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Covid-19 and protests hinders Thailand's education

April 14, 2021

2021 is a challenging year for the Education Ministry to provide quality teaching and solve issues concerning the system.

Reformed approach key to Turkish students’ rising success in math, science

April 14, 2021

Turkey significantly climbed in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), citing the improvement was due to a series of changing strategies of education in Turkey, from the promotion of critical thinking and innovation to changes in the approaches based on mathematics and digital efficiencies.

2021 WASSCE to be written in Sept/Oct, BECE in Nov

April 14, 2021

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it has begun discussions with the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for the 2021 West African Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to be rescheduled for September/October.

Education unions in Chiapas and Campeche refuse to return to face-to-face classes

April 14, 2021

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suggested reopening classrooms in entities with a low level of contagion of COVID-19

Ghana schools prepare for the start of the school year after ten months of closure

April 13, 2021

Schools in Ghana are gradually opening their doors after ten months of confinement due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The country has outline cleaning and disinfection operations as they continue to enforce strict health protocols.

Biden Education Department Offers Flexibility in Testing, But Doesn’t Exempt States

April 13, 2021

The Education Department, in its first major decision under the Biden administration, told states that they will be granted significant flexibility in how and when they administer annual tests but they will not be exempt from administering them.

West Bengal announces dates for Class 10, 12 board examinations in 2021

April 13, 2021

Due to the global coronavirus outbreak and the resulting lockdown in the country, the West Bengal government had postponed the examinations, which are usually held between February and March every year. West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education announces the secondary education board exams will start on June 1 and the higher secondary education board exams will be held from June 15, 2021.

Duterte cancels dry run of face-to-face classes over Covid-19 fears

April 12, 2021

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and the DepEd took back their approval for a dry run of face-to-face classes in 2021, as other countries report cases of the new coronavirus variant reaching their shores.

13 new subjects planned for schools in South Africa

April 12, 2021

South Africa published a new curriculum policy document introducing new subjects for the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS).

West Bengal schools not to reopen till pandemic situation improves

April 09, 2021

The West Bengal government is not mulling over changes in its stated position of not starting classes in schools till the coronavirus pandemic situation improves. School curriculum in secondary and plus-two levels would be curtailed and classes would be conducted online

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