In late February 2019, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) reports on the findings of Broadband Commission’s Working Group on Education: “Access to high-speed technologies over both fixed and mobile platforms can be extended so that students and teachers everywhere can reap the benefits – for themselves and for their communities.” For the […]
Singapore schools are reporting an increased number of students seeking professional help to deal with the stress and anxiety associated with their education. While the country is ranked among the top in terms of education worldwide, this desire for excellence is taking a toll on students in Singapore. It is now a common occurrence for […]
Universities in the United Kingdom want equality and therefore greater representation of students from BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) background at their respective schools. Unfortunately, the onus of ground-level execution falls on academicians from the BAME category, creating additional stress. This is not just limited to academicians, but students of the BAME community also […]
At a time when students are suffering from the burden of educational loans, Comedian Steve Harvey offers eight scholarships to first-year students at Kent State University. These scholarships will cover tuition fee of all the four years. The only catch is that the students should maintain a two-point-five (2.5) grade point average – not a […]
On 2 July 2019, UK Education secretary Damian Hinds announced that the government has approved sixty-six new projects for starting nursery classes in primary schools located in disadvantaged areas across the United Kingdom. The total funding for all projects amounts to twenty-two million pounds (GBP22m). After the successful completion of these projects, around one thousand […]
The mental well being of students in schools and colleges have been shown to improve dramatically with a “canine teaching assistant” around. More and more universities around the world are “recruiting” dogs on to their campus as studies have shown that this helps students significantly in dealing with anxiety and stress. While dogs have shown […]
UNESCO representatives have joined the 2019 edition of the European Development Days to shed light on the importance of education, especially for migrants and refugees. Several high standing officials like Abdul Karim Albrem, Youth Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Haldis Holst, Deputy General Secretary of Education International joined a discussion […]
A recent study published by the Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy has revealed that the levels of faculty diversity in American universities are barely above the legal minimum. This revelation has raised concerns about the quality and inclusiveness of higher education in the United States. According to Julian Vasquez Heilig, the new dean of […]
New research, published in the online edition of the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, has revealed that the UK General Practitioners offices are registering nearly triple the number of visits related to asthma in September, right after the beginning of the school year. The phenomenon known as “back to school” asthma is predominantly observed […]
Rising sea levels due to climate change pose a severe threat to the colleges in the United States as they run the risk of being submerged in the coming decades. So, are these institutions planning to move to safer locations? Apparently, not. Key West, Florida At the Florida Keys Community College, they presently have no […]
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