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Educational authorities and directors of official schools seek alternatives to the educational process

December 07, 2021

Maruja Gorday de Villalobos and Guillermo Alegría, responded to some concerns expressed by the directors, among these, those of the FECE, which to receive it, the presentation of the accounting report of the previous year is required, to manage the deposits of 2020.

National exams and scouting tests are expected to "return to normal" this year

December 07, 2021

In the last two years, the assessment tests and final exams for the 9th grade were suspended, with only the national exams for the 11th and 12th grade being held. A return to normality is expected this year.

National exams will have more mandatory questions to avoid "too high" grades

December 06, 2021

In some subjects, national exams will have up to three times as many mandatory questions as last year.

Portugal National exams begin with students taking Portuguese language test

December 06, 2021

The 1st phase of national secondary education exams starts with the 12th grade Portuguese exam. There are 151,863 students registered to take 246,499 tests in this 1st phase. The second phases of national secondary education exams will start in a few months.

Dozens of Hong Kong schools hit by falling enrolment face ‘inevitable’ closures as 40,000 families leave city

December 03, 2021

Dozens of Hong Kong primary and secondary schools face closure as a result of falling enrolment, a situation made worse by the departure of about 40,000 families who emigrated over the past year, according to the head of the city’s biggest pro-establishment education group.

Hong Kong pupils ‘can get full marks’ for national security law questions under new marking scheme

December 03, 2021

Marking guidelines for the revamped subject say candidates can get full marks if their answers mention positive impact of law on city and cite government data in support

A new national curriculum sparks a backlash in Pakistan

December 02, 2021

Teachers and parents worry that English-language skills are being replaced by religious content.

Maintenance of Tunisia national exam calendars in the governorates declared to be clusters

December 01, 2021

The Tunisia national examinations are continuing, therefore, normally including in the governorates declared clusters. The written exams for the first day of the main session of the Baccalaureate for the year 2021 kick off.

Bangladesh UG Exam Results Delay A Roadblock In PG Admissions

December 01, 2021

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seeking his personal intervention for immediate furnishing of provisional final semester result or mark sheet for Under-Graduate (UG) students in Odisha.

Public sector high school students are about to start accelerated English classes virtually in El Salvador

November 30, 2021

The educational authorities assure that they have already signed an agreement with the platform provider Platzi and that they will withdraw “full English” students in 12 months.

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