November 27, 2020
Minister for Higher Education and Science Halsboe-Jørgensen reports that there was an increase of applicants being offered a place in higher education.
November 26, 2020
Education experts in Denmark must come up with ways to adapt schooling to the new reality forced upon us by COVID-19 and the related restrictions and lockdowns. Majority are of the firm opinion that physical presence is essential for one to receive a good education – be it in university or in school. That is why higher learning establishments in the country quickly went about adopting new rules.
November 25, 2020
Minister of Education Krassimir Valchev explained at a briefing how the new school year will begin. For now, the school year is planned to begin in person throughout the country. However, the Minister does not rule out the possibility of changes.
November 24, 2020
Students at Flemish secondary schools will have colonialism as part of their standard curriculum. The history syllabus will include imperialism, colonialism and neo-colonialism and decolonisation. This is the first time these topics will be include in class and examinations.
November 24, 2020
Flemish education minister announced that schools will continue to maneuver in code yellow restrictions even though the number of corona infections detected in schools is currently lower than expected.
November 23, 2020
With the new National Education Policy, many students are expressing doubts with the new curriculum. The Education Minister explains in further detail what the new structure of school curriculum means and what will happen to board exams.
November 20, 2020
Nearly 40 Indigenous academics are calling for a national inquiry into racism at New Zealand universities, saying discrimination against Māori students and teaching staff is ingrained and endemic.
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.