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Alberta parents and teachers protest provincial re-entry plans, call for smaller class sizes

September 16, 2020

With the school year in Alberta beginning the first week of September, parents and teachers are protesting provincial re-entry plans. Protests have been held outside more than two dozen MLA offices across Alberta, putting pressure on the province to implement changes for school in the fall.

Updates on reopening of schools and changes to 2021 state examinations

September 16, 2020

Ireland Department of Education releases statement on plans to fully re-open schools for this upcoming academic year. Minister of Education Foley also provided an update on state examinations for 2021.

Postponed 2020 Leaving Certificate examinations

September 15, 2020

Minister of Education Foley announced that the 2020 Leaving Certificate examinations will be postponed until November 2020, subject to public health advice and engagement during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Minister Reps’ address on the state examinations in Estonia in 2020

September 14, 2020

Minister of Education and Research of Estonia announces that students will be able to take two state exams on a voluntary basis: Estonian language and mathematics. English exam will not be held this year.

No plans for mass school closure in event of COVID-19 autumn second wave

September 14, 2020

The new school year is set to stick to the traditional September 1 start date, despite having closed down initially in March and making state exams in Math and Estonian language option due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The education ministry also says that an autumn coronavirus second wave would not lead to a repeat of the mass school closures that spring's outbreak brought.

International Baccalaureate to revise student grades

September 11, 2020

Thousand of students who received the International Baccalaureate diploma this year will have their grades increased. This comes after backlash IB applied its algorithms to adjust their final results downwards, causing students failing to meet their university offers.

School grades in 2021 'should be set by teachers'

September 10, 2020

After this year's GCSEs and A-levels fiasco, calls have been made that next year's results need to be based again on teacher assessments. Several top education officials have also been fired or released due to the mishandling of this year's exam results.

Changes to 2020-2021 school calendar in Spain

September 10, 2020

The pandemic has shifted Spain's academic calendar for the 2020-2021 year, announced by the Education Sector. Students will also have postponed entrance exams in all autonomous communities and later university enrollment dates.

Selectividad 2020: the most controversial exam

September 09, 2020

The 'Selectividad' exam have been more flexible, with greater optionality, due to the confinement suffered by students by the coronavirus pandemic. Aside from the flexibility during the pandemic, the exam has faced several controversies with changes to different parts of the exam.

BTec students begin receiving revised grades

September 09, 2020

BTec results were released and students will be receiving revised grades. Grading was delayed by Pearson due to recalculation after A-level and GCSE results were lowered that affected over 400,000 students.

The August SAT Is Cancelled For Nearly Half Of Students

September 09, 2020

Of the 402,000 students registered to take the SAT and SAT Subject Tests in August, nearly half will be unable to take the test for which they signed up because so many testing centers have closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Dutch scrap centralised school leaving exams, diplomas based on course work

September 09, 2020

Education Minister of Netherlands announced that central school leaving exams have been cancelled. This comes after secondary school organizations urged the government, saying that it is impossible to organize these exams in a safe way during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Vocational and technical qualifications awarding for 2020

September 09, 2020

Full publications and press releases from the Government of United Kingdom relating to the changes of awarding vocational and technical qualifications in the academic year for 2019-2020. Ofqual has been working with awarding organizations to ensure alternative arrangements of over 14,000 qualifications.

School Reopening Plans, Province By Province

September 04, 2020

As schools resume across Canada in September, changes are being implemented province by province to protect students and teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Prime Minister announced $2 billion in support for provinces and territories to ensure the safety of students and staff members throughout the school year.

COVID-19 and changes to postgraduate medical education in Canada

September 04, 2020

Postgraduate medical education in Canada drastically changed due to COVID-19. This article identifies key issues that medical schools and residents face in this new paradigm of medical education.

Ontario government cancels EQAO testing due to coronavirus outbreak

September 04, 2020

EQAO, the province’s standardized testing in Ontario, is cancelled for the 2019-20 school year amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Secondary School Literacy Test for the Ontario Secondary School Diploma has been waived for this graduation year.

Thanaweyya Amma exam results announced with 81.5% success rate

September 03, 2020

Minister of Education and Technical Education announced on Tuesday that the success rate for this year’s secondary school-leaving (Thanaweyya Amma) exams stands at 81.5%. This comes after a series of changes to precautionary anti-cheating measures and exam safety procedures due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Several colleges, universities waive entrance exams due to COVID-19 crisis

September 03, 2020

Commission of Higher Education announced that several colleges and universities in the Philippines have decided to waive entrance examinations and instead assess students’ admission based on their high school average. There is no uniform policy on the conduct of entrance examinations as other higher education institutions are still holding physical or hybrid entrance examinations.

Egypt gov't, students praise Cambridge for reversing downgrade of IGCSE marks

September 03, 2020

The Egyptian government and students enrolled in the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) programme have praised Cambridge’s move to reverse a controversial decision that had downgraded students’ test results. This comes after students expressing outraged over downgraded IGCSE results.

GCE-AL exams to begin on October 12

September 02, 2020

The Education Ministry announced yesterday that the Advanced Level (A/L) examination would be held from October 12 to November 6 while the Grade Five Scholarship examination will be held on October 11. The postponement of the exams are based on a conducted survey with students, teachers, and principals.

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