Nicky Morgan: no tolerance of areas where majority of pupils fail (DCLG - UK...
(Source: DCLG - UK Department for Communities and Local Government) Education Secretary Nicky Morgan announced today (2 November 2015) the next phase of the government's education reform programme with...
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(Source: UK Department for Education) Education Secretary Nicky Morgan announced today (2 November 2015) the next phase of the government's education reform programme with a package designed to tackle...
View ArticleMDG Report 2015: Sub-Saharan Africa lags behind the other developing regions...
(Source: African Development Bank Group) A billion people have been lifted out of poverty since the United Nations established the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 15 years ago, making it the most...
View ArticlePress Call on the First Lady's Upcoming Travel to Qatar and Jordan (President...
(Source: President of the United States) Via Conference Call 2:21 P.M. EDT MS. ROSHOLM: Hi, I'm Joanna. I'm the First Lady's Press Secretary, and I want to thank you all for joining this on-the-record...
View ArticleRemarks by the First Lady at World Innovation Summit for Education on Let...
(Source: President of the United States) Qatar National Convention Center Doha, Qatar 9:35 A.M. AST MRS. OBAMA: Thank you so much, Michal. Good morning, everyone. It is truly a pleasure and an honor to...
View ArticleInvesting in world's girls
Secondary-school girls do schoolwork in the Nathan Yip Dormitory for Girls at Idetemya Secondary School in northern Tanzania. The school was built by the Africa School Assistance Project. (Zach Swett,...
View ArticleFirst Lady to travel to Jordan, Qatar to promote girls’ education
First lady Michelle Obama will travel to Qatar and Jordan Nov. 1 to 7 to promote worldwide education for girls as part of her ‘Let Girls Learn’ initiative which launched in March. During her week...
View ArticleAfghan woman who ran secret schools under Taliban wins education prize
By Joseph D'Urso LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An Afghan woman who supported underground schools at a time when the Taliban banned education for girls, was awarded the fifth annual WISE prize...
View ArticleEducational system in school/academic year 2014-2015 (INS - National...
(Source: INS - National Institute of Statistics) Microsoft Word - sistemul _educational_2014_e.doc No. 294 / November 20th 2015 Field: Health, education, culture SCHOOL POPULATION WAS OF 3,735.6...
View ArticleGovernment poised to rule out compulsory sex education for five-year-olds
The Government is poised to rule out the compulsory teaching of sex and relationship education to children as young as five in the New...
View ArticleRubio, Malala and beer — a discussion about girls’ education
GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio has had a somewhat successful fall. Not only did many say he did well in the last GOP debate, but recent poll numbers also show support for Rubio has risen, with...
View ArticleFaith Communities Are Making a Difference for Global Education
Photo: World Vision Bangladesh By Kevin J. Jenkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Vision International Getting vulnerable and poor children into schools that are fit for learning is an...
View ArticleWould love going to Pakistan to promote girl child education: Kareena
Raipur, Nov 21 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor has said that she would love to go to Pakistan to promote the education of the girl child. Asked whether she would ever consider going to Pakistan...
View ArticleAfghan Education Activist Calls for More Female Teachers
Reuters LONDON— When the Taliban banned girls' education in Afghanistan, six-year-old Shabana Basij-Rasikh started dressing as a boy and for five years risked her life to attend a secret school. Today,...
View ArticleKeynote Address by the Minister of Basic Education, Mrs Angie Motshekga, MP,...
(Source: Department of Basic Education - Republic of South Africa) Programme Director: Honourable Deputy Minister, Mr. Enver Surty Emeritus Professor of the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland:...
View ArticleSpending time on domestic chores can impact education, finds study
NEW DELHI: A new study has found time spent on domestic chores can impact education. Data collected from 952 children and their communities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana has shown that 12-year-olds...
View ArticleFunds for equal education
Although slowing growth in fiscal revenues as a result of the country's economic slowdown has made it difficult to significantly increase public expenditure on education, the importance of equal...
View ArticleGovt Must Commit More Resources Towards Gender-Based Violence
The State needs to commit more resources to the fight gender-based violence to make it a thing of the past. Corporate entities have also been urged to support efforts at ending gender-based violence by...
View ArticleChildren study under open skies as quake rocks education in Pakistan
Ishtiaq Khalid is having a snow day, forced to stay home from his school in the Pakistani district of Shangla due to inclement weather -- but unlike most 12-year-olds, he is not happy about it. Last...
View ArticleNZ lags behind in per-student education spending
New Zealand devotes more of its budget to education than almost all other OECD countries - yet still lags behind in per-student spending, latest figures show. A new study by the OECD, called Education...
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