Shafaqna English- The Office of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday called on the Taliban to reopen schools and universities to teenage girls and women.In a post on X, UNAMA pointed out on the day schools reopened for the new year that it has been more
On the eve of the new academic year in Afghanistan, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai once again called for reopening schools and universities for girls. Karzai stated in a post on the X network on Sunday, March 17, “On the eve of the new school year, once again, I ask the Taliban government to open […]
Schools to reopen in South Sudan after two weeks of extreme heat
By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s government says schools will reopen next week following a two-week closure due to extreme heat across the country. The health and education ministries say temperatures are expected to steadily drop with the rainy season set to begin in the coming days. During the
Written By: Hakim Bigzaad As the 1403 academic year starts in the country, female students beyond the sixth grade are asking the Taliban administration to let them attend their classes. The Ministry of Education of the de facto administration rang the school bell on Wednesday, the first of the month, during a meeting. However, this […]
As the new academic year begins, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is calling on the Taliban to allow girls to attend schools and universities. UNAMA has deemed the ban on girls’ education “unjustifiable and harmful.” The organization wrote on its official social media platform X on Wednesday, March 20: “It has been […]
HOUSTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – All five of the Houston County School District’s high schools have been named 2024 Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools by State Superintendent Richard Woods. A school district news release says the selections are the based on results from the 2023 AP courses and exams. The district’s high schools were placed in six of eight categories.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Menaul School has announced its new president and head of school. Julie Bean is the first woman to hold the position in the school's 128-year history. The school says Bean has held multiple leadership positions at Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylvania, and has a background in therapy. "As the only full-time, international boarding []
Superintendent Tommy Byler presented a report to the Vermilion Parish School Board regarding the impact of the new charter school in the north Vermilion area on public schools. Byler informed the board members that around 600 students are expected to move from the public school system to the charter school. The construction of Vermilion Charter Academy, a kindergarten through eighth-grade school with a capacity of 900 students, is currently being built on Hwy. 92, located to the west of Maurice....
Analysis: A good old game of one-upmanship could break out between the House and Senate over which chamber is going to commit to more public education funding this year.
None of Sheffield's schools and nurseries inspected by Ofsted in the past month saw their grades go down below 'Good'. It's been another decent month for the Steel City's classrooms who got their latest ratings from the education watchdog. Out of the schools and nurseries with new reports in the past four weeks (February 22 - March 22), none saw their ratings formally downgraded to 'Requires Improvement' or 'Inadequate'. The only formal downgrade was Children 1st @ Sheffield, a nursery that lost...
Event took place Thursday, March 22, at the middle school.