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Education

Mauritius: Four Hundred and Fifty Trainee Primary Educators to Undergo an Intensive Two-Year Training Course

06 March at 12:20 PM, via AllAfrica

[Government of Mauritius] Four hundred and fifty Trainee Primary Educators will undergo an intensive two-year training course at the Mauritius Institute of Education and will eventually be placed in their respective schools. In this context, an induction ceremony was held, today, at the Paul Octave Wiéhé Auditorium in Réduit, with the aim to apprise them of their duties and the requisite...

Nigeria: Benue Seals Hospitals, Schools Over Tax Evasion

06 March at 11:36 AM, via AllAfrica

[Daily Trust] The Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) on Monday sealed up business enterprises including schools, hotels and hospitals over tax evasion and non-filing of annual tax returns.

Sudan: Schools in Limbo – How Children Cope in War-Torn Sudan

06 March at 10:47 AM, via AllAfrica

[Ayin English] After losing all hope for her five children to resume their educational journey, Hafsa Hassan, who was displaced from the city of Omdurman, has decided to seek refuge in a neighbouring country with her children so they could continue their studies.

UK science minister apologises and pays damages after academic’s libel action

05 March at 22:07 PM, via The Guardian

Michelle Donelan had accused two members of Research England’s advisory group of ‘sharing extremist views’ in letter to UKRI

Michelle Donelan, the science minister, has apologised and paid damages after accusing two academics of “sharing extremist views” and one of them of supporting Hamas.

In a statement posted on X, the secretary of state for science, innovation and technology said she had...

Government undermined financial education for children in England, Martin Lewis says

05 March at 19:30 PM, via The Guardian

Campaign to add financial topics to national curriculum in 2014 ‘counterproductive’ says founder of Money Saving Expert

Martin Lewis, the financial advice expert, accused the government of undermining his efforts to ensure children in England are taught about mortgages and credit cards, saying schools are suffering from a “poverty” of financial education.

Addressing the education select...

Africa: Nobel Laureate Professor Abhijit Banerjee Delivers Open Lecture

05 March at 16:22 PM, via AllAfrica

[UCT] The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) invite students and staff to attend an open lecture with Nobel Laureate Professor Abhijit Banerjee.

World Book Day: cost of living pushes schools to ditch dress-up plans

05 March at 14:22 PM, via The Guardian

Some schools report that the annual call for children to wear book-themed costumes has been dropped to avoid further stretching family budgets

Some schools have scrapped costumes for World Book Day on Thursday, citing the cost of living crisis.

While in the past many schools asked children to dress up as their favourite book character for the event, in recent years some schools have adopted...

‘He hates failing’: mother describes lack of help for autistic son

05 March at 14:21 PM, via The Guardian

Kirsti Hadley’s son, 12, had been looking forward to a new school but became burnt out and anxious

Autistic pupils in England denied right to education as absenteeism surges, says charity

Kirsti Hadley is still reeling from how quickly her autistic son’s education has crumbled and how she cannot access help to get him back on track.

Since November 2022, 12-year-old Sonny has only managed to...

Autistic pupils in England denied right to education as absenteeism surges, says charity

05 March at 14:15 PM, via The Guardian

Research shows 166% rise of pupils missing one-tenth or more of school term

‘He hates failing’: mother describes lack of help for autistic son

Autistic pupils are being denied their basic right to education, a leading charity has warned, as figures reveal the number persistently off school has increased by 166% in four years.

The research shows that more than a quarter of autistic children in...

Indiana teachers say website for parents’ complaints ‘creating a bogeyman’

05 March at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

Educators shared their concerns with the Guardian about a deepening culture-war agenda fought over race and gender

An alliance of Indiana teacher unions has called for the removal of a website encouraging parents to report teaching material they perceive as indoctrination, saying it is dividing parents and teachers.

The state attorney general Todd Rokita launched the Eyes on Education portal...

Library cuts and teachers quitting: Texas’s takeover of Houston schools

05 March at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

Staff call for the state-appointed superintendent to be removed amid an implementation of a rigid curriculum as over 600 teachers resign

Teachers and other staff in the Houston Independent school district (HISD), which serves the fourth most populous city in the US, are calling for the state-appointed superintendent of the district to be removed amid a surge in resignations of employees, cuts...

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