The Scam That School is Scam
By Janet Adeyemo The idea that school is a scam is a provocative assertion that has gained traction in certain circles. The actual scam here is the saying that school is a scam. While it is true that the traditional education system has its flaws and faces criticism, dismissing it entirely as a scam oversimplifies […]
Zimbabwe Govt Suspends Striking Teachers Calling For Better Pay
All teachers who did not report for duty when schools opened have been suspended with immediate effect for three months without pay, the governement has said. A pay strike by teachers disrupted learning on February 7, 2022 as schools opened for the first time in 2022 following Covid-19 delays. All the teachers’ unions have declared […]
Safe School Declaration
The problem Around the world, attacks on children continue unabated, as warring parties flout one of the most basic rules of war: the protection of children. The protracted nature of conflicts today is affecting the futures of entire generations of children. Without access to education, a generation of children living in conflict will grow up […]
International Day to Protect Education from Attack
Education under attack Around the world, attacks on children continue unabated, as warring parties flout one of the most basic rules of war: the protection of children. The protracted nature of conflicts today is affecting the futures of entire generations of children. Without access to education, a generation of children living in conflict will grow […]
With Free Education, Congo’s Child Miners Swap Hammers For Books
Squeezed onto benches and on the floor, the Congolese students of Kipushi Primary School did not complain that they only had a few, battered textbooks to share – just down the road, hundreds of less fortunate children were working in open-pit mines. Enrolment at the school – named after the town of 174,000 people, which […]
Afghan Girls Determined To Go Back To School After Deadly Attack
Days after losing her younger sister in a bomb attack on the school in Kabul that both girls attended, Farzanah Asghari stood by the 15-year-old’s grave and quietly wept. At least 80 people were killed and more than 160 injured in the attack near the Sayed Ul-Shuhada High School in the Afghan capital as students […]
Puberty: Wrong Education Amongst Parents
If you were to walk up to 5 different women and ask them what their first puberty education from their parent(s) was, about two women would most likely say they received the “don’t let a man be near you when you are menstruating or you will get pregnant” statement, about two others would probably have […]
Afghan Government Backtracks Over Ban On Schoolgirls Singing In Public
Afghanistan’s government has backtracked on an attempt to ban schoolgirls over the age of 12 from reciting poems or singing at public events, following public outcry and criticism from cultural figures and rights campaigners. Days after critics said a directive sent to schools in the capital marked a backwards step on girls’ rights, the Education […]
3,000 Children In Nigeria Educated On COVID-19 Through Beyond the Classroom Foundation Partnership With The Mastercard Foundation
Today, Beyond the Classroom Foundation announced a partnership with the Mastercard Foundation to build ongoing efforts to educate children about the COVID-19 virus. With support from the Mastercard Foundation COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Program, 3,000 children in Lagos and Abuja will receive free COVID-19 safety packs containing the educational book, “There is a new virus in town,” written […]
Education Under Attack
Around the world, attacks on children continue unabated, as warring parties flout one of the most basic rules of war: the protection of children. The protracted nature of conflicts today is affecting the futures of entire generations of children. Without access to education, a generation of children living in conflict will grow up without the […]
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