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Man in Maadi arrested over molesting 5 kindergarten children
Egypt
December 1, 2021
Man in Maadi arrested over molesting 5 kindergarten children
The Egyptian Public Prosecution announced Tuesday that it has ordered the detention of a school worker accused of molesting five…
UNICEF to directly fund Afghan teachers, bypassing Taliban authorities
Middle East
November 3, 2021
UNICEF to directly fund Afghan teachers, bypassing Taliban authorities
KABUL, Nov 3 (Reuters) – The United Nations children’s agency said it was planning to set up a system to…
In Afghanistan, a girls’ school is the story of a village
Middle East
October 29, 2021
In Afghanistan, a girls’ school is the story of a village
SALAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Mina Ahmed smears a cement mixture to strengthen the walls of her war-ravaged home in rural…
In northern Afghanistan, girls’ schools working despite ban elsewhere
Middle East
October 12, 2021
In northern Afghanistan, girls’ schools working despite ban elsewhere
KABUL, Oct 12 (Reuters) – While girls across most of Afghanistan remain at home while brothers go to high school,…
Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states
World
August 12, 2021
Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans are battling school districts in their own states’ urban, heavily Democratic areas over whether students…
Another COVID side effect: Many kids head to summer school
World
June 6, 2021
Another COVID side effect: Many kids head to summer school
With her three teenagers vaccinated against COVID-19, Aja Purnell-Mitchell left it up to them to decide whether to go back…
In Jordan, homeschooling could be just what the education system needed
Middle East
March 22, 2021
In Jordan, homeschooling could be just what the education system needed
Alarm clock, breakfast, school — in Reema Bast’s family, mornings haven’t changed much, even though she doesn’t have to rush her three children…
Egypt to review school curricula textbooks to better portray human rights
Egypt
March 14, 2021
Egypt to review school curricula textbooks to better portray human rights
The President of the National Council for Human Rights Mohamed Faeq on Saturday announced that the council is working on…
Nigeria: Hundreds of schoolgirls feared abducted in raid
World
February 26, 2021
Nigeria: Hundreds of schoolgirls feared abducted in raid
An armed gang has abducted an unknown number of children in an attack on a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, a…
Egypt’s education minister confirms no second term exams for school students
Egypt
February 24, 2021
Egypt’s education minister confirms no second term exams for school students
Education Minister Tarek Shawky confirmed on Tuesday that there will be no exams for the second term, as they will…