Noon Academy has raised $13 million in its second round of funding. The platform also indicated that they had increased their number of users by three million since the pandemic started. Usage of education technology (EduTech) has spiked in 2020, after the global spread of coronavirus that resulted in school shutdowns. The shutdowns forced students […]
A teacher is melting the hearts of many netizens after using his own resources and time to register students online for the next academic year. The teacher had to climb a mountain in order to get a stable signal for his wi-fi devices, which he shared with his students. The ongoing online school registration in […]
Year 8 students were given a home to plan their own funerals, pick the preferred locations of their funerals, and how they would like the guest dressed when they come to the funeral. This assignment for the 13 year-olds has angered parents. Parents have expressed their anger after their children were given a homework task […]
The Department of Education in the Philippines has assured students they were coming up with options that would that were helpful when it comes to coping with school lessons. The decision to ban face to face classes in the Philippines until a coronavirus vaccine or cure is discovered continues to divide people across the country […]
New national anthem laws in Hong Kong will see students and schools punished for disrespecting, or not singing along to China’s national anthem. The bill also called for severe punishment for those found disrespecting the national anthem, with a jail term of up to three years and HK$50,000 fine. A new law that was passed […]
The two-meter social distancing rule will no longer be required, according to scientists. The reversal comes amid a reduction of coronavirus and hospitalization across the UK. Scientists in the UK have said they are now comfortable with a one-meter social distancing rule, instead of two meters that had been in place since the pandemic hit […]
Private schools are having a hard time enrolling students for the academic year 2020/2021, according to data released by the Department of Education. The latest figures show on week three, only 414,436 have enrolled in private schools countrywide. In the last academic year, around 4.3 million students were enrolled in private schools. This drop will […]
Israel’s Ministry of Education demands more workdays for teachers coming from a two-months school lockdown. Additional workdays for teachers After the two months lockdown period due to COVID-19, schools in Israel are making up with lost time and extending the school year 2019-2020 till July. But the Ministry of Education officials wanted more workdays for […]
The free school meal campaign initiated by Football star Marcus Rashford gains ample ground this week when the government took a U-turn on its decision not to continue with free meals through the summer. Another related development is that the deputy headteacher at Western Primary School, who has walked nearly 400 miles and carried almost […]
The Ministry of Education in Singapore is looking to allow Physical Education (PE) activities at school. Physical Education activities Earlier this week, the Ministry of Education announced the possible integration of Physical Education activities in the new curriculum. Despite social distancing measures, the ministry wants to incorporate physical activities on the new normal for this […]
