Teachers report post-traumatic stress disorder after experiencing or witnessing attacks from students.
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Teachers say school districts have left them in the lurch in the wake of attacks by students. Some admit they resort to violence themselves to send a message to students who might want to test them.
Indonesia runs the world’s largest network of madrasas (Islamic schools). They have contributed significantly to girls’ enrolment, and can serve as a model for the Taliban government.
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Indonesia can serve as an important model for the Taliban of how Muslim nations and faith-based organisations can play a big role in expanding girls’ education.
There are calls to declare road accidents a public health scare in Ghana.
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Current methods of road carnage prevention in Ghana have proved unsuccessful .
Some children have both intellectual giftedness and a disorder such as ADHD. Without guidance, their parents often find themselves at a loss in the school system.
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While giftedness is a strength for children, being twice exceptional creates a vulnerability.
Students at St Dominic Bukna Secondary School in Kisumu, Kenya, take their English test outdoors due to overcrowding in classrooms.
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More teachers need to be employed to cope with the increasing number of students in secondary schools.
Rural universities are not prepared for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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Governments must take urgent steps to revamp rural universities.
Children calling their teacher to study amid school closure in Keerom, Papua.
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Papua, one of Indonesia’s most rural provinces, struggled with online learning during the COVID-19 crisis. Interestingly, it may just be the right moment to invest in Papua’s education technology.
Financial concerns are a big barrier for students wishing to apply to graduate school.
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When colleges and universities provide better funding for Ph.D. students, more students – especially students of color – apply.
A temporary memorial for Canada’s residential schools is blessed by Indigenous elders in a pipe ceremony in Calgary in August 2021.
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Here’s what the education system needs to do to help teachers address, repair and heal education towards and beyond reconciliation.
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Accountancy firm KPMG’s plans for greater social balance should be applauded.
Young people wait to register at a South African university in 2012. They are bearing the brunt of high levels of unemployment.
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Can the structural barriers to low-skilled employment growth be overcome?
Currently, the total outstanding federal student loan debt is $1.7 trillion.
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As federal student loan debt continues to rise, a number of scholars discuss how debt affects the nation’s college students, graduates and the economy as a whole.
Battlefield analogies are a long-standing feature of public debates about education.
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Are comparisons to war a good way to make a point in debates about education? A scholar of communication says it depends on the analogies and how they are used.
COVID-19 in the classroom: how to go back to school safely.
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Muslim students report being teased and harassed when schools focus on 9/11.
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Comments made during class discussions about 9/11 often put Muslim students on edge, according to a researcher who interviewed 55 Muslim students in and around the nation’s capital.
Young Kikuyu women lined up outdoors at a Church of Scotland mission school in Kenya.
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As missionaries expanded into Africa, they held a special grudge against polygamy. Here’s how that affected education.
Masks are an important tool for slowing the spread of COVID-19 in schools.
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Vaccinations, masks and some distancing – along with low community transmission – can help protect students in classrooms and cafeterias.
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The idea that exams exist to help universities and employers pick candidates is deeply entrenched – and misguided.
Corn yields can suffer in high heat.
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Much of the US has been experiencing heat waves in recent weeks. An economist explains how the often record-high temperatures can affect the economy.
Resilience is a major key to success in poorly resourced schools.
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Access to quality infrastructure is important for students to succeed. However, resilience should be encouraged in the pursuit of academic success.