February 21, 2023
The Minister of Education, Edgar Pary Chambi, warns that the request of the National Committee for the Defense of Democracy (CONADE) on the inclusion of the rejection of the updated educational curriculum among its resolutions, is “patently political”.
February 20, 2023
The Northwest Territories has begun piloting a new northern studies course for Grade 12 students with an emphasis on reconciliation.
February 17, 2023
The earthquake destroyed more than 115 schools in Syria and damaged hundreds more. More than 100 others were being used as makeshift shelters to host thousands displaced by the earthquake, which brought apartment blocks and even tiny rural homes crashing down on residents' heads.
February 16, 2023
After using Alberta's education curriculum since the 1950s, the Northwest Territories has outlined the timeline it will use to pivot toward British Columbia's program of studies. By the end of May 2023, the N.W.T. anticipates it will have revised Grade 12 graduation requirements taking into account B.C. courses, a schedule for teacher training on the new material, and draft curriculums for Grades 4-6 and 9.
February 15, 2023
Effective the 2023/24 school year, all students working toward a B.C. Certificate of Graduation (“Dogwood Diploma”), in English or French, must successfully complete at least 4 credits in Indigenous-focused coursework.
February 14, 2023
Mahmut Ozer, Turkey's Minister of National Education, visited Turkey's eastern city of Malatya, which is one of the cities heavily hit by the earthquake that killed over 1,400 people nationwide. Ozer announced all schools in the country will be closed until February 13.
February 13, 2023
Australia has joined the first worldwide treaty in higher education, making it easier for Australian education institutions and their students to be more globally mobile.
February 13, 2023
New data shows fewer WA students sat ATAR exams last year compared with 2021. WA's education minister is concerned students who take alternative pathways may not perform as well.
February 10, 2023
Education Minister João Costa admitted that the problem of a shortage of teachers will tend to get worse due to the increase in the number of retirements and the reduction in the number of new teachers.
February 08, 2023
Two of Ghana's top universities, the University of Ghana, Legon, and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), recently grabbed headlines for running courses without the required accreditation. The Auditor-General's 2022 report on public institutions in Ghana said the two universities were running a total of over 700 programmes that had flouted legal requirements.