March 07

• Parents Urged to Educate Children On Rights

  SAnews.gov.za

  During this Human Rights month, government encourages parents and communities at large to educate their children on their rights, as enshrined in the Constitution. Read more »

• Hats Off to Education's Finest

  SAnews.gov.za

  The efforts of the country's finest educators were recognised in a glittering awards ceremony last night, held in Boksburg, on the East Rand. Read more »

• Students Faint After Inhaling Chemical

  Daily Trust

  Twelve students of the Ogba Junior Grammar School, Ikeja, Lagos, yesterday fainted during school hours after inhaling a chemical substance. It was the second time such incident... Read more »

March 06

• World Bank to Continue Support for Secondary Education [press release]

  World Bank

  The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved financing for Nigeria to further support secondary education programs in Lagos State. This will allow strong results to... Read more »

• The World Bank Supports Abolition of Fees and Levies in Basic Education and Reform [press release]

  World Bank

  The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved support to The Gambia to increase access to basic education, improve the quality of teaching and learning for primary... Read more »

• Mapping PhD Enrolment in Africa

  SciDev.Net

  The map shows enrolment in selected nations. Click on countries to show figures (missing for some years). Use the visible layers tab to toggle between years. Read more »

• Unamid Police Facilitate Language Classes for Displaced Women [press release]

  Unamid

  Mariam Hussein Hassan, age 50, and Taja Yagoub Mohamed, 43, are among hundreds of women in Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced persons who have recently enrolled in an adult... Read more »

• 13 Students Hospitalised in Lagos After Inhaling Poisonous Fumes

  Vanguard

  THERE was palpable anxiety among parents and guardians in the Ogba axis of Lagos metropolis Thursday, after 13 students of Ogba Junior Grammah School, Ogba, Ojodu Local Council... Read more »

• On International Women's Day - Inspiring Teaching for a New Generation of Policy Makers [Blog]

  IDS

  The theme for International Women's Day 2014 is 'inspiring change for greater awareness of women's equality' and what better way to inspire change than to start in the classroom?... Read more »

• Boko Haram - Group Demands Closure of FGC Maiduguri As Nigerian Government Shuts Five Schools

  Premium Times

  The Unity Schools Old Students Association, USOSA, on Thursday called for the closure of the Federal Government College (FGC) in Maiduguri. Read more »

• Microsoft to Reduce Cost of Software for Rwandan Education

  Focus

  On Thursday in Kigali, the Ministry of Education and Microsoft signed an agreement to reduce the price of Microsoft software programs for the benefit of education. The agreement... Read more »

• Administration of Central Region Conducts Seminar With a View to Celebrating Independence Day Still Greater Organizational Vitality

  Shabait

  The Administration of Central region conducted a seminar last Tuesday with a view to celebrating Independence Day with still greater organizational vitality. Read more »

• Three Training Schools Land U.S. Buses

  Times of Zambia

  The United States (US) government, through Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI), has donated three buses and a utility vehicle worth K1.8 million to three training... Read more »

• Education, Health Ministers Review Precautionary Measures At Schools

  Egypt Online

  Minister of Education Mahmoud Abul-Nasr met on Wednesday 5/3/2014 with Minister of Health and Population Adel el-Adawi to coordinate efforts and precautionary measures ahead of the... Read more »

• Accreditation Process - NUC Being Unjustly Attacked, Says Exam Ethics

  Leadership

  The Chairman, Exam Ethics Marshals International, Chief Ike Onyechere, says that the National Universities Commission (NUC) is being unjustly attacked by institutions that do not... Read more »

• Sadtu Members Ready to Go On Strike [press release]

  COSATU

  Members of the South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) in the Central Region of Gauteng are ready to go on strike over the 0,5% disparity on pay progression and all... Read more »

• Khan Academy to Offer Free SAT Prep in Partnership With the College Board

  CIO

  The Khan Academy will offer SAT test prep materials for free, the online learning platform said Wednesday, through a partnership with the College Board that aims to help level the... Read more »

• CU Reacts, But…

  Analyst

  Cuttington University Administration has strongly reacted to the Tuesday, February 25, 2014 edition of the Analyst Newspaper's story captioned, “Conflict of Interest!”... Read more »

• Dreams of Refugee Boy Shattered After Missing High School Place

  The Star

  Despite getting an impressive 386 marks out of 500, Abdulbari Miyir wasn't admitted to any school Read more »

• Pregnancies Blamed for School Dropouts

  The Star

  AT LEAST 360 pregnancy cases are reported in Magarini each year. DEO Stephen Abere said 30 cases are reported each month. He said the trend has affected education for a long time... Read more »

• Terige Boys Strike Over Poor KCSE Exam Results

  The Star

  More than 800 students at Terige High School in Nandi Central subcounty went of strike on Tuesday night protesting their institution's poor KSCE exam results. Read more »

• MP Aduma Happy With KCSE Marks

  The Star

  NYANZA leaders have praised education stakeholders in the region for posting good results in the 2013 KCSE exam. Some 30 candidates from the region made it to the top 100 students... Read more »

• Malombe Irked By Kitui's Poor Exam Results

  The Star

  THE Kitui Governor Julius Malombe has decried the county's poor performance in the 2013 KCSE examinations. He said it points to an increasingly deteriorating academic standards in... Read more »

• NGO Launches Anti-Jigger Drive in Laikipia

  The Star

  A programme to fight jiggers has been launched in Laikipia county. The program will be carried out by the county government in conjunction with a local NGO. Read more »

• KNEC Holding Results of Nambale High Student

  The Star

  The results of student from Nambale, which was the top school in Busia county have been withheld. Butula Boys were the first casualty with Kiswahili results of 54 candidates... Read more »