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Indians flock to cram schools hoping to secure government jobs

Crammed into a classroom in the Indian city of Prayagaraj, students cram for a variety of exams, including the prestigious civil services exam, in which passing it is needed to get a job as a federal government bureaucrat.

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Twenty-two pupils killed as Nigeria school building collapses

The Saints Academy college in the north-central Plateau state's Busa Buji community collapsed shortly after pupils, many of whom were 15 years old or younger, arrived for classes.

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Studying amid the war in Gaza

The war in Gaza has damaged or destroyed all universities in the Strip forcing many students not to pursue their studies. Now a new online initiative has launched to help residents in the war-torn enclave to keep up their studies.

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Britain's famed universities teeter on a financial cliff

UK universities are facing an existential crisis as stagnant fees and inflation squeeze higher education institutions, and the sector has lost valuable international students. Yet government and business tout it as key to the British eco...

Bloomberg

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Will Germany ban cellphones in schools?

France, Italy, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have banned cellphones from the classroom. Since a 2022 PISA study, calls for a ban have also been getting louder in Germany.

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Changes affect families of overseas students in UK immigration plans

New UK visa rules for student dependents, a key election issue, may force families of international students to reconsider their plans.

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Nevada woman fights for school choice

In Nevada, a key state in the race for the White House, we meet a woman who has made education her battle. In Nevada, students cannot attend a school outside of their own area or neighborhood, unless they leave the public system. Valeria...

France 24

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Louisiana sued over Ten Commandments classroom law

Louisiana was sued over a new law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms in the state. The complaint said displaying the Ten Commandments violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

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India’s elite exams hit by corruption ‘scam’

The head of India’s national exam agency has been dismissed after weeks of turmoil triggered by a major cheating scandal. Thousands of students achieved unusually high marks in this year’s medical entrance exam. It’s prompted allegations...

Al Jazeera

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How coffee science has become a university degree

At the Coffee Center at the University of California's Davis campus, students roast, brew, sample and scrutinise coffee as a course. The facility is a first for the United States, where students are working towards chemical engineering d...

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Colombian teachers on nationwide strike over education reform bill

Colombia’s public school teachers are on strike to demand the government withdraw a bill to reform the education system. The teacher’s union has been one of President Gustavo Petro's main allies. But now they're arguing the proposed chan...

Al Jazeera

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Congo chess club offers an escape from war

Children at a displacement camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are learning chess in an initiative aimed at relieving stress and encouraging peace amid an "infernal cycle" of violence.

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Schools close as Greece hit by first summer heatwave

Greece is bracing itself for its first heatwave of the summer, with temperatures expected to top 40 degrees Celsius in the coming days. Wildfire warnings are in place and authorities say they've already begun prevention efforts. There ar...

TRT World

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UCLA braces for more potential protests

The University of California Board of Regents will meet in a special session in Westwood Wednesday to consider the appointment of a new chancellor to oversee the Los Angeles campus that has been roiled in recent weeks by pro-Palestine pr...

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France fight against Islamism hits Muslim schools

Last year, Sihame Denguir enrolled her teenage son in France's largest Muslim private school, 125 miles from their Parisian home. The move meant financial sacrifices. Then in December the school lost government funding worth around two m...

Reuters

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Displaced Israelis wonder if school will resume at home

In dozens of northern Israeli towns and villages, evacuated under fire from Lebanon's Hezbollah group since Oct.7, officials hope daily rocket warning sirens will give way to school bells when the academic year starts on Sept 1.

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Comparing the records of Biden and Trump on higher education

From how students pay for college to what they learn in the classroom, here's a look at how President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump differ on higher education.

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Florida residents at odds over universal school voucher program

Supporters say private school vouchers strengthen parent control over school choice. Critics call it a step toward weakening public education. Regardless, the issue has become a reality across the U.S.

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California workers strike in support of pro-Palestine protests

Students who work at several Universities in California are on strike. They say their union contracts were violated by administrators, who called in police to suppress Gaza solidarity protests.

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How do Biden and Trump differ on education?

Education has become much more politicized in recent years. From school funding to what should and shouldn't be taught in the classroom to student loan forgiveness, here's a look at some differences between President Joe Biden and former...

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Oxford students march in solidarity with Palestinians

Students at Oxford University have increased pressure on administration to divest from entities linked to Israel. Several hundred people joined a protest, denouncing the university's silence on Israel's war in Gaza as shameful.

Al Jazeera

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Police shut down Gaza solidarity encampment at UC, Irvine

Police in the US have arrested students at an encampment at the University of California in Irvine in support of a ceasefire in Gaza. The university is one of many colleges across the country where protesters have been demanding that sch...

Al Jazeera

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Lessons begin at Ukraine's first underground school

Hundreds of children descended into the bunker at Ukraine's first underground school this week in the northeastern city of Kharkiv, going down steep staircases to get to classrooms designed to protect them from Russian drone and missile ...

Reuters

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Kenyan students return to school after weeks of flooding

Students in Kenya are returning to school weeks after devastating floods ravaged much of the country. Nearly 300 people have died, and hundreds of thousands have been displaced. Many of them are still sheltering in the schools and there ...

Al Jazeera

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Johns Hopkins encampment ends, University to consider divestment

Another University in the United States has agreed to consider divesting from companies that do business in Israel, in a deal with protesting students. The administration at Johns Hopkins heeded the key demand of students, who had set up...

Al Jazeera

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American universities worry about funding cuts

American universities are worried the student protests against Israel's war on Gaza could lead to funding cuts. Some donors are threatening to end their support if Palestine solidarity camps aren't cleared.

Al Jazeera

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Germany lowers voting age to 16 ahead of European elections

As Europe today celebrates Europe Day, 4.8 million German voters are looking to cast their ballots for the first time in European elections in a month's time. So many of them as the voting age has been reduced there to 16.

France 24

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Anger after graduation cancelled amid protests

Columbia University students on Monday shared their disappointment at their school's decision to cancel its main graduation ceremony after weeks of pro-Palestinian protests.

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Columbia cancels main commencement after protests

Columbia University has canceled its main, university-wide commencement ceremony scheduled for May 15 in favor of smaller, school-based events. The decision follows weeks of pro-Palestinian protests that roiled the Ivy League School in N...

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Columbia cancels commencement amid pro-Palestinian protests

Columbia University has canceled its main commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests that have shaken college campuses across the United States.

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