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National Exam Grading Begins in Kenya Amidst Controversy
More than 17,000 teachers have reported to 25 marking centers across the country to begin grading the nearly 438 thousand Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams. Grading has begun despite threats by the Kenya Uni...
Palestinian Schools in East Jerusalem Lack Basic Resources
Although the law promises all children access to free education, thousands of Palestinian children in East Jerusalem are denied this right while others receive a substandard education in inadequate school facilities. Faced with...
New Report Shows the High Cost of Keeping Children Out of School
A new report released by the Washington, DC-based Results for Development Institute (R4D) has shown that it is more expensive to keep children out of school than to educate them. The study, entitled Hidden Burden: The Economic ...
Russian Schools Benefit from Video-Enabled Classrooms
Since 2007, the Gymnasium Union of Russia (GUR) program has provided more than 1,400 high schools, colleges and military schools with video technology. The goal of this program has been to utilize videoconferencing as a way to ...
Theater of the Oppressed Addressing Child Abuse in India
The Karunalaya Social Service Society is a non-profit center that offers support to street and working children in and around the city of Chennai, India. The program’s director, Paul Sundar Singh, noticed that as internet...
“Smart Villages” Provide Remote Areas of South Africa with Education and Healthcare
A new initiative in South Africa will provide health and education to remote rural areas using “smart villages.” These villages consist of shipping containers and high-tech trucks that have been outfitted with solar...
Cuban Government Provides Medical Education Free of Charge
Cuba spends nearly 13% of its annual GDP ($9.3 billion) on education, which is a greater amount than any other country in Latin America. The government uses this money to provide free education to all students of all ages. This...
UNFPA Report Addresses Consequences of Adolescent Pregnancy
According to new report released by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), every year in developing countries 7.3 million girls under age 18 give birth. This new report explores the negative health, educational, social, and psychologi...
Report Reveals Millions of Children Worldwide Relying on Helplines for Support
In the report “The Voices of Children and Young People,” Child Helpline International (CHI) presented data collected on child use of helplines worldwide. This report provided insight into the problems children conti...