November 20, 2020
The Caribbean Examination Council released 2020 Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) results with a myriad of inconsistencies. Jamaica's Ministry of Education assuring that those issues will be addressed.
November 18, 2020
There is something excruciatingly painful when people talk about the education system in Albania. Minister after minister, they inherit a system that gradually decays further and further more.
November 17, 2020
Schools in Cambodia reopened after a six-month closure due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. About 400 private schools have gradually reopened since last month out of 600 applicants for “stage two” reopenings.
November 16, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed just how unprepared Macedonia’s under-resourced school system was to deal with an emergency. It is reported that high school students who attended classes online during last school term from March to July with their mobile phones.
November 13, 2020
Scotland Education Secretary Swinney announced that National 5 exams are canceled for 2021 due to concerns from the Covid-19 pandemic. This comes after the 2020 exams were canceled for the first time in history.
November 12, 2020
Bolivia Ministry of Education has decided to cancel the entire school year, citing concerns over Covid-19 and lack of educational technology.
November 11, 2020
Protesters demonstrated against Armenia's Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport, this comes as Armenia institutes "anti-Armenian" material into their educational curriculum.
November 11, 2020
Afghanistan’s schools were in crisis before the pandemic due to conflicts, but as Covid-19 rages on, the Afghan government is struggling to put education first for their students. The Ministry of Education reported that schools should open in October 2020, but at least 7,000 schools still do not have a building.
November 10, 2020
Australia's three biggest states are calling for major changes to NAPLAN tests. NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said the disruption from Covid-19 and the cancellation of this year's NAPLAN provided this opportunity to reform the exam.
November 09, 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India would complete 75 years of Independence in 2022, students should be learning as per the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Students would learn under a curricular that is forward-looking and scientifically oriented in order to make the country ready for challenges in the 21st century.
November 06, 2020
Georgia moved the beginning of the new academic year of 2020-2021 to September 15 from the original date of October 1. This applies to all public and private schools of Georgia as majority of schools acclimate into a remote educational process.
November 04, 2020
Alberta Education said diploma exams will be optional for students this October and November and universities reassured students that students will still be able to apply to university.
November 04, 2020
Teachers, students and unions march in a demonstration to the Education Delegation and ask for the resignation of Imbroda for the management before courses were marked by the pandemic.
November 03, 2020
Australian universities could get the green light to strike deals with international counterparts under the Morrison government’s new foreign veto laws. The reach of a proposed bill giving Canberra the power to cancel international deals and could effect on international collaboration.
November 03, 2020
Education Minister Dan Tehan announced sweeping changes that would cut the overall government funding in degrees. Tehan announced changes that will favour maths, teaching and nursing units over humanities, commerce and law.
November 02, 2020
Institute of Technical Education (ITE) graduates serving their national service as air force technicians can soon earn a diploma while enlisted. The work-study diploma in aircraft maintenance engineering will be conducted over two and a half years.
November 02, 2020
International students can enter Canada from Oct. 20 onwards if their designated learning institution (DLI) has a government-approved COVID-19 readiness plan in place. This comes after IRCC approved 56,000 study permits after the relaxing of online study rules.
November 01, 2020
Trinidad and Tobago Education Minister Gadsby-Dolly has assured that her ministry will take all required steps to ensure that the issue is adequately addressed as concerns from students and parents continue to grow. At least four petitions have been created to demand a review of grades by CXC.
October 31, 2020
The U.S. Department of Education has issued a final rule ("Final Rule") meant to clarify policies regarding freedom of speech, academic freedom, and Title IX exemptions.
October 31, 2020
October 5, 2020 is the targeted date for the virtual opening of public and private schools throughout the archipelago. Minister of Education Lloyd announced that the Covid-19 pandemic forced the Department of Education to engage in more urgent planning and considerations. Schools were previously scheduled to open on September 21, 2020.