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France Closes Schools And Extends Lockdown Nationwide

May 03, 2021

With COVID-19 cases on the rise, France has ordered schools will close for 3 weeks nationwide and opening hours will change for the next 4 weeks. University students can attend one day per week throughout the next 4 weeks and the rest of the time will be remote learning.

CLAT 2021 Exam Postponed to June to avoid clash with CBSE Exam

May 03, 2021

Consortium of National Law Universities has decided to postpone the CLAT 2021 Exam to June 2021. The law entrance exam has been postponed to avoid clash with CBSE Board Exam, which is now scheduled to be held in May 2021.

Exam timetable for SPM, SVM, STAM, UPBA

April 30, 2021

Malaysia Education Ministry has released the new examination timetable for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Sijil Vokasional Malaysia (SVM), and others examinations.

Collective efforts needed to meet challenges facing global education systems

April 30, 2021

International efforts were required to meet the "huge challenges" facing global educational systems as they scrambled to adapt to distance learning, said Dr. Hamad Al-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia's education minister.

Secondary schools in Kaduna to reopen

April 30, 2021

The Kaduna State Government in Nigeria has directed public and private secondary schools, across the state, to reopen for academic activities on Feb. 1.

No massive dropout due to blended learning

April 30, 2021

Philippines Department of Education denied “misleading” claims of a massive dropout rate in the basic education for school year 2020-2021 when blended learning due to the pandemic was implemented in schools.

Modular learning not sustainable

April 30, 2021

Philippines Department of Education Briones describes the modular type of learning as a non-sustainable and expensive mode of learning in this time of new normal. Briones said she would want the agency to take advantage of the technology, such as radio, internet, and television, in transmitting knowledge to learners.

Education adds to Japan's latest exports to developing nations

April 29, 2021

Seeing this as an opportunity to increase Tokyo's soft power, the Japanese government since 2016 has set aside around 70 million yen a year to boost exports of education services to developing nations, like Egypt and Vietnam, in an initiative dubbed "Edu-port Nippon."

Pennsylvania allows schools to delay standardized tests until fall

April 28, 2021

Pennsylvania will allow public schools the option to postpone federally-required academic achievement and English learner proficiency tests until the fall. As education recovery continues, the Pennsylvania Department of Health decided it would be up to the schools to decide whether to delay standardized testing or proctor as planned.

Distance learning announced for some UAE students till further notice

April 27, 2021

The Ministry of Education held an urgent meeting to ensure that schools and students are informed about the postponement of face-to-face classes.

IB confirms dual route for May 2021 Diploma Programme and Career-related Programme examination session

April 26, 2021

The IB has confirmed that it will offer a dual route for the May 2021 Diploma Programme and Career-related Programme examination session. This follows a January survey of over 3,000 schools in 152 countries indicating that many schools and students continue to face huge challenges nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and the successful roll-out of a similar model in our November 2020 exam series.

A-level and GCSE results to be decided by teachers

April 22, 2021

GCSEs and A-levels cancelled in England by the pandemic will be replaced by grades decided by teachers, the exams watchdog Ofqual has confirmed. Cambridge, Pearson, Oxford has released guidance and procedures for this year's exams.

SSC, HSC exams to be held offline this year in Maharashtra

April 21, 2021

The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) board examinations will be conducted offline this year by maintaining COVID-19 standard operating procedures. The exams cannot be conducted via online mode because there are many students who do not have access to internet, WiFi connection, adequate power supply, computer and smartphones

Cambodia adds human trafficking lessons to schools

April 21, 2021

The Southeast Asian country - which faces U.S. sanctions if it does not improve its record on human trafficking in 2021 - will add lessons to its syllabus for primary and high school students.

Standardized tests are a go, but Maryland scales them back amid pandemic

April 20, 2021

Even as the pandemic has upended so much of school life, one rite of spring will go on as before in Maryland: standardized testing. But this year, the exams will be shorter and limited to math and English, under a plan adopted this week by the Maryland State Board of Education.

Education creates virtual attention teams for students in each province

April 19, 2021

Spain's education committee has established virtual care teams (AVA) in each province , which will assist students who follow their training from home when teachers from their own center cannot take over.

MINED performs extraordinary ADVANCED test to students of flexible modality and deprived of liberty

April 17, 2021

The new AVANZO test, replacing the Learning and Aptitudes Test for High School Graduates (PAES), has been administered for nearly six thousand students.

MINED suspends the start of face-to-face classes

April 17, 2021

El Salvador MINED announced that all public schools, private schools, and universities will suspend face-to-face classes in 2021 due to the rise in COVID-19 cases. The start of classes is still scheduled for February.

Kenya schools reopened, after 10 months of closure due to Covid-19

April 15, 2021

In Kenya, life has almost returned to normal since schools finally reopened. A closure that lasted nearly 10 months to stem the spread of Covid-19. Today, thousands of school children are dropping out of school. The consequences of this long closure will be felt over several years.

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