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The average Nigerian woman or child faces a host of hindrances in accessing health services.
Public statements against payroll fraud seem to materialise at strategic moments.
After a report from the education select committee suggested the term does more harm than good, it’s worth unpacking what it actually means
Calls to reinstate home economics as a solution to modern woes reduce the field to a set of practical skills, undermining its breadth and complexity.
There are significant gaps in what teachers in Ghana know about ozone depletion and climate change, even though these subjects are in the science curriculum.
A survey of over 3,000 students found that how much students’ appreciation of gay, lesbian and bisexual people increased during college varied by their school’s religious affiliation.
It’s an absolute priority we find and use ways to support kids to continue face-to-face learning in times of low community transmission, especially primary schools.
A sociologist asked public high school teachers to draw maps of the neighborhood where they teach. Those with more detailed maps also made stronger cultural connections with their students.
Each state has its own rules for which vaccines kids must have to attend school and the reasons students can opt out.
Students who have desks at home tend to do better academically. So why isn’t more attention given to this issue, as it is to the digital divide?
Chronic absenteeism is a pressing issue in high-poverty schools, but research suggests that serving students breakfast during class can help keep kids in school.
Mergers and splits involving education and research ministries, like the recent one in Indonesia, have huge consequences. How do other countries govern their national education and science policies?
The institutional design of BRIN allows for political intervention, showing how the Indonesian government is unwilling to prioritise research and technology.
Far too often it is still an education for some and not for everybody.
Nigeria needs more veterinary doctors to improve agricultural production, disease prevention, wildlife conservation and the health of animals in the security sector
Long distances often preclude families in the Motor City from sending their kids to the best schools in the area, new research shows.
Some children with autism struggle to express how they feel, but research shows music can help them develop better emotional skills.
The federal government has temporarily widened eligibility for food assistance to more students. Two scholars argue this needs to be made permanent and be accompanied with an awareness campaign.
It has been an uphill battle to make the case for Black studies courses and programs in Canadian universities.
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