For the first time in their decades of service, teachers at Lakhimpur Kheri Primary School, who are covered under the General Provident Fund (Uttar Pradesh) rules of 1985, would receive their annual statement of accounts from the GPF by June next year. To ensure accuracy and transparency in the maintenance of the GPF, Rule 27 …

MANILA, Philippines – As the new government takes office on June 30, the new administration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would inherit several long-standing issues in different sectors, including the education crisis aggravated by the COVID pandemic -19. Two days after the May 11 election, Marcos has already appointed Vice President-elect Sara Duterte as the …

Secretary of the Ministry of Education Leonor Briones/ INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Outgoing Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd), Leonor Magtolis Briones, has been appointed Director of the Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology of the Asian Ministers of Education Organization South-East (Seameo Innotech). In a statement, the DepEd announced that …

Currently, nearly 100,000 kūpuna and others in Hawaii are affected by Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. In Hawaii, where multigenerational homes are common, many young people live with older people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Yet carers of young people are largely invisible to the aged care service system. To shed light …

MANILA, Philippines — The Ministry of Education is ready for Vice President-elect Sara Duterte to take office, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said in a congratulatory message. Duterte, currently mayor of Davao City, will be sworn in in his hometown on Sunday afternoon. Her term as vice-president begins on June 30. “I look forward to handing …

Dr. Andrea Morris is the Acting Associate Director and Health and Nutrition Specialist at the Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Alabama A&M University. Get to know Dr. Morris in the following interview. Tell us a bit about your background in your current field. Who and/or what inspired you to take an interest in public health …

A review of basic education legislation will change the way language policies are applied in schools. A bill pushing for multilingualism has not been universally welcomed. Amendments to two Education Acts of Parliament will change the way public school language policies are set. The Basic Education (Bela) Amendment Act Bill seeks to amend the South …

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, in collaboration with UNESCO and the Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia (GMAC), on June 11 launched a workplace literacy course at the Elite factory in the Manhattan Special Economic Zone in the province of Svay Rieng. The course will provide lifelong learning opportunities for garment factory workers, marking …

By Lukman Olabiyi, Lagos A major new study by 2019 Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Michael Kremer has been published examining the methodology behind some of Nigeria’s landmark education reforms, The groundbreaking study on an approach to teaching, learning and school management, started in Kenya before arriving in Nigeria, has announced learning gains among the “largest …

Travelers will soon be able to pay more for their flights on Singapore Airlines, and its budget carrier Scoot to reduce carbon footprint. This comes as the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Temasek launch the sale of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) credits in July 2022. The SAF credits …

The Department of Education, Innovation and Skills Training, in collaboration with the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Program for Educational Advancement and Relevant Learning (OECS PEARL), announces the launch of consultations for the development of a new primary school curriculum, which will take place virtually from June June 7 to Friday June 17, 2022. The …

North Dakota is among the top five states for college affordability. The rankings feature in a new national report, and higher education officials say there is still a lot of work to be done to attract and retain students. North Dakota ranked second on the dealA website’s college affordability list. In addition to reasonable tuition …

Geological Society of New Orleans hears about LSU campus mounds The Geological Society of New Orleans will hold a Zoom meeting at 11:30 a.m. Monday. Brooks B. Ellwood, Professor Emeritus in LSU’s Department of Geology and Geophysics, will discuss recent radiocarbon dating that revealed one of the mounds on the LSU campus is the oldest …

On March 31 this year, all 271 Multi-Grade Learning Centers (MGLCs) or One-Teacher Schools that were established 25 years ago in the remotest and poorest parts of Kerala were shut down. The 344 teachers who ran these schools were later renamed “Full-Time Contingent Servants” or “Part-Time Contingent Servants”, which in short meant sweepers or part-time …

Opposition leader and Samajwadi party leader Akhilesh Yadav said on Monday that the quality of education in public schools in Uttar Pradesh was “poor” and added that when he visited schools, students had mistaken him for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. “In the education index, UP is fourth from the bottom. It is the level of …

A mum has revealed that her daughter has no bedtime and can stay up until 5am if she wants. TikTok user @treeeflower uploaded a video titled “Unconventional (and controversial) ways of raising my 10-year-old.” 4 TikTok user @treeeflower uploaded a video telling how she is raising her 10-year-old daughter as a ‘crispy mom’Credit: tiktok @treeeflower …

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, said his government will maintain investment in the education sector to ensure a brighter future for children in the state. Obaseki, in a statement to commemorate this year’s Children’s Day, released by his special adviser on media projects, Crusoe Osagie, and made available to The punch on …

Gov. Greg Abbott said the 18-year-old suspected shooter was killed. He is believed to have been killed by officers responding to fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, about 85 miles west of San Antonio and 275 miles west of Houston. Houston Police ISD, the state’s largest school system, is “evaluating safety measures on our …

The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masarisaid the people of the state had suffered greatly from attacks by armed men known locally as bandits. Mr Masari said more than 13,000 residents of a community under attack had been forced to flee to neighboring Niger Republic. Katsina is one of the states in the North West …

National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) is a tip for students who want to pursue their education privately. Essentially, this can be considered the completion of secondary and upper secondary education by correspondence. The idea of ​​this style of approach to education may not seem appropriate to many who might question its credibility, but NIOS …

The Ministry of Basic Education said it will eliminate pit toilets from at least 1,000 public schools across the country during this fiscal year. The Deputy Minister for Basic Education, Reginah Mhaule revealed this during the mini plenary debate during the tabling of the department’s budget vote in Parliament. The Department’s budget allocation for the …

At a roadside stall where I bought vegetables late Monday night, the teenage vendor looked at the two bundles of native pechay in my hand and told me they cost 10 pesos each. Then I chose sweet potatoes, which he weighed. The price for four large rooms: P60. He then said to his fellow salesman …