Windermere Sun | 2022-05-11, 22:04

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Creeping COVID-19 cases result in few schools mask mandates

Wtop | 2022-05-11, 21:30

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — U.S. COVID-19 cases are up, leading a smattering of school districts, particularly in the Northeast, to bring back mask mandates and recommendations for the first time since the omicron winter surge ended and as the country approaches 1

Regional Bureau for West & Central Africa Education Newsletter, March 2022

Reliefweb | 2022-05-11, 18:49

Higher education has many advantages for refugees, both in terms of personal development, socio-professional integration,and self-reliance, and in terms of their contribution to the society of their country of

Regional Bureau for West & Central Africa Education Newsletter, April 2022

Reliefweb | 2022-05-11, 17:18

The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP), which takes place annually on April 6th, presents an opportunity to recognize the positive role sport and physical activity play in communities and in people’s lives

UNICEF official calls for improving girls' access to education in north Nigeria

China.dot.org | 2022-05-11, 16:41

LAGOS, May 11 (Xinhua) -- An official of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) called on Wednesday for improving girls' access to education in northern Nigeria, where there are a large number of

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