After quake, Syrian schools silent as teachers, students perish
Jandaris, Syria Reuters An eerie silence lay over the courtyard of Ramadan al-Suleiman’s nursery in northern Syria on Sunday as he picked his way through smashed cinderblocks, twisted metal and broken plastic swings. The modest nursery in the town of Jandaris – about 70 kilometres from the city of Aleppo – once hosted 100 toddlers, […]
UK’s teachers and civil servants join mass strike on ‘Walkout Wednesday’
London, UK Reuters Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, and train drivers walked out over pay in the largest coordinated strike action for a decade on Wednesday, with unions threatening more disruption as the government digs its heels in over pay demands. The mass walkouts across the country shut schools, halted most […]
Huge crowds march across France, raising pressure against Macron’s pension reform
Paris, France Reuters Huge crowds marched across France on Tuesday to say “non” to President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to make people work longer before retirement, with pressure in the streets intensifying against a government that says it will stand its ground. Opinion polls show a substantial majority of the French oppose increasing the retirement age […]
Haitian children are vulnerable in capital’s violence, UNICEF says
Reuters More than one million Haitian children are under constant threat of violence in the area of the capital Port-au-Prince because of chronic lawlessness, the regional director of children’s agency UNICEF said on Friday. A demonstrator moves a tyre to a burning barricade during a protest for the recent killings of police officers by armed […]
Essay: Russia’s war in Ukraine threatens students daily and forces teachers to improvise
In an article first published on The Conversation, KRISTINA HOOK, assistant professor of conflict management at Kennesaw State University, looks at the efforts of countless teachers and parents to keep more than eight million children in Ukraine educated…
Malawi delays reopening schools as cholera cases surge
Blantyre, Malawi Reuters Malawi has delayed the opening of public schools in the southern African country’s two major cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe, the health minister said Monday, to try to slow down a surge in cholera deaths. The total number of cases and deaths has accelerated to 17,824 and 595 respectively since cases were […]
Taliban allow high school graduation exams for Afghan girls
Islamabad, PakistanAP Afghan girls will be allowed to take their high school graduation exams this week, an official and documents from the Taliban government indicated Tuesday – even though they have been banned from classrooms since the former insurgents took over the country last year. According to two documents from the Taliban ministry of education, […]
Kyiv schools adapt to survive under Russian bombardment
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Despite the missile strikes and power cuts that have become a regular occurrence in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv’s 190,000 remaining school children are still expected to attend classes, whether online or in person. “If there is no light, it’s sometimes hard to see when you are writing,” said Yulia, 13, sitting in the front […]
School’s out: Pakistan floods raise education fears for millions
IMRAN MUKHTAR, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that climate change-fuelled flooding has damaged or destroyed more than 26,600 schools, with dropout fears growing…
Schools in Scotland, Uganda and Chile among “world’s best” in new prize
London, UKReuters Schools in Scotland, Uganda, Chile, Philippines and the United States triumphed at the inaugural “World’s Best School Prizes” on Wednesday for feats including saving mangroves and expanding classrooms in an area hit by war. The five schools shared $US250,000 in prize money for supporting pupils and communities, especially during the pandemic, in the […]