Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill on Oct. 25 that restricts transgender student athletes in the state from playing on public school sports teams that align with their gender identities. Under House Bill 25, student athletes, who compete in …
The United States Justice Department on Oct. 4 has begun addressing a “disturbing trend” of violent threats against public school officials and teachers across the country. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has directed the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. …
A newly appointed Taliban chancellor of Kabul University announced that women will not be allowed to study or teach at the educational institution, a move that critics deemed as the Islamic fundamentalist group’s latest encroachment on women’s rights after seizing …
Bangladesh has reopened its classes on Sunday after 18 months of lockdown due to COVID-19. The resumption of classes came after UNICEF warned that prolonged school closures during the COVID-19 crisis were aggravated inequities for millions of children across South …
China announced on Wednesday, September 8, that private tutors who conducted online classes in houses, hotels, or coffee shops, are banned to make sure that tutoring for profit is completely stopped. Reuters reported that Chinese authorities prohibited payment-based tutoring in …
The Florida Department of Education announced on Aug. 30 that it has withheld the salaries of school board members in Alachua and Broward counties for implementing mask mandates. The Department of Education said that the State Board of Education directed …
The Chinese government on Monday has banned written exams for six- and seven-year-olds as part of a sweeping education reform to help relieve parental and student pressure. The Ministry of Education said in a statement that “too frequent exams” are …
The World Health Organization (WHO) and Unicef on Monday have demanded in a press release that schools across Europe and Central Asia must remain open and be made safer. “The pandemic has caused the most catastrophic disruption to education in …
The United States Department of Education announced on Aug. 19 that it will automatically erase student loans debt for over 323,000 borrowers with severe abilities. The move will cancel over $5.8 billion of student loans debt for Americans identified as …
California will require teachers and other school staff to either get vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo regular testing, Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Aug. 11. “To give parents confidence that their children are safe as schools return to full, in-person …