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Arie Slob prioritizes curriculum revamp & €460M wage fund for...

Daniel Abel
December 10, 2019

Netherland Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, Arie Slob, has announced that the government intends to launch a new curriculum...

Europe Schools

20 percent of schools in England require urgent repair

Kelvin Maina
December 9, 2019

A new report shows that schools in England are in dire need of funding to repair falling infrastructure. Defunding of...

Common Core implementation 10 years after it was rolled out. Was it a success?

Schools United States

Common Core evaluation 10 years after, is it a success?

Kelvin Maina
December 8, 2019

Common Core has faced criticism from parents, teachers and policymakers over the years for how it approaches education. The policy...

Teachers Prep program enrollment at an all-time low after a nationwide decline

Schools United States

Teachers Prep Program enrollment: Massive decline in the last 8...

Kelvin Maina
December 5, 2019

The declining number of students in the United States aspiring to be teachers should be a major concern for policymakers....

United States Universities

Alzheimer's disease research gets $3.7M funding for MRI

Daniel Abel
December 4, 2019

Advancing Alzheimer’s disease research, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has assigned $3,720,828 funding to a team of researchers from...

India Universities

Gauhati University found offering 21 unapproved courses

Ken Vincent Rosales
December 2, 2019

Gauhati University in India has offered 21 unapproved courses through its distance learning center. Gauhati University jeopardizes students’ education Around...

Philippines lawmakers to ban the usage of smartphones by under 15

Asia Schools

Smartphones usage in schools by students under 15 to be...

Kelvin Maina
December 2, 2019

Increased cases of suicides, depression, and anxiety among students under the age of 15 have led to a lawmaker introducing...

Asia Universities

Education Minister tasks universities in H'Kong to improve security

Daniel Abel
December 1, 2019

Hong Kong Education Minister, Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, has tasked universities to restrict entry into their institutions following the occupation of...

Asia Universities

Seoul's Education Minister hopes to end irregular admissions with CSAT

Daniel Abel
November 29, 2019

Yoo Eun-Hye, Seoul’s Education Minister, announced universities will have to select more of its freshmen based on the state-run College...

Xenophobia in the UK: University staff speaking up about unfavorable conditions

Europe Universities

Xenophobia in the UK: University staff laments dismal conditions

Kelvin Maina
November 26, 2019

University staff in the UK are now uniting against xenophobia. They have termed moves by the Home Office to deny...