Quebec school children are seen here in this 2008 photo. In 1997, the province of Quebec divided secular schools along English and French lines instead of by religion.
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Recent calls to create one secular school system in Ontario for each official language, like the system in Quebec, may actually reinforce the divisions that have plagued Canadian history.
Nearly half of all teachers report experiencing a lot of daily stress.
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Nearly half of all teachers report having high levels of daily stress. Research shows that when teachers are stressed out, it can negatively affect students and schools.
Acutely aware of class inequality and social injustice, Hardy was also a notable advocate of access to Higher Education.
Men transporting a large bag in the Muvumba river valley in Kigali. A massive Rwandan electrification programme sets out to benefit rural communities.
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A massive rural on-grid electrification programme in Rwanda has delivered considerable benefits. But is it the most sensible way to deliver power to remote areas?
South Africa needs to build a reading culture.
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Every year South Africans spend twice as much on chocolate than they do on books
Volunteers work on a Habitat for Humanity site in Winnipeg in July 2017. Building homes for the disadvantaged is the type of ‘learning through service’ that will stand university grads in better stead with employers.
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Employers now expect to hire people out of universities who don’t require any training. That’s why so-called experiential learning is becoming so critical for university students.
South African finance minister Malusi Gigaba could have done better in his 2018 budget speech.
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South Africa’s 2018 budget does not go far enough. Perhaps finance minister, Malusi Gigaba was caught up in the euphoria of the widely welcomed state of the nation address by Cyril Ramaphosa.
The latest What Kids Are Reading report finds that secondary school students aren’t challenging themselves – and it could limit their choices later in life.
Bad research techniques have called into question the results of many psychology studies. Fixing the problem starts with making sure students don’t pick up bad habits.
Survivor of the mudslide are seen attending school on November 15, 2017 at the Old Skool Camp, in the mountain town of Regent on the outskirts of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown.
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About 263 million children and youth worldwide are out of school. If some progress have been made, especially on school attendance, huge gaps remain on gender parity or equity in schooling choices.
Education empowers young people like Sarah Nasira, a Kenyan pupil leading a class.
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Authors Lutz and Klingholz explore how mass literacy became a revolution that changed the world.
When parents and teachers adapt their own behaviours based on what a child is thinking, they help stimulate that child’s brain development.
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The failed and continually failing political leadership on respect, relationships and reconciliation sets back the quality of current and future education for all Australians.
Better local governance can make classrooms happier and more productive.
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A new paper describes the idea of “genetic nurture”, where parents’ genes, even those not passed on to their child, have major effects on kids’ health and educational attainment.
Support programme for basic education in Casamance (Paebca). Academie Sedhiou in Senegal.
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