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Dubai Parents to Sign Mandatory Contracts Before Enrolling Students in Private Schools
Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) introduced the Parent-School Contract, which, it hopes, will end disputes between parents and schools. The contract will specify school policies on fee payments and re...
Nicaraguan Youth Learn English, Take Action for the Future
Students in Nicaragua face a tough job market when they finish school. In order to give themselves an leg up on the competition and a chance to win a high-paying position, many turn to English lessons. In Ciudad Sandino, one of...
Boko Haram Militants Attack Schools in Nigeria
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram has opened fire at a school in Maiduguri, in northern Nigeria. Students were sitting exams when the gunmen entered the school. Nine children were killed in the vicious attack. This is the ...
Tanzanian Government Waives School Fees for Children with Disabilities
The Tanzanian government has decreed that students with disabilities are to be exempt from paying school fees. The order comes as part of a greater push towards ensuring that disabled students have access to education. Disabled...
Roma Children Create Art With Hungary’s “Real Pearl” Foundation
At the Igazgyöngy (“Real Pearl”) Foundation in Eastern Hungary, hundreds of Roma children learn to express themselves through art classes. The Real Pearl Foundation runs drawing, painting, sculpture, handiwork, and dancing...
Chilean Students Desert Public Schools Due to Falling Standards
The number of students in Chile’s public schools is dropping. Critics of the education system say low teaching standards, inadequate funding, and school closures are to blame. During the recent Senate Education Commission, de...
Brazil and African Countries Collaborate on Higher Education Program
Brazil has initiated a program to foster higher education in five Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa: Angola, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Principe. Devised on May 21 of this year at a mee...
Education on Girl Advocacy Can Protect Up to 6M Girls
The Adolescent Girls’ Advocacy & Leadership Initiative (Agali) of the Public Health Institute has helped bring about improvements in health, education, livelihoods, and the rights of girls living in Africa and Latin ...
Philippines: New Funding for Indigenous Education Programs
The Philippine Department of Education has announced it will invest P100 million (US $2.3 million) in indigenous education. The allotted funds are to be used for capacity-building programs to train educators, partnership effort...