South Korea’s free after-school programs to run nationwide
This is one of the Yoon Suk Yeol administration's measures to combat the low birthrate; the before- and after-school child care programs operate from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from…
Education
Reversing the culture of bullying
The Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) in 2022 indicated that one out of three Filipino students have experienced bullying.
President Marcos OKs creation of Cabinet cluster to address education issues
According to Education Secretary Sonny Angara, Marcos, upon approving the cluster’s creation, ordered the DepEd and other concerned agencies to fast-track its measures…
AI textbooks turmoil continues ahead of implementation in South Korea
As the country prepares to implement the world's first artificial intelligence-powered, tablet-based digital textbooks in 2025, concerns over privacy violations and students'…
University drug ring shatters South Korea’s ‘drug-free’ myth
The members reportedly included many students from prestigious universities such as Seoul National University and Korea University, as well as those preparing to enter medical and…
India’s Odisha moves to promote sign language for the hearing impaired
The need for this project arises from the acute shortage of sign language interpreters in Odisha. This scarcity has posed substantial obstacles for individuals with hearing…
Are grades now meaningless?
What should worry us more is how grade inflation is symptomatic of the more fundamental problem of grading systems ceasing to be good indicators of students’ abilities, and at…
Bhutan’s education flagship programme achieves major milestones
The programme aimed to equip schools with modern, technology-based learning facilities to meet 21st-century educational standards.
5 Bruneians awarded Canada-ASEAN scholarships
Since the SEED program’s inception in Brunei in 2022, a total of 24 students from Bruneian universities have benefited from these scholarships.
Bhutan’s local leaders question school mergers, call for alternatives to closure
The education and skills development ministry’s school rationalisation initiative, aimed at efficient resource management and delivery of quality education, hasn’t gone down…