Student withdrawals in Hong Kong worries officials Asia Schools

Student withdrawals in Hong Kong worries officials

Student withdrawals in Hong Kong have become a major problem, as schools begin to slowly reopen. Officials have said that the situation started last year after political unrest, and the pandemic has only exacerbated the situation. A poll that was conducted on 230 Hong Kong schools shows that 95 percent of these schools reported students […]

Between 1 June and 8 September, the US government through the State Department has revoked over 1000 visas from Chinese students who were scheduled to return to the country. Law and Courts United States

Revocation of over 1000 visas of Chinese students alarms scientific community

Between 1 June and 8 September, the US government through the State Department has revoked over 1000 visas from Chinese students who were scheduled to return to the country. The move comes amid increased scrutiny of Chinese students by the Trump administration, which has accused them of having ties with the Chinese Communist Party. The […]

Teacher goes viral after uploading a TikTok video of her kindergarten lesson Teachers United States

Teacher goes viral after uploading a TikTok video of her kindergarten lesson

Mackenzie, a teacher from Washington, this week became an internet sensation after uploading a TikTok video of herself in class teaching 5-year olds kindergarten students through distance learning. The teacher starts out by asking talking about the number. The teacher continues by saying “Oh! I see Brin is holding up the number 2 and 2,” […]

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Data allowance for teachers pushed by DepEd

The Department of Education is now drawing up its plans to provide data allowance for teachers to aid them in online learning. Data Allowance for teachers The Department of Education through Undersecretary Alain Pascua, announced last Tuesday that the department’s plan to allocate budget for the data allowance for teachers to be used for the […]

China’s coronavirus vaccine almost ready for market Asia Science

China’s coronavirus vaccine almost ready for market

China is on the verge of getting its hands on the coronavirus vaccine. This comes after the latest announcement by Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech indicated that they are now entering into trials of children and teenagers aged between 3 to 17 years. The biggest challenge in developing a vaccine has always been being able […]

Mayor de Blasio postpones school reopenings again Schools United States

Mayor de Blasio postpones school reopenings again

New York City public schools will have to wait again for school reopening after Mayor de Blasio made a last-minute decision to postpone in-person school reopenings. Students across the city were preparing to return to school on Monday, 21st September, following a similar postponement that would have seen the students already in classes by September […]

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Decentralization of Bitcoin: Through the eyes of researchers

Cryptocurrency experts dig into the Decentralization of Bitcoin. Is it true as it claims to be? The Decentralization of Bitcoin One thing that the most popular cryptocurrency promised its investors, is the Decentralization of Bitcoin. This concept attracted a lot of its current patrons, thinking that with this currency, it is the users that control […]