January 01, 2021
School principals of Northern Ireland have published alternative proposals for next summer's exams amid serious concerns about how changes will affect pupils. Young people are due to sit A-level, AS-level and GCSE exams next summer, although will take fewer papers. Students, teachers and principals have all voiced objections.
January 01, 2021
California voters are rejecting a proposal to restore affirmative action at the state's public colleges and universities. With more than 11 million votes tallied, 56% opposed Proposition 16.
December 31, 2020
Scotland Education Secretary has officially announced that they will cancel all exams, including the Higher exams, for next year. This comes after a previous decision to cancel the National 5 exams and delaying others due safety concerns with the Covid-19 pandemic.
December 29, 2020
Students are still waiting for their result marksheets from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). This has caused many delays for students in their college admission process.
December 29, 2020
Hong Kong schools are suspending face-to-face classes until the Christmas break. The Education Bureau is working to provide options for students to complete necessary exams and assessments, but many are concerned about secondary school placement and public examinations.
December 28, 2020
New Brunswick universities have announced a change to their academic year by extending the winter break for self-isolation. This comes as many students and staff have voiced their concerns for several months of being mentally and physically exhausted.
December 28, 2020
Education Ministry announced schools in Malaysia will close to break the chain of Covid-19 infection. Schools were supposed to close for the year on December 17 or 18. Schools are scheduled to return in January 2021.
December 28, 2020
The Delhi High Court has dismissed the plea of students who were seeking a re-examination for the JEE Advanced 2020. This comes after many exam candidates were not allowed to attempt the entrance test due to their COVID-19 positive status.
December 26, 2020
The President of the Republic asked the Minister of Education to start guiding states and municipalities to resume classes in the country, suspending any measure to contain the coronavirus.
December 26, 2020
Manish Sisodia has announced that the schools in the capital Delhi will not reopen until further order in view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Lockdown will strictly continue till November 20 in containment zones.
December 25, 2020
A California appeals court on October 29 upheld a lower court's ruling from September 2020 barring the University of California from using the SAT or ACT in admitting students to any of its campuses this year.
December 23, 2020
Students who could not take the medical entrance test in September due to reasons associated with COVID-19 were allowed to retake the NEET 2020.
December 22, 2020
The Department of Education in Punjab is considering reopening schools in the state for students of classes 9 to 12 for only three hours a day.
December 21, 2020
University Grants Commission (UGC) has recently released a notice that classes for odd semesters will most likely start from November 18. In addition, universities have to conduct classes for 6 days in one week this semester to make up for the academic loss due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
December 18, 2020
Saudi Arabia issued a royal order that all educational process including schools, institutes, colleges and universities will be remotely amid concerns of the coronavirus spread. This will continue on for the rest of the first semester of the academic year.
December 17, 2020
Education ministry defines terms for school closures amid ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as the 2020-2021 school year is scheduled to start this month.
December 16, 2020
The EST was designed after the suspension of the SAT in Egypt until next June over 'test security issues'.
December 16, 2020
Egypt's Minister of Education and Technical Education Shawky announced that students will not be allowed to mix SAT and the new Egyptian Scholastic Test (EST) exam results to choose the highest score in each subject.
December 15, 2020
The Ministry of Education announced the dates of the next baccalaureate exams, as well as those of the Parcoursup procedure.
December 15, 2020
School boards in Toronto, Peel Region and Durham Region announced the cancellation of exams and universities are reassuring students that this will not affect their post-secondary plans.