Midlands Universities Science Minister Amanda Solloway has announced the launch of £5million talent programme which is the largest ever investment into technicians in higher education. The new initiative is led by Midlands Innovation, a consortium of eight Midlands universities and industry partners aimed at creating awareness on the expertise of their technical community by delivering […]
The Secretary of Education for the United States, Betsy DeVos, has been under fire concerning her suggested changes to the Education Department’s Civil Rights Data Collection. The Democratic representatives were not in support of these changes, which include eradicating racial and ethnic differentiation in data on preschool suspension. This happened in a House Committee on […]
In a bid to prevent sexual misconduct in schools, the US Department of Education has announced it will be putting in place stringent measures to enforce Title IX in K-12 schools all across the country. US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said the new Title IX enforcement initiative, led by the Department’s Office for Civil […]
A growing concern in higher education in Goa as female students tend to outrank male students academically. The situation of higher education in Goa During Goa University’s (GU) 32nd annual convocation, almost 11,000 students received their degrees. The interesting part is that 55 percent of the students were women, and out of the 15 medals […]
Egypt’s Ministry of Higher Education teams up with China’s Huawei company to train Egyptian students in the field of Information and Communications Technology. China’s Huawei offers ICT training The partnership between Egypt’s Higher Education Ministry and China’s Huawei company opens up a vast array of opportunities for Egyptian students interested in the field of Information […]
In a bid to solve the problem of non-payment of bills by Durban Schools, the Education Department has approved the drive of the eThekwini Municipality to introduce prepaid water and electricity meters to Section 21 schools. According to the Durban schools’ Education Department, this will also prevent the amassing debts currently at hand. Additionally, the […]
A private orthodox school is looking to land the $5 million government grant to hire more STEM teachers into their community. Private Orthodox schools call for more STEM teachers A yeshiva in Lakewood, New Jersey, is looking to land a big opportunity with the state’s $5 million education funding allotment for private schools. The community […]
The Northwestern Prison Education Program is awarded a one million dollar grant to help fund educational projects for prison inmates. Prison Education Program The Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois offers courses with college units for their inmates since 2018. The program is under the Northwestern Prison Education Program (NPEP), an initiative from the Northwestern University […]
India Minister for S&T, Earth Sciences, and MoH&FW, Dr Harsh Vardhan, has said India is rated among the top 12 biotechnology industry in the world and is envisioned to hit a target of $150 billion by 2025. Dr Vardhan made this statement while speaking at the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, the […]
Teachers fear that the education budget cut at Upper Grand may deteriorate the quality of education. Education budget cut may worsen the quality of education The meeting at the Upper Grand District School Board is seriously discussing a possible education budget cut. School administrators are taking great consideration of the consequences of their decision. Teachers, […]
