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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
April 15, 2021
Karnataka State Primary and Secondary Education Minister has confirmed that the SSLC Exam 2021 for Class 10 and PUC Exam 2021 for Class 12 students have been postponed and will not be held in March. This year, Karnataka SSLC 2021 would be conducted in first week of June while Karnataka PUC would be conducted in May 2021.
April 15, 2021
The College Board announced a new schedule for Advanced Placement (AP) exams for the school year. The school will administer the tests both in-person on paper and at home online over a three-week period in May.
April 14, 2021
The National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) and the National Accreditation Board (NAB) have been merged under the new Education Regulatory Bodies Act 2020 (Act 1023).
April 14, 2021
2021 is a challenging year for the Education Ministry to provide quality teaching and solve issues concerning the system.
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.
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.