Experts call for appropriate use of AI tools
The swift advancement of ChatGPT and other generative AI technologies has offered more opportunities for teachers as well as students, experts said at the 2024 World Digital…
EDUCATION
Shortage of secondary-level teachers hits Nepal’s schools
Forty secondary schools in Achham district are compelled to make do with underqualified teachers for English, Mathematics, and Science.
Blood lead levels in children: USAID announces $1.1m for survey in Bangladesh
Lead exposure may account for upwards of one fifth of the educational gap between rich and poor countries, and creates at least a $1 trillion drag on the global economy.
Korean schools becoming more diverse
In line with the change in educational institutions, the Seoul education office said it would continue to heed enhancing support to help multicultural students and their families…
Schools in remote areas suffer from teacher crunch
Schools in all the local units—Swamikartik Khapar Rural Municipality, Himali Rural Municipality, Jagannath Rural Municipality and Budhinanda Municipality—in the northeast…
3 in 10 new Korean schools don’t have enough students: Report
Across the nation, 67 schools across were classified as under-capacity, while the number of overcrowded schools stood at 18, just 8.4 percent of the new schools.
Why Korean teachers are speaking out in English on school reality?
Under current labour laws, public school teachers, who are public servants, do not have the right to collective action.
‘Silver-haired’ teachers return to classrooms in China’s western areas
The initiative, known as the National Silver-Age Teacher Action Plan, aims to make up for a shortage of teachers, especially at newly established universities in western areas,…
2028 national exam will ‘aim to ensure fairness’: Korea education ministry
The college entrance exam changes include integrating subjects and consolidating test topics, as well as adopting a five-tier absolute grading system.
Tent schools set up to ensure students affected by earthquake stay on track
Several rescue teams, in collaboration with local schoolteachers, have set up "tent schools" for children in affected villages, so that schooling can continue in the wake of the…