Community Colleges

SMCC decreases students housing costs

Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) declared this July that housing fees will decrease for the students after analyzing incurred damages in residential properties.  Tiffanie Bentley, Student Life’s Dean, confirms this by lowering it from two hundred fifty United States dollar ($250) to one hundred ($100). “We found that most students don’t incur any damages.”  “For […]

Whiterock Europe Schools

Whiterock Children's Centre offers a uniform exchange to help parents with school expenses

As the uniform crisis is spreading around the whole of Northern Ireland, one organization has decided to create a uniform exchange, where students will be able to purchase second-hand uniforms for less money. Recently, the Irish Department of Education was prompted to provide more funding for parents and to reduce the costs for school uniforms, […]

Innovation

Harvard University is trying to make Mars habitable through incredible insulation material

Harvard University, one of the best-recognized names in higher education, has announced that there might be a way to make Mars habitable, despite the harsh conditions on the planet. While NASA recently concluded that there is hardly any way to make Mars resemble the Earth, students, and professors at Harvard University believe there still might […]

Asia Government

Thailand government states universities should focus on better technological development

Recently, the Thailand Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Suvit Maesincee, has expressed his opinion that higher education institutions in the country should focus more on boosting technological development. According to Mr. Suvit, universities and colleges in Thailand should keep up with modern tendencies and improve their electronic equipment, so students can benefit […]

Institution United States

Florida public schools are subjected to enact mental health education

This week, the Florida State Board of Education elected to implement mental health education in public school curriculums. Within the newly formed order, it was formally stated that educational facilities are compelled to have “at least five (5) hours of mental health instruction” for students in grades six (6) to twelve (12) in every school […]

Europe Government

Education and labor market should work in tandem for Bosnia and Herzegovina to join EU

Bosnia and Herzegovina has aspirations to join the European Union, and to do that, both the educational system and the labor market should perform up to a certain standard. During a public meeting with citizens and EU representatives, EU Ambassador to BiH, Lars-Gunnar Wigemark has stated that to move closer to the integration with the […]

Africa Schools

Private schools are essential for the development of education in Nigeria

Private schools around Nigeria are outputting better results compared to public ones, according to educators. According to Ms. Ann Oparah, these schools are more ambitious in providing quality training and education for their students, as they feel more pressure from parents as well, considering the tuition fees these schools receive yearly.  Ms. Oparah has also stated […]