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51 pc Hindu parents in UK say their child experienced anti-Hindu hate in s
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
988 volunteered their anonymous insights. Then Freedom of Information (FOI) requests were sent to all public schools identified as having South Asian students via the Department for Education (DfE) census. The eligible parents were asked to share their incident reports of anti-Hindu bullying
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Pakistan: Sindh children deprived of education as 20,000 public schools de
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Public education -- particularly among poorer sections -- has hardly been a priority with governments. UNICEF reckons that Pakistan has the world's second-highest number of out-of-school children.
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Plea in Delhi HC against DoE circular denying re-imbursement for students
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The plea stated that the impugned circular is at the teeth of Section 12(2) of the Right of Children to free and compulsory Education Act, 2009 and amounts to amendment in the legislation through a circular which is a denial of reimbursement for a part of students admitted under section 12(1
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Samsung backed ed-tech firm TagHive's Class Saathi App set to record 300 p
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): TagHive, a Samsung backed ed-tech firm which launched the Class Saathi app and clicker for in-class and at-home student assessment, has recorded a fast pace growth, expanding from 10 schools to 1800+ schools across India in the past o
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Pakistan Army bans Pashto in Army Public Schools
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], October 21 (ANI): In a recent crackdown against one of Pakistan's largest ethnic minorities, the Pakistan Army has banned Pashto in its Army Public Schools, reported local media.
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Chicago public schools lift mask mandate
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Chicago [Illinois], March 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Chicago Public Schools (CPS), the third-largest school district in the United States, lifted mask mandate and introduced a mask-optional policy beginning Monday.
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Teachers protest against Pak govt's decision to hand over management of pu
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 24 (ANI): The government schools teachers in Pakistan's capital staged a demonstration outside the Parliament House against Imran Khan government's decision to hand over the management of public schools to the municipal corporation, local media reported on T
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Experts raise concern over Hong Kong schools anthem law
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 22 (ANI): With the aim to promote a sense of Chinese identity among students, a new law requires Hong Kong public schools to raise the Chinese flag and sing China's national anthem, a practice that experts say is "dangerous" and "ineffective".
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CAQM suggests ban on constructions, no schools, WFH as measures to control
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and adjoining Areas (CAQM) on Tuesday issued directions like a ban on construction work, shutting of public schools, work from home, among other measures to control air pollution in the region.
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Study explores how homeschooling affects adolescents' character, health, w
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 11 (ANI): Compared to peers at public schools, adolescents who are homeschooled are more likely to report greater character strengths and fewer risky health behaviours later in life, but are less likely to attain a college degree.
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NHRC seeks action-taken reports on rights denial of teachers
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Secretaries of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, and Principal Secretary, Directo
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Study suggests combination of early reading programs helps with kindergart
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 5 (ANI): A new study found that the combination of two early reading programs had positive effects on preschool students entering kindergarten in Cincinnati Public Schools over a three-year period.
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