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5 months ago

Georgia superintendent says Black studies course can be taught after legal opinion

ATLANTA — Georgia’s Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods now says school districts may teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies after all, now that Georgia’s attorney general said the state’s law against teaching divisive racial concepts specifically exempts such college-level courses. “In compliance with this opinion, the AP African American Studies course will be added to the …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Why it is important to teach the next generation about sustainability

The Hindu

Today, when concerns about climate change, pollution, and dwindling natural resources have become urgent and unavoidable, the role of education in shaping the next generation’s perspective on sustainability is paramount. It’s inspiring to see students light up with curiosity when they discover how their actions — from reducing single-use plastic to conserving energy at home — can influence this delicate …

Environment Climate Change Students Earth Natural World

2 years, 3 months ago

Tips to empower students to organise and lead events

Hindustan Times

Children learn by watching the people around them and by observing how others respond to criticism or confront failure, children begin to develop their own habits and thought processes. Tips to empower students to organize and lead events Want to offer equal opportunity to all students to become confident individuals and be able to communicate their ideas fearlessly? At the …

Students School Lead Our Students Event

2 years, 4 months ago

Govt Schools in Chhattisgarh to Teach in Local Language, Dialects Once a Week

News 18

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday announced that students in government schools will be taught in the local language Chhattisgarhi and tribal dialects once a week. Day, Baghel has said that the move will not only promote the local language and dialects, but will also enhance students? In another announcement, the chief minister said that Sanskrit will be taught …

Chhattisgarh Baghel Local Language

2 years, 8 months ago

Google builds ‘Qubit Game’ to teach students quantum computing

The Hindu

Google has joined hands with a gaming company Doublespeak Games to acquaint students in quantum computing by playing a game. The duo has developed ‘The Qubit Game’, which simulates challenges faced by quantum engineers in their daily work. “If you succeed, you’ll discover new upgrades for your in-game quantum computer, complete big research projects, and hopefully become a little more …

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2 years, 11 months ago

With COVID staffing crunch, who’s going to teach the kids?

Associated Press

With teacher absences mounting and substitutes in short supply, parents may be wondering: Who’s teaching the kids? The answer around the U.S. could be a local police officer, National Guard soldier, state budget analyst, parent or recent high school graduate — nearly anyone willing to help keep schools’ doors open through the omicron-driven staffing crunch. In some cases when possible, …

Students School Teachers Schools District Mckinney Teach

3 years, 4 months ago

No PhD or Master's Degree is Valuable Today: Taliban's Minister of Education

The Quint

A video of the same has gone viral on social media and was met with severe criticism. Private universities and higher education institutions have reopened in Afghanistan but are following new gender rules. Pictures showing male and female Afghan students sitting in the same classroom separated by a curtain have also gone viral. According to Afghanistan's TOLOnews, male and female …

Female Teach

3 years, 4 months ago

UGC allows varsities to teach online, distance learning post Covid

India TV News

The University Grants Commission has framed more flexible rules for various Central and other universities across the country. Under this, regular universities will be allowed to offer online courses and other important courses through distance learning even post Covid-19 pandemic. The National Testing Agency will conduct these examinations at various examination centers across the country, which will be conducted for …

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4 years, 1 month ago

In Burbank schools, a book-banning debate over how to teach antiracism

LA Times

The Burbank Unified School District has removed five books from instruction: “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Cay” and “Of Mice and Men.” During a virtual meeting on Sept. 9, middle and high school English teachers in the Burbank Unified School District received a bit of surprising news: Until further …

Parents Books Students School Black Hill District

5 years, 6 months ago

Mandarin made mandatory in many Nepal schools: Report

The Quint

Kathmandu, June 15 Many schools across Nepal have made it mandatory for students to learn Mandarin lured by the Chinese government's offer to cover salaries of teachers who teach the language, a media report said on Saturday. Many more private schools in Pokhara, Dhulikhel and other parts of the country have also made Mandarin compulsory for students, according to Shiv …

Schools Chinese Mandarin Teach

5 years, 9 months ago

Column: Admissions scandal exposes much that’s wrong with what we teach kids to value