All For Science: Science learning through play in Tanzania | Science and Technology

All For Science: Science learning through play in Tanzania | Science and Technology

Dr Lwidiko Mhamilawa believes in teaching science through hands-on play, as seen in Tanzania’s STEM-based theme parks. In Tanzania, Projekt Inspire’s STEM Parks give young people an adventure playground of science, with entertaining experiments and hands-on equipment to encourage a “learn through play” love of the sciences. Co-founded by Dr…

Violent and fatal anti-quota protests rock Bangladesh | Protests

Violent and fatal anti-quota protests rock Bangladesh | Protests

NewsFeed Protests in Bangladesh against the reimposition of a quota system for government jobs have turned deadly. Dozens of people were killed in demonstrations calling for an end to the quota system, which favours the children of fighters in the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. Students are also demanding…

How life goes on after an earthquake: The ‘Lego schools’ of Lombok | Education

How life goes on after an earthquake: The ‘Lego schools’ of Lombok | Education

Lombok, Indonesia – Azra, 13, recalls running out of her house when a violent magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck one evening about six years ago. Most people were inside their homes eating or watching television. “We saw the houses collapsing one by one, it brought a big trauma for us,” she…

Why are US states, school districts banning smartphones in schools? | Education News

Why are US states, school districts banning smartphones in schools? | Education News

Los Angeles has joined a growing list of United States school districts, states and cities restricting the use of smartphones in public schools amid a debate over the effects of social media and technology on children and young people. Last month, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board, which is…

Israel’s targeting of Gaza schools ‘eroding foundation for societal growth’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel’s targeting of Gaza schools ‘eroding foundation for societal growth’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News

More than 76 percent of schools in Gaza require “full reconstruction or major rehabilitation” to be functional following Israel’s months-long onslaught, according to a new assessment shared by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Based on satellite imagery collected in May, the new Education Cluster assessment highlights…

The Zimbabwean musician bringing the marimba and mbira to township youth | Music

The Zimbabwean musician bringing the marimba and mbira to township youth | Music

Harare, Zimbabwe – Dzivarasekwa, a nondescript township on the southwestern rims of Zimbabwe’s capital, copies the 1907 template of the first ghetto, Harari (now Mbare): grim, monotonous, matchbox houses laid out on grids. Driving on its streets, one often sees skeletal silhouettes of young men – sometimes women – in…

Biden cancels .7bn more in student debt for 160,000 borrowers | Education News

Biden cancels $7.7bn more in student debt for 160,000 borrowers | Education News

The move brings the total number of students benefitting from the president’s debt relief push to 4.75 million. United States President Joe Biden has announced his administration is cancelling a total of $7.7bn in student debt for another 160,000 borrowers. The latest action on Wednesday brings the total number of…