Education

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

About 3315 weapons have been recovered in New York City schools since the start of this academic year This is up by 80% since 2019 after the Police Department say there were over 1,800 dangerous weapons like BB guns, tasers and knives…

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 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…

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.…

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 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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…