Basic education

From survival to prosperity | University of Venus
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit our campuses in March 2020, many of us were suddenly made aware of the extent of the insecurity of our students’ basic needs. This was also true for teachers and staff in our K-12 systems. Food insecurity, housing insecurity and homelessness are among the greatest challenges facing our country, and …

Education workers and students urged to join pediatric vaccination campaign
Parents wait for their children after attending the first day of face-to-face classes at Ricardo P. Cruz Sr. Elementary School in Taguig City on Dec. 6, 2021. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File MANILA – The Ministry of Education (DepEd) on Monday urged staff and learners to continue participating in the government’s vaccination campaign against COVID-19 as …

January 23: People in motion | Business
Rodney Brutton Rodney Brutton has been named president of the Orleans Technical College campus in northeast Philadelphia. He has over 20 years of experience overseeing post-secondary education, as well as vocational and technical education. Most recently, Brutton was head of the New Community Career and Technical Institute in Newark, New Jersey. He has extensive knowledge …

Colleges can spend $198 million in new relief funding for basic needs
Digital therapy and open educational resources are among the examples included in U.S. Department of Education guidance released Thursday showing how institutions can use federal higher education relief money to meet basic student needs. The guidance was part of the agency’s announcement that higher education institutions can apply for an additional $198 million in US …

AfriForum approaches court to challenge DBE’s decision not to publish matrix results
AfriForum lawyer Willie Spies and basic education spokesperson Elijah Mhlanga comment on the legal action over the release of the matrix results. Advocacy group AfriForum opposes Department for Basic Education’s decision not to release matrix results Last week, the department announced that matrix results would no longer be published in the media citing the POPI …

‘You shouldn’t take anything for granted’: Family loses three to COVID in nine months | Local News
Mattie Fish (second from right) is seen with her three youngest grandchildren, Raley (from left), Rollin and Sammie Fish, at their home in Sand Springs. Over the past year, Mattie has buried her husband and two only sons, leaving her alone with her five grandchildren. Mattie Fish shows off a keepsake ornament of her son, …

Hannibal HiSET Student Says Dreams Come True | News
HANNIBAL — Last week, Brittany Gray was on her way to a job interview, and this opportunity is something she’s spent more than 10 years of her life fighting for. Gray had been in and out of the school system since middle school — back and forth between public school and homeschooling. She dropped out …

Schools in interior South Africa reopen as parents complain of lack of places
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – JUNE 01: Desks and chairs ready for grade 12 students seen at Horskool Jan van Riebeeck, an Afrikaans high school on June 1, 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa. Schools in the Western Cape have opened their doors to grade 7 and 12 students for the first time since the …

Angie Motshekga to embark on ECD roadshow in Mpumalanga
The Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, will embark this morning on a roadshow in Mpumalanga to involve communities in the second chance matrix support program and early childhood development. The roadshow will take place at Mafa Max Motloung High School in Shabangu Street, Botleng, Delmas. The Basic Education Ministry said the purpose of the …

Omicron-induced COVID-19 surge causes outage of basic functions and services in United States
Kansas ambulances speed up to hospitals and then suddenly change direction as the hospitals are full. Employee shortages in New York are causing delays in garbage and subway services and lowering the ranks of firefighters and rescue workers. Airport officials have closed security checkpoints at Phoenix’s largest terminal, and schools across the country are struggling …

New York schools failed to provide adequate access to distance learning: lawsuit
When the coronavirus pandemic forced schools to move away in March 2020, Queens mother Marie struggled to help her seventh grader access classes using her phone or computer . Because her daughter was so late, she was mandated to attend virtual summer school. Despite getting an internet-enabled iPad for summer school, the seventh-grader was unable …
Colorado bill would improve services for students with disabilities
Sam Jarris spent years moving from college to college before graduating. As a student with autism, he often found that professors and administrators were either indifferent or hostile to what he needed to be successful. Jarris, 31, remembers asking a teacher to change a word problem he was having trouble understanding due to his disability. …

Is the government intruding on our personal lives by determining the age of marriage?
On December 20, 2021, a very crucial bill known as “Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021Was introduced at Lok Sabha by Ms. Smriti Irani, Union Minister for the Development of Women and Children, to raise the age of marriage for girls from 18 to 21. The âDeclarations of objects and reasonsâ section of the …

