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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...

Asia Government

Education Minister moves to abolish Jakarta National Examination Program

Ken Vincent Rosales
November 28, 2019

The removal of the National Examination Program is in the works, through the initiative of Jakarta’s Education minister. Scrapping the...

Asia Teachers

Teacher protection bill filed in Philippine senate

Ken Vincent Rosales
November 28, 2019

After a recent viral issue about student disciplinary actions in school, Philippines Senator Grace Poe filed the teacher protection bill....

Asia Government

Senator Lacson files 'GMRC Bill' for kindergarten to grade 3...

Daniel Abel
November 27, 2019

In other to reduce the negative effects of the internet on the attitude of young Filipinos, Senator Panfilo Lacson filed...

Asia Teachers

Tulfo yields to 56k teachers in social media power-play

Daniel Abel
November 27, 2019

Fifty-six thousand teachers (and counting) petitioned against Raffy Tulfo in showing support for their embattled colleague Melita Limjuco, recently featured...

Asia Universities

Hong Kong protests: PolyU demands end to campus siege

Daniel Abel
November 26, 2019

Top authorities of Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University (PolyU), have released two statements demanding police allow the remaining protesters still hiding...

Asia Teachers

Tulfo in Action: Teacher opted to resign for disciplining student...

Ken Vincent Rosales
November 25, 2019

An episode of an online Radio commentary Tulfo in Action involving a teacher disciplining her student went viral. Tulfo asks...

Asia Government

Nadiem Makarim exhorts Indonesian teachers improve their teaching techniques

Daniel Abel
November 25, 2019

Indonesia’s Education and Cultural Affairs Minister Nadiem Makarim called on all teachers to make slight changes in efforts to transform the...

Asia Universities

Famous Chinese immunologist faces allegations about academic fraud

Ken Vincent Rosales
November 25, 2019

A well-known Chinese Immunologist is now facing scrutiny for allegedly manipulating research data. A decorated Immunologist A prominent celebrity in...

Banning homework in Dubai is allowing pupils to pursue creative hobbies

Asia Students

Banning homework in Dubai allows pupils to pursue creative hobbies

Kelvin Maina
November 25, 2019

Schools in Dubai are now banning homework so that students can concentrate on other hobbies. Parents have supported the move...