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NYC private university students to help Ukrainian refugees
More than two dozen Yeshiva University students are on their way to help Ukrainian refugees.Yeshiva University, a private university located in New York City has extended a kind gesture by heading to Austria to help Ukrainian refugees.…
Parents to flee NYC high schools as Chancellor Banks leaves entry criteria unchanged
Many families have said they planned to exit the DOE — and perhaps the city — if the admissions framework did not change at the last minute.Schools Chancellor David Banks has decided not to change the high school admissions process for…
City teachers lament discrimination over vaccine exemptions
New York City educators who were granted medical or religious exemptions from the required COVID-19 vaccination were mandated to report to school buildings where some said they were treated like pariahs.The teachers and other staffers…
NYC schools enrollment shrinks
Enrollment drops hit schools both small and large, but the effects were often felt most acutely at the smallest schools, where the absence of a handful of staffers can send shockwaves and upend school planning — and some administrators fear…
Nonprofit opens clinic in Queens, raises mental health awareness
Commonpoint Queens, a nonprofit, has opened a clinic in Queens in a bid to help propagate mental health awareness.World Teen Mental Wellness Day, celebrated on March 2nd is a day to raise greater awareness about the mental health issues…
NY budget reveals reversal of plans to transfer school safety agents to DOE
The New York budget proposal from Mayor Adams has revealed a reversal of plans to transfer school safety agents to the Department of Education (DOE) from the New York Police Department (NYPD).New York City school safety agents have been…
Public schools are essential to the fabric and economy of New York City — Chancellor Banks
Schools Chancellor David C. Banks has outlined a four-pillar vision to build trust in New York City public schools and the Department of Education’s priorities.According to banks, the vision is aimed at reimagining the student experience;…
Amherst students organize mental health awareness committee
Amherst High School students have set up a mental health awareness committee owing to the fact that it's hard enough being a teenager with the pressures of family, friends and school, among other forms of stress.Not only did they notice…
NYC school embraces mentoring program
A public school district for the city of Binghamton, New York, Binghamton City School District has embraced a mentoring program for their students.Many students from Binghamton City School District have expressed how a recent mentoring…
NYC school feels ripple effect of Ukraine invasion
A high school located in the East Village, New York City, St. George Academy has voiced out on how Ukraine invasion affects some of their students."St. George Academy is a private, Ukrainian Catholic high school in…
3315 weapons recovered in NYC schools since start of academic year
About 3315 weapons have been recovered in New York City schools since the start of this academic yearThis is up by 80% since 2019 after the Police Department say there were over 1,800 dangerous weapons like BB guns, tasers and knives…
NYS announces move to end vaccine mandate in schools
New York State has announced that effective from Wednesday, March 2, 2022, schools' mask mandate will be declared void.This was confirmed by New York Governor, Kathy Hochul who further claimed that the mandate for vaccination requirements…
Ataa Educational to reschedule $33m loans to Saudi banks
Ataa Educational Company has struck a SR125 million ($33.3 million) Islamic financing agreement to reschedule existing loans with Saudi banks.The education firm finalized a Murabaha agreement with the Saudi Investment Bank, it said in a…
Covid-19: Singapore schools shift to full home-based learning
Singaporean Education Minister, Chan Chun Sing, has disclosed planned that all primary, secondary, junior college and millennia institute students including those from the special education schools will shift to full Home-Based Learning.…
Philippines teachers commence call centre to help remote learners
Local authorities in the Philippines have established a makeshift call center staffed by dozens of teachers to make sure students don’t fall behind in class during the remote classes.The temporary call centre which opened in Manila on…
Algerian authorities block internet access to prevent exam malpractice
Algerian authorities have blocked access to social media platforms across the country in order to prevent students from cheating during the baccalaureate exams.This move which has been effected since Monday September 14, 2020, prevents…
Maryland universities begin suspensions of students over coronavirus-restriction violations
Maryland universities have begun temporary suspension of dozens of students for allegedly violating COVID-19 restrictions.On Sunday August 6, 2020, university spokesperson, Katie Lawson said some Maryland universities that have reopened…
250 students, staff quarantine in Georgia week after school reopening
After a week into the school new year in one Georgia school district, over 250 students and teachers are now quarantined as cases of Covid-19 infections among teachers and students multiply as schools resumed on Monday.According to the…
Gaza records decline in Covid-19 cases, orders reopening of schools
Authorities in Gaza have ordered the reopening of schools, following the decline in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country.
While disclosing this on Friday August 7, 2020, the authorities stated that they were ready to close schools…
New World Bank Project supports Sudan’s students, teachers amid school closures
World Bank Board of Directors has recently approved a project to support Sudan’s students continued learning at home, and safe transition back to school during recovery from COVID-19 pandemic.Funded by a $10.6 million grant from the…
Anonymous donor donates $20 million to Xavier University of Louisiana
The Black university in Louisiana has received a USD 20 million donation from an anonymous donor.The donation, according to the university's president, Reynold Verret, was the largest private contribution in the school's history.The…
OPINION | KNOWING ABOUT OUR SOLUTION
Recently, I was in a conversation with a friend who, by happenstance, studies the same course as I do. The topic of discussion was the shady regard given to Sociology as a discipline and why the discipline isn't given the attention and…
Meriam-Webster bows to pressure, accepts to redefine racism
Meriam-Webster has accepted to re-define the word "racism" after receiving an e-mail from Kennedy Mitchum, a recent graduate from Drake University, requesting the dictionary publisher to review its inadequate definition of the word.The…
Global Education Coalition facilitates free internet access for distance education in several…
Major mobile telephone operators that are part of UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition have intensified efforts to improve connectivity by providing free access to online educational content for students in all regions of the world affected…
Sending children to school without vaccine spells disaster – Rodrigo Duterte
Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, has announced that there would not be reopening of schools until a coronavirus vaccine is available.While disclosing this on Monday 25, 2020, during a televised address, Duterte said, "Without a…
ICESCO invests in education, launches e-Learning in time of COVID-19
The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has launched a series of educational lecture entitled “e-Learning in the time of COVID-19”.As part of the comprehensive initiative, “ICESCO Digital Home”, is aimed at…
High school senior with highest GPA becomes first black valedictorian
Timi Adekunle, 18-year-old Nigerian, has become the first black valedictorian at South Broward High School in Hollywood, Florida.Adekunle graduated with a 5.604 GPA, the highest recorded GPA ever recorded in the history of the school.…
Ecobank, Google collaborate to keep children learning during COVID-19 pandemic
Ecobank Group, the pan-African Bank, is leveraging its distribution and partner networks to raise awareness of literacy apps in the Google Play Store to support the education of children who are at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.As…
WOMEN IN RAMADAN
Perhaps, in no other month of Hijrah calendar are the roles of Muslim women (especially wives) as pronounced as in the month of Ramadan. Like in other months, responsible Muslim sisters display the roles of wives and mothers as well as…
RAMADAN GUIDE: MEDICAL IMPLICATIONS OF FASTING
Whenever Ramadan comes around every year, many Muslims perceive it from economic, social and psychological perspectives alone. They hardly note the practical lessons of this sacred month beyond those scopes. Such limited perception of…