India Schools

Sex education: RSS affiliates believe it will harm children

According to an educational organization with close ties to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) paramilitary volunteer group, sex education in Indian schools will have an adverse effect on students.  Recently, the government received a draft proposal entitled “The National Education Policy,” which recommends that school curriculums for secondary schools and above should include mandatory sex […]

Adversity score averted by the college board Students United States

Adversity Score redesign may help learners

The College Board, the provider of the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test), had wanted to use students’ socioeconomic profiles as adversity score. It has, however, warded off this plan and provides admission personnel with aggregated data about a learner’s neighborhood, high school, and similar data.  The so-called “adversity score” combined neighborhood and school factors to produce […]

UK education system to be integrated with contentious measures Europe Government

Rough road ahead for the UK education system

The United Kingdom (UK) education structure is expected to be integrated with policies that are deemed controversial and dramatic, which include free schools, cracking down on learners’ behaviors, and funding to the tune of billions of pounds. This information was revealed by a briefing document depicted “Official-Sensitive” and dated August 22.  Additionally, the statement also […]

Europe Teachers

Educators: Pathfinders for climate crisis

According to Iain Patton, Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC), schools and higher education institutions should make climate crisis a fundamental part of their curriculums.  Mr. Patton added that it is essential for universities to become proactive and organize courses and campaigns regarding climate and environment problems; not only […]

Schools

Parents favor Independent Schools in British Columbia

According to a recent study published by Cardus, an increasing number of parents in British Columbia prefer to send their children to an independent school, instead of one managed by the government. There are several main conclusions from the study, and some of them are curious. The first pattern researchers found was that most parents […]

Hippocratic oath fundamental in tech and math fields Europe Technology

Hippocratic oath basic in tech and math

Scientists, computer engineers, and mathematicians should take the Hippocratic oath to protect the public from potentially hazardous technologies being generated in tech institutions and labs.  The Hippocratic oath would be instrumental as an ethical pledge by scientists in math and tech fields.  Expressly, they would be compelled to think about whether their research is harmful […]

Asia Industry

Japanese firms lure IT talents with top incentives

Several Japanese companies have created reward systems and bonuses to attract the most highly-skilled, young IT talents. Several of the biggest names in technology and digital services, like Sony and Fujitsu, have worked out payment schemes, which will highlight the importance of these talented IT (Information Technology) specialists. Sony has announced that the monthly remuneration […]

Hedge Fund accelerates by 278% in 2019 Asia Finance

Vanda hedge fund leaps by 278 percent

Vanda Global Fund Limited has emerged to be hedge fund of the year based on its outstanding performance. Expressly, as per July 2019, it had increased by two hundred and seventy-eight percent (278%).  In 2016, Vanda Global Fund Ltd, a hedge fund, had decreased by at least fifty percent (50%) despite it being created with […]

UK skills deficit needs more than an elevated STEM study Europe Industry

Low skills despite high STEM in 73 percent applicants

Feedback from at least seven hundred (700) United Kingdom (UK) companies showed that seventy-three percent (73%) found job applicants whose workplace skills did not match their academic knowledge.  Statistics show twenty-six and two-tenths percent (26.2%) elevation in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) ratings from 2010; nevertheless, this increase in STEM scores do not correlate […]