Regional - English Forward News - Education Empowers Everyone

Breaking News

Singapore: How studying overseas has been impacted by COVID-19

Kelvin Maina
November 21, 2020

The global spread of coronavirus meant that international travel had to be shut down, making the prospects of studying overseas...

Special Education United States

Special needs students' parents in US heavily impacted by the...

Kelvin Maina
November 18, 2020

The spread of Covid -19 has upended the American education system after months of lockdowns and extra-caution during the reopening....

Africa Blockchain

Blockchain adoption: Is crypto really “the great equalizer”?

Mitch Rankin
November 12, 2020

What if the only barrier to blockchain adoption is education and knowledge? For us to understand why mass adoption has...

Asia Schools

Philippines DepEd chief insensitive remarks cause a stir online

Kelvin Maina
November 6, 2020

Schools in the Philippines that have been affected by the onslaught of Super Typhoon Rolly have been urged by the...

English language program in Australia to undergo a major overhaul

Australia Language

English language program in Australia prepares for major overhaul

Manasee Joshi
November 4, 2020

English language program in Australia, specifically designed to help migrants participate socially and economically in Australian society, is expected to...

Asia Schools

Philippines DepEd criticized for 2019 education performance

Kelvin Maina
November 2, 2020

The Philippines Department of Education (DepEd) has been criticized for its handling of the education docket resulting in students failing...

Asia Students

Davao City Mayor orders DepEd to keep students at home

Ken Vincent Rosales
October 29, 2020

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte called on DepEd and private school administrators to keep students at home during class hours....

Asia

Filipino filmmaker angered by modular education being offered by DepEd

Kelvin Maina
October 28, 2020

Direk Joey Reyes, a renowned Filipino filmmaker, has criticized the Philippines Department of Education (DepEd) for developing a module that...

Europe Schools

Free school meals holiday extension rejected by MPS

Kelvin Maina
October 26, 2020

Members of Parliament (MPs) voted to shoot down a proposal that would have seen the government’s continued support for free...