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. …
Indian state Rajasthan shut down its government-mandated internet for more than 25 million people to prevent cheating in a mass examination. The Rajasthan Teacher Eligibility Test (REET) lets hundreds of thousands of candidates take an examination that is a prerequisite …
The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF released a new statement calling for countries to reopen schools that have been closed to millions of students for 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report by UNICEF released on Sep. …
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 …
Beijing’s new restrictions for the tutoring industry sparked increasing unrest from workers as China cracks down on its private education sector. Compiled data from labor watchdog China Labour Bulletin showed about 14 protests against wage arrears and layoffs from the …
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 …