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.
April 14, 2021
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suggested reopening classrooms in entities with a low level of contagion of COVID-19
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.
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.
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.
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.
April 12, 2021
South Africa published a new curriculum policy document introducing new subjects for the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS).
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
April 09, 2021
The school system is paralyzed in Kolda. Teachers affiliated with the unions that make up the G6 have declared a strike of 48 renewable hours to demand the payment of travel allowances for the general Baccalaureate and Technical Baccalaureate exams.
April 08, 2021
Morocco Ministry of Education announces a change in their education curriculum to include Jewish history and culture. Morocco also became the fourth Arab nation since August to announce a US-brokered deal to normalise relations with Israel.
April 07, 2021
Brazil Ministry of Education announced that they have adopted two measures related to the digitization of its processes: one concerns entry to colleges and universities, the other to the conclusion of Higher Education. The Enem is digital for the first time and all federal institutions of higher education will be able to issue digital degrees.
April 06, 2021
Minister of Education Tayseer Al-Nuaimi announced the ministry is conducting studies to create a special curricula for persons with disabilities through a ten year strategy in close partnership with the Supreme Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
April 06, 2021
Mexico's Senate approved a new General Law on Higher Education "whose objective is to train professionals with a high social commitment, who contribute to social, cultural, scientific, technological, humanistic, productive and economic of the country."
April 02, 2021
Australia welcomed its first group of international students since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Several of these students were from mainland China as tensions continue to grow between the two countries.