[OPINION] On history, lost time and ‘Nadine Luster’
A few days ago, a certain Twitter user, allegedly Nadine Luster, tweeted that although she had learned a lot in school, she thought six years of “repeated history” was a “waste of time”. She further tweeted that it was about the characteristic of having the same topic for six years and that the only thing …
Washington School District Suits State for Construction Funding | Washington News
CATHLAMET, Washington (AP) – Ten years ago, the Washington Supreme Court ruled in the landmark McCleary case that the state was failing to meet its constitutional obligation to fund basic education for all students, but it did not change the funding system. for the construction and improvement of buildings. Now, a lawyer in the McCleary …

Rotarian El Centro to participate in Rose Parade »Holtville Tribune
EL CENTRO – Laura Dubbe, superintendent of the McCabe Union Elementary School District in rural El Centro, will ride the Rotary International float during the 133rd Rose Parade on Saturday January 1, thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Rotary Club of El Centro, according to to a press release. Dubbe will be one of …

Mass hunger over climate blah blah blah: the 7 biggest challenges children face in 2022 – world
Online: Claire Leigh, Director of Global Policy, Advocacy and Research, Save the Children UK. People around the world are hoping that the bells ringing in 2022 will herald the start of a better era after two years of a global pandemic that has decimated economies, strained health systems to their limits and increasingly shaping politics. …

Flood wins state’s highest civilian honor – The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald
By Greg Childress NC policy monitoring At 90, Dr. Dudley Flood, an educational pioneer who helped North Carolina public schools integrate, easily remembers attending an all-black high school. That was over 75 years ago in Little Winton, a town of less than 800 people in Hertford County. Dr Dudley Flood âThere was a microscope in …

5 differences between the Ethiopian and American education systems – Ezega Blogs
Literacy level in the United States is estimated to be 100%, with at least all American citizens having attended elementary school. Most Americans have a high school education and a significant number of post-secondary education. According to UNESCO, Ethiopia’s literacy level currently stands at 51.77 percent. This is the number of people aged 15 and …

Ghana: Dr Danso wins 15 awards at UCC graduation ceremony
A graduate student from the University of Cape Coast got all the attention when he won 15 of the 21 awards at the 54th graduation ceremony this weekend. Edward Akosah Danso, who was trained in the Faculty of Medical Sciences as a physician, now holds the record for the first student to win such awards …

Ondo pays 715 million naira and accesses UBEC fund of 1.430 billion naira
Posted 20 December 2021 Ondo State provided its counterpart fund of 715 million Naira to receive the intervention fund of the Universal Basic Education Commission of 1.430 billion Naira. The permanent secretary of the State Council for Universal Basic Education, Mr. Dele Akinagbe, revealed this Friday in Akure, the state capital. Akinagbe said the board …
Marsh Highlights 2021 Achievements at House
By ZOÃ HAGGARD – [email protected] The year lasts less than a month before reaching 2022. And between what local leaders say, there is a lot to look forward to for the year ahead. State Representative and Acting Speaker Pat Marsh remained positive about local city and county projects. Recently, the Petersburg native said he had …

Launch your IT career in the Air Force
A significant number of the Air Force’s more than 100 jobs focus on cyber or IT. âWe have a variety of cyberspecialties in the Air Force,â Leslie Brown, chief of public affairs for the Air Force Recruiting Service, said in an email to ZDNet. âEnlisted candidates will be able to choose from many careers such …

OYOSUBEB wins merit award as agency of the year
The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board has been named Outstanding Oyo Agency of the Year 2021 by Silverstones Communication, the organizers of the Miss Oyo Beauty contest. According to the organizers, the award recognizes “the agency’s immense contribution to the infrastructure of the education sector in Oyo State” for the year 2021. The award …

Other Papers Say: Make Double Credit Courses Free
The following editorial originally appeared in the Seattle Times: High school students who enroll in courses that also give them college credit are more likely to graduate and successfully complete college courses. Classes save students time and money, when they are able to participate. State lawmakers should remove costs that create financial barriers for low-income …

Defeat the anti-mother tongue bill
With the manifest ineffectiveness of mother tongue-based multilingual education (MTB-MLE) in relation to bilingual education policy (PEB) as shown by the contrasting experiences of private and public schools (âThe experience private schools proves the madness of DepEd’s mother tongue policy â, Letters, 05/11/21), Bill 6405, which called for the repeal of the policy, offered hope …

