Malala’s campaign to give all girls around the world 12 years of education...
Three years after she was shot by Taliban militants, Malala Yousafzai’s campaign to ensure all girls receive at least 12 years of education has achieved its first major success. The education minister...
View ArticleU.S. Government Announces Continued Commitment to Jordan's Education Sector...
(Source: President of the United States) The United States highlighted its continued commitment to Jordan with the announcement of a plan to build 25 new schools in Jordan using $100 million as part of...
View ArticlePakistan halts funding to hundreds of 'ghost schools'
Pakistan authorities have stopped funding hundreds of educational institutions that existed only on paper and have fired 450 absentee teachers in a mission to close down the so-called ghost schools....
View ArticleFears of Afghan woman who secretly filmed Taliban on bus
Halfway through the journey home to Kabul, a Taliban militant stopped Fatima's bus, boarded, and began making a speech so extraordinary that the 23-year-old began to surreptitiously film it on her...
View ArticleWhat The Gender Pay Gap Looks Like By Industry
It's probably not surprising that men in STEM fields make more than their female counterparts. We’ve even seen that in the few STEM industries where women dominate they still earn less. Male nurses,...
View ArticleWomen's Health and Action Research Centre
Champions for Change (C4C) is pleased to continue our 'Meet the Champions' Series. This bi-monthly blog series highlights the work of 24 Nigerian leaders currently participating as C4C champions. C4C's...
View ArticleShocking video! 19-year-old Afghan girl stoned to death by Taliban
A shocking video of a young girl being stoned to death by the Taliban in Afghanistan has gone viral on the social media. ......
View ArticleAfghan education campaigner wins global prize
An Afghan girls' education campaigner has won the annual Wise Prize for achievement in education. Sakena Yacoobi who has worked to rebuild education from the disruption of war, received the prize in...
View ArticleAfghan Families Receiving Assistance After Quake (CARE USA)
(Source: CARE USA) KABUL, Afghanistan (November 11, 2015) -- Following joint assessments to identify the worst hit areas by the 7.5 magnitude earthquake on October 26th, CARE started delivering...
View ArticleWhite boys from poor areas least likely to take AS or A-levels, says study
Research by Oxford University reveals only 29% progress to sixth form compared with 46% of white boys from more affluent areas...
View ArticleNumber of white working class boys taking AS or A-levels 'shockingly low'
Research by Oxford University reveals only 29% progress to sixth form compared with 46% from more affluent areas, showing ‘double disadvantage’...
View ArticleWhy skills education has to be part of school curriculum
School education plays a major role in any country’s journey from developing to developed. A good primary and secondary education system leads to the development of learned citizens who are aware about...
View ArticleUVa's Carter G. Woodson Institute continues its series on 'Engaging Race'
The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American Studies held its second forum on Thursday, of the year-long program, “Engaging Race: A Carter G. Woodson Forum,” which is a series of dialogues and...
View ArticleFACT SHEET: Advancing Equity for Women and Girls of Color (President of the...
(Source: President of the United States) Today, the White House Council on Women and Girls in collaboration with the Anna Julia Cooper Center at Wake Forest University will host a daylong forum on...
View ArticleAfghan woman accused of adultery stoned to death by suspected Taliban insurgents
KABUL -- Suspected Taliban fighters stoned a 22-year-old Afghan woman to death after she was accused of adultery, an Afghan official said Wednesday. The woman, identified only as Rokhshana, was forced...
View ArticleMichelle Obama tackles Mideast's out-of-school girls
Michelle Obama's campaign to educate all girls has seen her meet, hug and chat with youngsters in Cambodia, Japan and Britain this year while shining a light on the world's 62 million girls who do not...
View ArticleAnxiety Grows As Conditions Worsen In Afghanistan
4:52 AM ET Philip Reeves Facebook Twitter Audio for this story from Morning Edition will be available at approximately 9:00 a.m. ET. i As worries grow over unemployment and lack of security, many...
View ArticleCOMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS THE...
(Source: UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva) 11 November 2015 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined second and third periodic report of...
View ArticleAn ISIS School That Teaches Jihad To Children At Age 3
8:40 AM ET Hannah Bloch Twitter YouTube The Islamic State's activities in Iraq and Syria are well known, but the group is gaining a toehold elsewhere in the world as well. In a chilling new...
View ArticleNumber of early leavers from education falls by 2.3% in three years
The Education and Training Monitor 2015 shows that the number of students leaving school early has dropped by 2.3% in the last three years. But Malta is still far from reaching the EU target of 10 per...
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