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Accept placements and prepare your wards for school — GES to Parents
Deputy Director-General in charge of Quality and Access at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr. Munawaru Issahaque, has urged parents whose wards are dissatisfied with their placements to accept their assigned schools and adequately prepare them...

NELFUND Gives Schools 48-hour Window to Complete Student Loan Verification for 2024/2025 Academic Year
Uche Nnaike The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has given tertiary institutions a final 48-hour window to complete student verification for the 2024/2025 academic year. It warned that failure to meet the deadline would result in the...

Wellston Board of Education to hold regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 13
The Wellston City Schools Board of Education will meet for its regular board meeting on Monday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at Wellston High School, located at 200 Golden Rocket Drive in Wellston.

PHC halts privatisation of govt schools in K-P
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has suspended the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government's plan to outsource or privatize public schools, directing authorities to halt all related actions until further orders. The court's written order came during...
UK universities told to crack down on antisemitism after synagogue attack
LONDON (Reuters) -British universities must take stronger action to protect Jewish students, the government said on Saturday, after a deadly attack on a synagogue in northern England and amid concerns over antisemitism on campuses in Britain and...

When Your College Student Loses a Friend to Suicide
Your daughter April calls you, crying. “My ex-boyfriend killed himself. My friend who goes to the same college called to tell me. I knew he was feeling depressed when I broke up with him last month, but he never mentioned wanting to kill himself....

Lane College presents its annual Homecoming Parade
JACKSON, Tenn.—One local college celebrates Homecoming with its annual parade. Dragon fans hit the streets of Jackson to support Lane College. Lane continues to celebrate homecoming week this weekend with several fun events. The parade kicked off...

Hundreds tailgated at Indiana State University’s Homecoming game
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — It’s a big weekend over at Indiana State University, as it’s homecoming weekend and many students, friends, and family came out to celebrate and cheer on the Sycamores. With Saturday’s weather, tailgating was a hit....

Husson University hosts 22nd Maine Chinese Conference
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Educators, community members and officials celebrated a display and dialogue of multiculturalism Saturday. Husson University hosted the 22nd annual Maine Chinese Conference, held by Bangor Chinese School and The Chinese...

‘This B**** Needs To Die’: New Jersey School Board Candidate Threatens Conservative Rival
A text scandal has hit a New Jersey school board race, culminating in two candidates running on a largely liberal platform dropping out of the race. Conservative mother of three and Marlboro Township school board member Danielle Bellomo was...

Former TTU law professor Reynaldo “Rey” Anaya Valencia invested as new President and Dean of South Texas College of Law Houston
HOUSTON, Texas (KCBD) - A former Texas Tech law professor was honored as the new President and Dean of South Texas College of Law Houston on Friday afternoon. Reynaldo “Rey” Anaya Valencia served as an adjunct professor at the Texas Tech School of...

Student still in ICU 1 week after being stabbed at school
A 15-year-old student of North Union Secondary School was still in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital on Saturday, one week after he was stabbed in the head at school. The form 2 students went unconscious after one...
Time for a national school certificate
OPINION In the near future, the government will likely initiate a dialogue on the establishment of a national school certificate. This is a mature reform that concerns the modernization of public education in Greece. All parties must take a...

California becomes first state to define ‘ultra-processed foods,’ aiming to phase them out of school lunches
Senior Vice President of the non-profit, Environmental Working Group spoke with KTVU about the impact of the new law and how it could improve the health of millions of students across the nation. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California is the first state...

ECG supports KNUST Engineering Lab with high-voltage panels to enhance training of students
The Electricity Company of Ghana’s (ECG) Ashanti Sub-Transmission Region has donated two high-voltage substation panels to the Electrical Engineering Laboratory of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The donation, which...

Strategic Plan update for the School Committee
WILMINGTON — The School Committee heard a status update on the objectives and activities from the district’s strategic plan at their Sept. 24 meeting. Assistant Superintendent Christine Elliott described that this is the third year of efforts in...

Penola Catholic College: developing future leaders
At Penola Catholic College, the journey toward leadership begins from day one. The Student Ambassador Program is designed to support students from Year 7 to Year 12 in becoming confident, capable leaders in a welcoming and values-based...

Willmar School Board to consider hockey co-op with MACCRAY
WILLMAR — The Willmar School Board is expected to take action Monday on a potential agreement with MACCRAY Public Schools for a co-op boys hockey team. According to the agreement provided in the meeting materials posted online with the agenda for...

SCAD Women’s Soccer Ends in 1-1 Stalemate With New College
SCAD women's soccer team fought hard to secure a 1–1 draw against New College of Florida on Saturday. The Bees grabbed an early lead with a ninth-minute goal from Emilia Irle, but New College equalized just before halftime thanks to Naomi Woerner....

Free performances of 'Silent Sky' at Ripon College's Benstead Theatre
Ripon College’s theatre department is presenting the play “Silent Sky,” with performances in the Benstead Theatre in the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts Oct. 16-18 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 19 at 2:30 p.m. “Silent Sky” by Lauren Gunderson tells the...