The Influence of a Soothing Therapy Dog at Pulaski Elementary School | Education
PULASKI – Whether emotional outbursts in school-aged children are on the increase or not, one thing is for sure. Children love dogs, especially dogs trained to be friendly and calming. And for those who might doubt it, just ask Regan Roach, school resource manager for Lura M. Sharp Elementary, owner of River, a trained therapy …

The richest 1% have taken 38% of the world’s new wealth since 1995. The bottom half got only 2%
In the nearly three decades since 1995, members of the world’s 1% have captured 38% of all new wealth while the poorest half of humanity has only benefited from 2%, a finding that highlights shed light on the deep and growing gap between the very rich and everyone else. other. âIf there is one lesson …

Nevada high court asked to restart school funding lawsuit :: WRAL.com
By KEN RITTER, Associated Press LAS VEGAS – An offer by an advocacy group to push decisions on Nevada education policy out of the legislature and the courts drew pointed questions Monday from the state Supreme Court. The judges were asked to overturn a trial judge’s finding that debate belongs to the Senate and the …

Robb Leandro: Stop wasting time. Start repairing NC schools.
OPINION AND COMMENT Editorials and other Opinion content provide perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent of the work of our newsroom journalists. At a prayer vigil on October 18, 2021 in Raleigh, Jovonia Lewis places a candle poster of the year 2013 alongside others marking Leandro’s decades-long school funding lawsuit. The …

Here’s how they tell me the end of the world: Ines Lee and Eileen Tipoe win the 2021 Bracken Bower Award
Today, the European Commission announced the winners of the 2021 edition of the REGIOSTARS Awards which recognize the best cohesion policy projects across the EU. This year’s REGIOSTARS competition received a record 214 entries and 14,156 people voted in the public choice category. Cohesion and Reform Commissioner, Elisa Ferreira, commented : “My warm congratulations to …

With increasing cases, some NH schools are considering reverting to distance learning
A micro-school class from Prenda. Cases of COVID-19 infections in New Hampshire schools continue to rise, and some schools are now considering a return to distance learning to weather the winter wave. State epidemiologist Dr Benjamin Chan held a conference call on Wednesday to brief school leaders on the state of the pandemic. According to …

Basic education ‘ready’ for the new school year
The department informed the parliamentary committee on basic education about school readiness for 2022. Deputy CEO Simone Geyer told the committee that while surveillance teams continue to visit various schools to check Covid-19 protocols, the department is ready for 2022. Geyer says all primary schools will open at full capacity. âPrimary schools operating at full …

Impact of investment in education on learning
Compared to other countries, especially those in the region, Pakistan sort of ranks at the bottom of the list in terms of educational indicators such as expected years of schooling, average years of schooling and inequality in education. education. The incumbent federal government is obviously fully aware of the national education crisis, as more than …

Meet the woman whose organization works for the uplifting of nomadic and denotified tribes in Maharashtra
Deepa Pawar founded Anubhuti Charitable Trust in 2015 when she realized she wanted to work for the betterment of nomadic and denotified tribes within the marginalized section. Originally from the Lohar tribe of Rajasthan, Deepa’s family and a few other families migrated to Maharashtra in the late 1980s. His tribe still faces several social barriers …

Gombe official sounds the alarm on child labor on farmland
Chima Azubuike, Gombe Posted 25 November 2021 Gombe State Department of Women and Social Development Director of Child Protection Joseph Markus lamented the increase in the number of underage girls for cheap labor on farming lands. Markus made the revelation in his speech Tuesday at a media roundtable hosted by Save the Children International to …

Bolsonaro manipulates history by rewriting textbooks
23.Nov 23 November 2021 On November 21, more than 2 million university students attended the first day of the Enem, the national examination of the Brazilian high school. However, those 2 million represented only 74% of students enrolled – the lowest number in over 15 years, mainly due to educational inequalities exacerbated by the pandemic. …

Competition to improve the mastery of Kinyarwanda among young people | New times
Various partners in the education sector are currently organizing a first national Kinyarwanda reading competition for students, aiming, among other things, to promote reading and writing for local language content, as well as to identify authoring talents. among young people. Organized by the Federation of Writers of Rwanda (RWF) in collaboration with the Ministry of …

