Free meals overshadow Indonesia’s core education spending in 2026 budget
The hefty allocation for free meals has drawn criticism from education observers who warn of misplaced priorities. They argue the funds should instead be used to make basic…
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Faculty, students in China face growing AI challenges
Research tools can produce flawed or fictitious academic references.
Test scores point to improved English among Chinese
According to Omar Chihane, general manager at TOEFL, the average TOEFL score of Chinese students rose from 80 to 86 over the past decade, with reading scores consistently…
Ministries coordinating school enrolments for 50,000 children of returning Cambodian migrant workers
As of August 13, more than 900,000 Cambodians had returned from Thailand, based upon numbers provided by border authorities.
Stronger measures being taken to deal with digital misconduct among students, Malaysian education minister tells Parliament
To address this, the Education Minister said her ministry is currently amending the Education (Student Discipline) Regulations to ensure school disciplinary rules remain effective…
In the Philippines, struggling readers drop to 1,871 from 51,537: education department
In total, Department of Education reported improving the reading skills of 50,000 learners through the Learning Recovery Program and Bawat Bata Makababasa Program (BBMP) and an…
Nepal’s private schools double down on threats to protest education bill
Private education providers have taken strong objections to the agreement reached by the parliamentary committee regarding the provisions related to private schools in the School…
More grads chart career paths in west of China
According to the Communist Youth League of China Central Committee, so far this year, more than 48,000 college graduates have participated in a national program to work at the…
In South Korea, Gangnam students are quitting school, but not their studies
Amid intense academic competition, students are dropping out earlier to focus solely on their college entrance exam.
Vietnam’s education infrastructure struggles to keep pace with reform goals
To implement the 2018 General Education Curriculum, schools need over thousands of subject-specific classrooms, libraries, teacher housing units and sets of basic teaching…