Amid the escalating friction between India and China let us all pause for a moment and think if borderless technology serves as a potential solution to a conflict that seems to have no room for a neutral ground. It’s terrifying to even think about the possibility of a third world war however the way things […]
As the election campaign term draws near, Assam’s state government flagship program finally sets to launch. A state government flagship program The Education Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Tuesday about the distribution of scooters as a reward to all female students who got first division ranks in this year’s state board examinations […]
A needed upskilling of PH teachers is one of the main focus of the $250,000 grant provided by Google Philippines. Upskilling of PH teachers for online learning classes In preparation for the new normal of learning, Google Philippines awarded a $250,000 grant to INCO Education Accelerator and the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AJIC), […]
The Department of Educations suggests for extended class hours for online learning classes, to cope up with 200 to 220 calendar school days mandated by the law. Extended class hours for online learning can be detrimental to student’s progress Alliance of Concerned Teachers Chairman Raymond Basilio has a new set of tirades against the Department […]
The US government has allocated funds that will go into helping Out-of-school Filipino youths. The project was announced by the US ambassador in the country. The US government, in partnership with Philippines local government agencies such as the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), is launching a program […]
Universities UK has urged the UK government to lift the cap on medicine places available for students after its U-turn on A-levels grading. The UK government, on Monday, overturned a controversial marks awarding system that used algorithms to grade students. They indicated that the results suggested by teachers earlier will stand. This is after weeks […]
A partnership between Middlesex University and the government of Guernsey presents a new wave of on-island teacher training programs. On-island teacher training in Guernsey The Bailiwick of Guernsey is an island located with the English Channel. Being an isolated island, access to different institutions is not as easy as living in the UK. More importantly, […]
The high dropout rate of girls in Africa exposes gender inequality concerns in several parts of Africa. Dropout rate of girls in Africa The high dropout rate of girls in Africa was first observed during the Ebola pandemic in Sierra Leone. There was a huge spike in teenage pregnancy after the pandemic, which then resulted […]
Google’s ongoing clash with the Australian regulators is making a convincing argument yet again for the decentralized news network as users struggle to find a middle ground for a seemingly lose-lose situation for them. Through an open memo on Monday, Google warned its users that the newly proposed legislation could endanger the Australian users’ data […]
The Philippines government has indicated that online classes may be lasting 7 to 8 hours, to recover the time lost due to lockdowns. Education Undersecretary Jesus Mateo said that the plan was devised after the country moved the opening of schools from the scheduled 24th August to October 5th. However, not everyone was happy with […]