Pan African Students Union and partners present petition to parliament regarding basic public education
The Pan African Students Union along with a coalition of local and international civil society organizations and development partners interested in education petitioned Parliament on the need to increase investment in education from public base to improve quality. The petition submitted on November 17 to the Special Parliamentary Committee on Education is part of a …

CSM celebrates 24 graduates for returning to school and graduating from high school in early fall 2021 | thebaynet.com | TheBayNet.com
LA PLATA, Maryland – On November 10, faculty and staff at the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) were joined by friends and family of 24 adult education graduates to celebrate returning to school and earning their Maryland high school diplomas. The opening festivities took place in person on the La Plata campus. The MSC Adult …

Evergreen School Board approves levy proposal for February 2022 poll – ClarkCountyToday.com
Alternative education programs and operating tax that will not increase the current overall tax rate of the local school district At Tuesday’s board meeting, the Evergreen Public Schools Board of Trustees approved a resolution on replacement levies for the February 8, 2022 election ballot. district will be asked to vote on alternative education programs and …

SAHRC worries about rotating school hours – SABC News
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has expressed concern that many primary schools in South Africa are still planning to have rotating schedules next year. The arrangement means that the children will go to school every two days or every two weeks. This, despite the fact that the Department of Basic Education has said …
Burmese teacher turned activist killed amid junta-led violence in Sagaing region – Radio Free Asia
When May Hnin Aye, a middle school teacher and mother of a one-year-old son, joined a protest movement against the junta that took control of Myanmar last February, she lost her job and source of income and was forced to flee her home. in Homalin, a town in the turbulent Sagaing region with several military …

America’s Mathematical Wars | The Economist
November 6, 2021 WASHINGTON DC AAMERICA A a math problem. Its students have been poorly ranked on international mathematics exams for decades. In 2018, 15-year-old Americans ranked 25th in the OECD, a club of predominantly rich countries. American adults ranked fourth behind in numeracy compared to other wealthy countries. Up to 30% of American adults …

Pit latrines and lack of access to drinking water at school …
The South African government has declared the first Saturday in November National Children’s Day. It is important to draw attention to the challenges our children face, especially considering article 28 of the Bill of Rights of our Constitution which states that âevery child has the right to basic nutrition, to housing, health care and social …

Novus Holdings supports Silver Sands Primary School
According to Novus Holdings, Silver Sands Primary learners come from communities that do not have access to a library, and access to libraries has been shown to improve learners’ performance and increase their chances of success. Carrie Nixon, Head of Corporate Communications for Novus Holdings, was in attendance at the virtual handover and said this …

Annoh-Dompreh secures educational material for voters
General information for Sunday, October 31, 2021 Source: peacefmonline.com 2021-10-31 Frank Annoh Dompreh inspecting some of the books Chief Majority Whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam / Adoagyiri in the Eastern Region, Frank Annoh Dompreh has secured 70,000 stationery books, 20 laptops and 20 desktops to improve teaching and learning in his constituency. The …

A worrying 59% reduction in the early childhood budget
SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, sounded the alarm on Friday over the reduction in the budget of the Council for Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) and its consequences for young learners and their long-term development. For fiscal year 2022, the Council of ECCD, an agency …

Investment in education can fuel Caribbean growth
Posted on October 29, 2021 Posted on October 29, 2021 Lilia Burunciuc By Lilia Burunciuc Education is a solid pillar for qualitative growth and improvement of human capital. In the Caribbean, home to 11 million young people aged 15 to 29, investing in education isn’t just good for young people, it’s good for nations. It …

Kwara on mission to reclaim the glory of education, says AbdulRazaq
Hammed Shittu in Ilorin Kwara State Governor Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said yesterday his administration was on a mission to reclaim the state’s glory, especially in the education sector where the government has been hailed for its supportive policies on merit in the recruitment of teachers and its heavy investments in school infrastructure. . Apparently, in …

Faced with ubiquitous mold, mice and pests, students enter second week of Howard University sit-ins demanding better housing and administrator seats
Get essential education information and commentary delivered straight to your inbox. register here for the daily 74’s newsletter. Hundreds of Howard University students have entered their second week occupying a student center, protesting the dormitory conditions at the nation’s famous historically black university. The sit-in began after returning students reported mold, cockroaches, flooding, collapsed ceilings, …

