Fire breaks out at Kenya girls’ school days after inferno killed 21 | Education News

Fire breaks out at Kenya girls’ school days after inferno killed 21 | Education News

A fire has broken out at a girls’ school in central Kenya just two days after a boarding school inferno killed 21 boys at another school. Firefighters were battling a blaze at a girls’ school in central Kenya, just two days after an inferno killed 21 boys at another school….

Trump says he’s ‘for parental rights all the way’ – decries school boards run ‘like dictatorships’ at Moms for Liberty event 
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Trump says he’s ‘for parental rights all the way’ – decries school boards run ‘like dictatorships’ at Moms for Liberty event 

Former President Donald Trump told conservative moms Friday that he’s “for parental rights all the way” after decrying school boards that he feels are run “like dictatorships.” Trump, 78, made the remarks at the annual Moms for Liberty conference in Washington, DC, which was hosted by the influential parent’s rights…

A tech revolution in rural India: Training poor women in STEM | Women’s Rights

A tech revolution in rural India: Training poor women in STEM | Women’s Rights

Kandabari, India – On a sunny morning in Kandabari village in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, a group of students is learning to code in a classroom. Kriti Kumari, 19, is one of 31 women at the Sapna Center, which trains rural women from marginalised backgrounds and requires…

Parents, educators beg NYC to allow shorter days for tots starting 3-K, pre-K: ‘Cruel and abusive’
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Parents, educators beg NYC to allow shorter days for tots starting 3-K, pre-K: ‘Cruel and abusive’

A rule that bans shortened days and staggered schedules for tots starting 3-K and pre-K and forces them to be in school six hours a day is “cruel and abusive,” according to some parents and educators. Notices from the city Department of Education this month informed administrators that little ones…

Jailed Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan applies to be Oxford chancellor | Imran Khan News

Jailed Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan applies to be Oxford chancellor | Imran Khan News

Chris Patten, the current chancellor of Oxford University, announced in February that he would be stepping down. Jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has applied to become the next chancellor of Britain’s prestigious University of Oxford, his party says. The Oxford alumnus “formally submitted” the request via Sayed Zulfikar…

Trump would improve education for all kids, while Harris holds them hostage
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Trump would improve education for all kids, while Harris holds them hostage

The difference between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in November could not be clearer when it comes to education. Trump believes parents are the primary decision-makers for their children and supports the money following the child to the school that best meets their needs and aligns with their family’s values….

Minouche Shafik resigns as Columbia president after tumultuous year | Protests News

Minouche Shafik resigns as Columbia president after tumultuous year | Protests News

Shafik drew criticism over her handling of Gaza war protests that rocked the university campus earlier this year. Minouche Shafik, the president of Columbia University, has announced her resignation after a tumultuous year marked by tensions with staff and students over her handling of campus protests against the Gaza war….