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University admission standards questioned by the head of £33,500-a-year boarding school

University admission standards deplored by the head of £33,500-a-year boarding...

Kelvin Maina
November 10, 2019

Tim Firth indicated that lowering university admission standards will result in the dumbing down of the education sector. Firth was...

University staff plans a strike to address fair pensions and payouts

Europe Universities

University staff seeks fair pensions and payouts; 8-day strike starts...

Kelvin Maina
November 10, 2019

The University and College Union (UCU) has indicated that university staff will go on strike from 25th November. The strike...

Schools United States

High-quality education in Finland: 4 tips US schools should follow

Ken Vincent Rosales
November 7, 2019

Education in Finland is ranked one of the best globally, since 2000 How good is the education in Finland? Program...

K-12 schools; Virginia board of education seeking $950 million funding

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K-12 schools seek $950 million funding; Virginia board of education...

Kelvin Maina
November 6, 2019

Virginia K-12 schools are in dire need of funding. nearly one billion is being sought to help revitalize the education...

Schools United States

Sex education curriculum approved in Texas

Ken Vincent Rosales
November 6, 2019

The new sex education curriculum was unanimously voted in by Austin Independent School District Board of Trustees. Sex education curriculum...

Climate change education to be made official and mandatory in Italy by 2020

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Climate change education enforced in Italian schools by September 2020

Mihir Sharma
November 6, 2019

By the beginning of the next term, Italy will be the world’s first country to introduce and enforce climate change...

Europe Schools

Baseline assessment test for 4 years old contested in UK...

Ken Vincent Rosales
November 5, 2019

Contentious baseline assessment test continues to implement despite parent’s contention and legal challenges. Baseline assessment tests The government has consolidated...

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Schools United States

Asbestos problem found in Philly school again, parents seek to...

Mihir Sharma
November 5, 2019

Parents in Philadelphia lashed out at the school board after more exposed asbestos was found in the T.M. Pierce Elementary...

United States Universities

University of Utah receives $150 million for a new mental...

Mihir Sharma
November 4, 2019

Huntsman Corporation, an American MNC has pledged $150 million to the University of Utah to develop its mental health department....

United States Universities

University of Michigan settles free speech lawsuit, ready to make...

Mihir Sharma
November 4, 2019

Both parties in the free speech lawsuit involving the University of Michigan have decided to settle the case outside the...