More students to study on an empty stomach – Report
By Ismail Musa Ladu The government should be prepared to support or even feed the students, the majority of whom will go hungry when schools reopen, new research has revealed. A study titled; Prospecting for school feeding and nutrition as part of universal primary education (UPE) in Uganda indicates that many households in rural areas, …

Opinion / Comment: Virginia Has The Capacity To Repair Crumbling Schools | Chroniclers
Virginia has numerous safeguards in place to ensure that students in different subgroups have equitable access to meals, special programs, and governor’s schools, and even performance and growth as measured by the standards of learning of the state. For example, the Commonwealth has made modest progress in ensuring that the poorest students have more educational …

Government teachers denounce duty in “paath”, garbage collection | Lucknow News
Lucknow: Teacher associations have denounced the involvement of government teachers in work other than teaching. Resentment arose after Kasganj’s teachers engaged in organizing the Valmiki Ramayan âpaathâ in Sankat Mochan Dham on the occasion of Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti. In Firozabad, teachers were asked to collect plastic waste and drop it off in the Nyaya Panchayat …

Kwara SUBEB hosts a debate for public school students
The Kwara State Council for Universal Basic Education (SUBEB) on Thursday launched a public debate competition for students in the state’s junior high schools. The debate started with three schools selected in the local government area of ââIlorin East, tge state. Arafat Mukaila led the representatives of the Sango-Okesuna secondary school, Pake Ilorin; Fatimo Badiru …

South Africa: education strengthens inmate rehabilitation
The Department of Corrections says education remains a key component of inmate rehabilitation in institutions. This as 211 inmates prepare to take this year’s Senior National Certificate or the final grade 12 exams. âAccess to education remains the mainstay of rehabilitation and formal education ensures that offenders remain focused on their situation as they strive …

Learning Management Systems (LMS) Market Expected to Reach $ 44.35 Billion by 2027
Reports and data Learning Management Systems Market Size – $ 10.81 Billion in 2019, 20.3% CAGR, Proliferation of LA and ML in eLearning industry to propel LMS market NEW YORK, NY, USA, October 19, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ – The growing adoption of digital learning solutions, increasing enterprise mobility and BYOD, as well as government regulations and …

Heroic Nigerian children win 2021 Dufil scholarship
Oluchi ChibuzorIn recognition of their heroic exploits, Dufil Prima Foods Plc, awarded three other Nigerian children who became the winners of their Indomie Independence Day Awards 2021 (IIDA), with a multi-million dollar scholarship. This, the company said, was a continuation of its famous corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative for children. During this year’s award ceremony, …

World Teachers’ Day 2021 celebrated in Kenya – India Education | Latest Education News | Global educational news
World Teachers’ Day 2021, under the theme Teachers at the Heart of Education Recovery, was celebrated in color in Nairobi, Kenya on October 5, 2021. The event took place at two separate locations – l ‘Kenyatta University and the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD). UNESCO worked with the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO and …

UBEC: Why Hamid Bobboyi was reappointed, by Abubakar Yusuf
UBEC Normalcy returned to the headquarters of the Commission for Universal Basic Education of UBEC on August 23, 2021, after the announcement by the presidency on Friday August 20, 2021 of the renewal of the outgoing leadership under Dr. Hamid Bobboyi whose the term of office expired a few weeks, and subsequently stepped down as …

Tanzania: Nyerere’s legacy lives on
TANZANIA turns 22 today, since the departure of the father of the nation, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere, but his vision, ideas and dreams continue to materialize. After his tenure that ended in 1985 as first-phase president, successive governments have continued to make his wishes and ideas come true by implementing several programs, projects and policies, according …

Obaseki takes oath to new permanent secretary, head of SUBEB
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo was sworn in to Professor Faith Osadalor as the new Solicitor General / Permanent Secretary of the Department of Justice. Ms. Ozavize Salami was also sworn in on Tuesday in Benin as president of the National Council for Universal Basic Education (SUBEB). The governor said the appointment showed the leadership …

Outrage and action following Gifted & Talented announcement | Central / Mid / Western Queens News
Mayor de Blasio on Friday announced a plan to phase out the Gifted & Talented program from New York public schools, sparking outrage and debate in boroughs. The controversial program tested incoming preschools to identify “gifted and talented” students and put them on a fast-track learning path. The current cohort of students in Grades 1 …

