Seoul National University slammed over ‘boastful’ bumper stickers for parents
Many Koreans have criticized SNU Foundation for creating the stickers as yet another tool that “excessively shows off one’s educational background.”
Education
Cambodia’s One Book, One Community nationwide drive aims to foster reading culture
The mission, which runs from August 10 to September 10, aims to distribute 25,000 books nationwide, with a focus on young people aged between 15 and 35, according to OBOC founder…
1.4m girls banned from Afghan schools since Taliban return: UNESCO
Access to primary education has also fallen sharply, with 1.1 million fewer girls and boys attending school, UNESCO said in a statement as the Taliban authorities marked three…
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…
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…