First Covid, now heat: Online schooling returns to the Philippines
The shift raises fears that more extreme weather in the years to come could deepen educational inequalities.
Education
Philippine army checking implications of increasing Chinese students in Cagayan region
Chester Cabalza, a University of the Philippines professor and a native of Cagayan, said some of the mainland Chinese students in Cagayan are reportedly shelling out P2 million to…
Nepal to crack down on teachers engaged in partisan politics
The ruling was issued to stop school teachers from contesting in different levels of elections of the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML in the run-up to the parties’ conventions.
Primary and middle school students in Mongolia to have milk 3 times a week
The program will be implemented in phases starting May 1. In the first phase, 19,300 primary and middle school students of 8 schools will be included.
Amid schools’ expansion, Pakistan to declare education emergency
PM Shehbaz vowed to replicate his idea of free education to children of poor and deserving families by establishing Daanish Schools in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan,…
Hot weather prompts 5,800 Philippine schools to switch to online classes
These schools have implemented alternative delivery modes that include asynchronous and online classes that allow students to join their class from home.
Two Chinese top universities deny cat abuser admission to postgraduate programs
The move sparked discussions on the importance of moral assessment during admission processes.
Embracing the Eid spirit to transform education
Just as Muslims ask for forgiveness and embrace a fresh start during Idul Fitri, educators and students can use this time to revisit their niat (intention) and renew their…
Malala Yousafzai looks forward to working with Pakistani government to uplift education sector
In her letter to PM Shehbaz Sharif, the Nobel Laureate expressed her concerns regarding 26 million children — predominantly girls in the poorest districts of Pakistan — who…
Heat turns Philippine classrooms into ovens: What to know
Teachers said even with four, or even more electric fans, the heat is really intolerable and is already affecting learning, especially in classrooms where 30 to 40 students are…