I swear, I’m ready to sell my land cruiser to buy an iPhone for 100 students who will score ten 1s on the BECE
Deputy Minister of Commerce and Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi Correspondence from the Eastern region New Juaben South MP and Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Michael Okyere Baafi has sworn that if he would have to sell his personal Toyota Land Cruiser car to acquire iPhones for every 100 …

North Carolina daycares can apply for virus grants from $ 800 million pool
Written by LA PRESSE ASSOCIÃE Child care providers in North Carolina may start applying next week for $ 805 million in grants designed to help them with payroll, capital improvements and training as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Governor Roy Cooper announced the start of child care stabilization grants in North Carolina during a visit to …

Stakeholders assess progress in the education sector
There is no doubt that significant progress has been made in the education sector when one thinks of the expansion of the number of institutions at all levels of education in Nigeria. For example, during independence in the 1960s, Nigeria had only five universities: University of Ibadan (UI), Oyo, established in 1948, University of Nigeria …

FG to pay N75,000 per semester to students studying in public institutions – Nairametrics
The federal government has announced the approval of a payment of 75,000 naira per semester for each undergraduate course studying at any of the country’s public universities. The government also revealed that students who complete the National Certificate in Education (NCE) program at public institutions will earn N50,000. This initiative is part of the federal …

Special education: teachers address the challenges | New times
Despite government efforts to promote inclusive education in all Rwandan schools, teachers say they still lack the skills to support children with disabilities in school. Statistics show that in Rwanda there are over 400,000 visually impaired people including 2,236 students at all levels of education. âWe are faced with many challenges in terms of educational …

Committing to quality teachers, facilities and resources for NC schools :: WRAL.com
EDITOR’S NOTE: THere is Mary Ann Wolf’s âlast wordâ on Education Matters’ October 2, 2021 show: âConversation with Superintendentsâ. Wolf is President and Executive Director of the Public School Forum of North Carolina. Our superintendents run schools with a deep understanding of what our children need to be successful in school and in life beyond …
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NSHM Asha Jyoti scholarship enters 11th year with scholarship worth 20 crore
India, October 4, 2021 – The NSHM Knowledge Campus Asha Jyoti Fellowship was founded to promote the idea of ââ’the power of education for all’. Currently, in its 11th year, the CSR activity has extended learning opportunities to over 3000 students since its inception, for scholarships worth INR 20 Crore. In 2020, a scholarship worth …

A winner I am | Editorial
We never know what a new day will bring, and recently I had a big surprise when I started reading today’s emails. One of them reported: well done You are a winner! I opened it quickly expecting it to be a scam of some sort. The sender was listed as Terri Schaefer, a name I …

Our opinion: Once again: do better for students | Editorial
The state House and Senate budgets, before being reconciled last week, offered fractions of that amount. The judge’s plan includes funding improvements to help low-income students and people with disabilities, and to hire more academic support staff. An increase in the remuneration of teachers, principals and vice-principals is included, as well as efforts to improve …

DepEd commits to further address needs and gaps in the provision of basic education inputs – Manila Newsletter
To reaffirm its commitment to the Open Government Partnership for the 5th National Action Plan (PAN) 2019-2022, the Ministry of Education (DepEd) has sealed an agreement with the Education Cluster of Societal Organizations civil society (CSO) by adopting open participatory monitoring and evaluation. Platform. Photo by DepEd Education Secretary Leonor Briones said the partnership agreement …

Americans should not turn away from the education tragedy in Afghanistan
With the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan, America is on the verge of emerging from its longest war. In its place, lawmakers in Washington held hearings on the United States’ turbulent exit from Afghanistan. The American people have a right to know why and how our withdrawal has deteriorated so rapidly and so chaotically, …

The imperative of a new income allocation formula – By: Abubakar Auwal
By Abubakar Jimoh EThe effort to produce a vertical income sharing formula that is fair, equitable and acceptable to the majority of Nigerians has highlighted the ongoing review process initiated by the Income Mobilization Allocation and Taxation Commission (RMAFC ). Given the recent trend and development in all spheres of the economy, the new revenue …

