New York’s Ultra-Orthodox Yeshivas Challenge New State Education Mandates
New state education rules will cut funding to private schools that can’t provide the same level of education as public schools. The ultra-Orthodox community is fighting back.
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Chaos outside Cape Town schools as parents demand places for their children
Parents say their children are subjected to poor learning conditions at Solomon Mahlangu Primary School
Over 100 learners squeeze into one room at this overcrowded school
Ketlane Primary School in Limpopo says its pleas for help from the provincial education department have gone unanswered
Khayelitsha school still without stationery
Western Cape Education Department has urged the formation of a school governing body to help deal with issues at the school
Explainer: BELA and its controversies
We unpick the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act that rocked the Government of National Unity
Children walk over an hour and wade across a river to get to Fort Beaufort school
The bridge to Oakdene Primary washed away about 15 years ago
Education critical to plug Asia’s health workforce gap
Lifelong training for health workers is essential to tackle shortage of skilled professionals, according to the WHO.
‘In a Bind’: Some New Yorkers Reject Transition to Electric School Buses, Despite Mandate
New York’s push for electric school buses by 2027 has districts across the state struggling with voter approval and funding.
Reading is Kwaai: high school teacher starts mobile library for learners
Nigel Mortley takes books to Cape Town schools that do not have libraries
Why Can’t New York Keep Up With the Demand for Bilingual Teachers?
Years of shortages have led to a staggering problem across the state, with few solutions on the horizon.
New York Child Care Providers Are Bleeding Workers as Federal Money Dries Up
Nearly half of the state’s child care providers have raised tuition and a third have lost staff, a new report found.
Small School Districts Face Costs of Settling Decades-Old Abuse Claims
Hundreds of Child Victims Act cases have been filed against New York schools, some over accused serial offenders that could leave districts with tens of millions of dollars in liability.
Lacking State Funding, Rural Schools Struggle to Provide Remote Health Care
In rural school districts where doctors are hard to find, in-school telehealth services seemed like a good solution. Then New York state stopped funding them.
Unions Join the Fight to Slash Economic Development Tax Breaks
When local authorities hand out subsidies, school budgets lose revenue. The state teachers union is now pushing back.
Hochul at Divide with Lawmakers on Child Care, Once A Top Priority
Child care used to be Hochul’s marquee issue. Now, she’s proposing a modest expansion—but only if Congress doesn’t act.
Columbia Student Worker Strike Could Become Testing Ground for Biden-Era NLRB
An NLRB ruling on a grievance made by striking Columbia student workers could suggest the board’s approach to a major question about the legal status of student workers.
An Indigenous teacher challenges São Paulo's colonial curriculum
In Brazil's biggest city, descendants of the original inhabitants live in invisibility and struggle to keep their traditions despite São Paulo’s celebrated cultural diversity
Students compete in second international Neurosurgery Olympiad in Tyumen, Russia
The second International Student Olympiad in Neurosurgery for the prize of the Governor of Tyumen Oblast, Russia took place in the first week of April at the Federal Center for Neurosurgery in Tyumen. The competition…
Delhi High Court restores copyright infringement case at Delhi University
On Friday, the Delhi High Court restored a trial over claims of copyright infringement from photocopying of study materials for Delhi University (DU) course
Local municipalities in Italy ask taxes from religious schools
In the past few days in Italy, several municipalities have started asking religious schools to pay taxes for property and local services, despite the resistance of the Catholic
