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Philippines: ‘Early Learning for Life’ Program is Just the Beginning

The foundations of learning are built from the moment of birth. Could early childhood education be a key ingredient for closing the gaps that threaten global educational growth? UNICEF, alongside the Department of Social Welfar...
by Alice Formwalt
 
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UN Report: Broadband Access Is “the Missing Piece” in Global Education

Information technology is rapidly becoming the most promising tool for accelerating global educational development. A recent UN report, Technology, Broadband and Education: Advancing the Education for All Agenda, argues that ac...
by Alice Formwalt
 
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Spotlight on Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Scholarship Program

Established in 2005, the King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP) is a scholarship program for Saudi Arabians to study abroad at the undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral level. Since 2005, the program has cost US $5 billion, wh...
by Ling Shu
 
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Swazi Elementary School Principals Illicitly Charge Annual School Fees

In Swaziland, most primary school principals have been charging their students annual fees in direct opposition to the Free Primary Education program the Swazi government implemented in 2009. The plan promised to provide all Sw...
by Ling Shu
 
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1,300 Kaduna Teachers Fail Primary School Test — System Broken

During an education summit, Commissioner for Education Alhaji Usman Mohammed revealed that approximately 1,300 teachers in Kaduna, Nigeria have failed tests that were designed for primary four pupils. The Commissioner stated...
by Sean Yi
 
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Bhutan Bringing Conservation into Conversation and Practice in Elementary Schools

In Thimphu, Bhutan‘s capital, one school’s moto is “Let nature be your teacher.” The school has a communal vegetable garden, flower gardens, recycle and reuse activities, trees, and children learn basic ...
by Ling Shu
 
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Open Access to Books for Arabic Science Education

Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton announced, as one of her last acts in office, a new project that may change the way Arabic speaking teachers and students access information. The Open Book Project (OBP) was launche...
by Catarina Loureiro
 
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Teaching Kenya’s Refugees: Kenyatta University to Open Dadaab Campus

In a few short weeks, classes will begin at the newest campus of Kenyatta University — located in northeastern Kenya, the Dadaab campus will serve the world’s largest refugee camp, which is home to nearly half a mil...
by Ling Shu
 
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In Africa, Hundreds to Graduate From Samsung Academy with Valuable Tech Skills

In the coming weeks, more than 200 students will graduate from the Samsung Engineering Academy in Kenya, a private learning institution that aims to train and develop engineers in Kenya, South Africa, and Nigeria. The program...
by Sean Yi
 
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