Clinton Community College turns 75 | Local News
CLINTON – Clinton Community College is celebrating its 75th anniversary in the Clinton community this year. Clinton Community College hosted an event on September 9 to celebrate its 75th birthday. Clinton Community College opened on September 9, 1946, as Clinton Junior College, following a public referendum. Paul B. Sharar was the college’s first dean, the …

FCSD BOE discusses rising graduation rates – Oswego County today
Image from FCSD Communications’ YouTube channel. FULTON – During the Fulton City School District School Board meeting last night, September 28, the board discussed the district’s growing graduation rates. The full video of the meeting is available here. Public comment: Renee O. – Asked where to find information about the program and advised to contact …

Lagos SUBEB empowers its staff on Advance Microsoft Excel
Funmi Ogundare Lagos State Council for Universal Basic Education (LSUBEB) trained its budget, EMIS and evaluation officers on Microsoft Excel and Office 365. The four-day retreat held in the Multipurpose Boardroom aimed to equip officers on the software application of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), the introduction to the HIV / AIDS family life …
The Zero Dropout Campaign launches the first Action summit on the prevention of early school leaving
The dropout rate has been highlighted as one of the biggest challenges in the education sector, which has now been intensified by the Covid-19 pandemic. This is now forcing schools to take immediate action to bring learners back to the classroom. But it won’t be easy without a recommended early school leaving prevention plan to …

Sindh government hands 13 USAID-built schools to private parties for operation
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah expressed appreciation for the continued support of the US government for the modernization of education in the province, and acknowledged that the Sindh Basic Education Program (SBEP) USAID funded has been a successful initiative, which is grounding innovation and setting new standards. This is what he said during …

Former toy store now houses Salem’s latest career education program
Willamette Career Academy offers hands-on diesel mechanics, health sciences, and cosmetology classes to high school students in the Marion and Polk County Districts, many of whom are too small to have their own classes on campus. It opened with approximately 200 students this fall. Woodburn High School senior cosmetology student Katherine Gonzalez trains on her …

Young people encouraged to apply for 287,000 teachers, general assistant positions are now open
There are 287,000 teaching posts, general assistants now open. The Ministry of Basic Education has opened phase 2 of the Basic Education Employment Initiative program. The program will see 287,000 teachers and general assistants employed for five months. Phase 1 of the program ended in April and the second phase would last until March 2022, …

Building a culture of learning is difficult when the environment is not conducive – Nestlé Nigeria – Nairametrics
Building a learning culture in early childhood is difficult when the environment is not conducive. This was stated by Nestlé Nigeria through its Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Ms. Victoria Uwadoka, on Saturday when a fully equipped block of 3 renovated classrooms was put into operation. at Salvation Army 1 Agbara Primary School …

Rotary Jamshedpur organizes Masti ki Pathshala for DBMS Lilliput students
Jamshedpur, September 25: September is Basic Education and Literacy Month for Rotary International. With this in mind, the Literacy Committee of the Rotary Club of Jamshedpur organized a child development session âMasti ki Pathshalaâ for schoolchildren. A session of creative writing skills âKhel khel mein Pathan Paathanâ was also organized for the teachers of the …

How to make blended learning work – Manila Bulletin
Due to the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country, the Department of Education (DepEd) continued to implement blended learning when it officially opened the school year ( SY) 2021-2022. Photo by DepEd Blended learning, as defined by DepEd, refers to âface-to-face with all or a combination of online distance learning, modular distance learning …

Reviews | Global actions and the Covid vaccine
For the publisher: Re “Ignore the recall shots. Give Vaccines to Africa â, by Matshidiso Moeti (Opinion guest dissertation, September 20): Dr Moeti is to be commended for his excellent essay drawing attention to the growing inequity of the Covid-19 vaccine. The Covid-19, perhaps more than any other event in our history, demonstrates that we …

Well Funded Nigerian Education System – Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said that contrary to public opinion, the Nigerian education system is well funded given the scarce resources of the federal government. Speaking during the presentation of the book âGamaliel Onosode Classicus, An Honorable Lifeâ and the discussion on âTapping Nigeria’s Greatest Resource: Growth Through Education,â Gbajabiamila …

Smart Enables Pasig Catholic College Connectivity Assistance
Smart Communications, Inc. responded to Pasig Catholic College’s plea for connectivity assistance for students and teachers who have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Faithful to the core value of the company, âmalasakitâ, Smart provided 200 preloaded WiFi Smart Bro Pocket units and supplemented them with 200 Smart Call and Text prepaid cards in …

