Final year exams for final students should be scrapped according to a report by UGC. The report recommended universities to use internal exams and for previous years to assess the students. University Grants Commission (UGC) panel has recommended to the government to scrap the final year exams for senior students. The recommendations come amidst coronavirus […]
DepEd asks private schools to defer tuition fee hike for the upcoming school year. Tuition fee hike in private schools A number of private schools in the country have already expressed their intentions in a tuition fee hike for the school year 2020-2021. As enrollment draws near, parents grow concerned over the news of a […]
The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently published a report that states blockchain overhaul as an unlikely possibility given that this disruptive technology also has its limitations. If there was a contest for the most trending buzzword in the technology sector for the past few years, blockchain would inarguably be in the lead. The hype has […]
Philippine President Duterte approves the GMRC bill. GMRC bill approved The Palace announced President Duterte’s approval into law of the GMRC bill. It incorporates the subject Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) into the K-12 program. The bill will now be known as the GMRC and Values Education Act (RA 11476), was principally authored in […]
Bradford College has announced that it will be firing 107 staff in order to balance the books. They noted the impact the virus has had on their ability to raise money. They also noted that they had been denied the government’s assistance, which could have gone a long way in mitigating their financial crisis. Coronavirus […]
Higher education in Africa will be forever changed due to lockdowns that resulted from the spread of coronavirus. Universities are now more open to digital migration, and infrastructure set during the pandemic will be used long after coronavirus is dealt with. The global spread of coronavirus has exposed a lack of preparedness in many institutions […]
Education experts expect a redistribution of international students from the usual major countries due to the pandemic. Redistribution of international students expected in 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic gravely hit two of the top destinations of international students worldwide, the United Kingdom and the United States. As the fear from the pandemic still imminent in both countries, […]
ACT Teachers representative wants DepEd to exhibit the effectiveness of online learning in far-flung areas. Online learning in far-flung areas Representative France Castro of ACT-Teachers Party-list is challenging the Department of Education Secretary, Leonor Briones, to go facilitate the proposed online learning in far-flung areas to see the actual situation on the ground. The DepEd […]
UK Prime Minister has assured the country that there will be a fully reopening of schools across the country in September. Thirteen weeks ago, the UK went into lockdown, and schools had to shut down, to curb the spread of coronavirus. With cases decreasing countrywide and restrictions being lifted, the reopening school became a challenge, […]
Teachers in the UK are slowly coming back to classes amid coronavirus concerns. In one week, the number of teachers attending classes has increased by 40,000 from 200,000 to 240,000. On June 1st, the UK reopened schools amid controversies and fear about the safety of students and school staff. More than three weeks later, the […]