Educ Forum highlights innovations in blended learning
Internal and external assessment of the framework, implementation of checklists, contextualized curriculum, use of social media and adoption of multimedia kits – these are some of the innovative blended learning strategies cited by the leaders of the education to address the challenges posed by the pandemic. School Division Offices (SDOs) of Navotas, Isabela, Bacolod, Mandaluyong …

Teach to help students succeed in life
September 22, 2021 BY ÃRIC SUPA Goroka University is keen to create quality human resources and partner in the nation’s development over the years at the Goroka Campus in the Eastern Highlands Province. Among many others, Irafa Kono, who graduated with a Bachelor of Education this year, serves the residents of Unggai-Bena District at Rintebe …

93% of frontline higher education students now vaccinated against COVID-19, CHED says – Manila Bulletin
The Higher Education Commission (CHED) announced Tuesday, September 21 that it had achieved “collective immunity” with the vaccination of employees. (Photo by CHED) President Popoy De Vera said all CHED offices nationwide have achieved the level of immunization required to protect their employees during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. âThe best way to stop the …

MCTC Skills U celebrates Adult Education and Family Literacy Week
September 15, 2021 Jacob Wolfe works every day to connect new students to Maysville Community and Technical College and now he is also making plans to keep them connected to MCTC after they leave the institution as alumni. As the newly appointed alumni coordinator, in addition to his duties as admissions specialist, Wolfe sees the …

Page International offers back-to-school funding option in Nigeria
Imagine all back-to-school bills being paid today even if you don’t have a dime in your bank account as you read this? That’s the power of Page Financials back-to-school funding. It’s a win-win, you get up to 5 million naira loan today, you pay the tuition and all other expenses, the children are happy, you …

Illinois Community College Board Meets To Discuss Adult Education In State | Community
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – This weekend, Illinois Community College board members gathered to discuss adult literacy programs in the state. The need for adult education programs is increasing in Illinois. âAdult education is important because in Illinois,â said Whitney Thompson, assistant director of workforce education. “One million Illinois do not have a high school education, …

Presidency confirms funding for 15 major projects with $ 4 billion loan
Mallam Garba Shehu ⢠29 States benefiting from agro-climatic projects Deji Elumoye in Abuja The presidency yesterday confirmed the 15 major projects spread across the country’s six geopolitical zones that will be financed with the proposed loan of more than $ 4 billion from multilateral institutions, as part of the medium-term external borrowing plan ( …

Investing in Community Colleges Does More Than Feed California’s Workforce | Guest commentary | State and regional
Imagine a teeming nerve center focused on tackling income inequality, educating the next generation of scientists, teachers and civil rights officials, voter registration, immunizing people against COVID-19 , the fight against hunger and the accommodation of those fleeing disasters caused by climate change. In towns and cities across California and online, 116 community colleges are …

Tom Campbell: Avoiding Another Failed School Year | Chroniclers
Recent studies indicate that sport is the main reason for the spread of COVID among young people. We may have to eliminate team sports again, which are guaranteed to be unpopular. School districts should have the flexibility to hire additional teachers, nurses, mentors, counselors, administrators, custodians, food services and other staff. More people will require …

UNICEF, Nasarawa’s partner for school safety
Posted September 17, 2021 Following the COVID-19 experience that increased the number of out-of-school children in the country, the United Nations Children’s Fund partnered with the Universal Basic Education Council of the State of Nasarawa to ensure that students return to school in a safe and secure environment. UNICEF education officer in charge of Nasarawa, …

West Chandler pastor helps starving children find new homes, hope and lives in his native Uganda
It’s something unimaginable for the people of Tempe and West Chandler, but for Michael Scaramella, it’s a tragedy that is never far from his mind. âNone of us went to the streets. None of us went hungry. These kids, unfortunately, did, âsaid Scaramella. It refers to children in Uganda, where locals struggle amid crushing poverty, …

Jacobs honored for his support of adult education
Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) received the Adult Education Champion Award presented by the Coalition on Adult Basic Education. Congressman Jacobs received the award from Lisa Lee – Executive Director of CORE Learning Centers and State Advocacy Fellow for the Coalition on Adult Basic Education. “Congressman Jacobs has answered our call and has advocated tirelessly on …