Showing posts with label education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label education. Show all posts

Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns making her tenure the shortest in the University's history

Claudine Gay, the first Black woman and the second woman to lead Harvard University has resigned from her role after less than a year in the role after facing intense scrutiny over a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism as well as widening allegations of plagiarism in her academic work.

Congrats Kathleen Dowd on your new business venture of becoming a RPL Certified Practitioner.

This New Year’s Eve, I am proud and excited to announce my new business venture for 2024.

Multiple Deaths, Injuries, Maiming Of Children Through Corporal Punishments In Kenya Schools Exposed –Report

Several young people in Kenya have died or been maimed as a result of corporal punishments heaped on them in schools, BBC Africa Eye Investigation has revealed.

Florida bans lessons on gender identity and sexual orientation in all public school grades.

The Florida State Board of Education voted Wednesday, April 19, to prohibit classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation through 12th grade. 

Man who couldn't speak until 11 becomes the youngest-ever Black professor at Cambridge University.

37-year-old renowned sociologist, Jason Arday, who couldn’t speak until the age of 11, has become the youngest-ever Black professor at Cambridge University. 

Nigeria's First female Vice-Chancellor, Grace Alele-Williams, has died

The first Nigerian female Vice-Chancellor, Grace Alele-Williams is dead.

Texas parent demanded a Michelle Obama biography be pulled from schools because 'it would make white girls feel ashamed'

A parent in Texas called for a children's biography about former first lady Michelle Obama to be pulled from school libraries because they viewed it as unfair to former President Donald Trump.

20-year-old Ijaw woman emerges overall best student in US university

A 20-year-old Ijaw student from Rivers State has emerged as the 2021 overall best scholar at the Syracuse University in New York, the United States of America.

Student 17, angry with his mother for exposing his illicit relationship with his teacher

A teenager, whose teacher had sex with him, told cops he is furious with his mother for exposing the illicit relationship. 

1,833 girls aged 10-19 impregnated within 90 days in one Ugandan district

Tororo district in Uganda has reported a sudden rise in teenage pregnancy in a period of three months hence threatening to cut short the pursuit for education amongst girls of school-going age.

London library apologizes after bringing actor dressed in a bare-bottomed monkey costume with a fake pen*s to encourage children to read.

A London Library has apologized for holding an event to encourage children to read during which they employed an actor dressed in a bare-bottomed monkey costume with a fake penis.

Woman denied admission into Nigerian University for being too young gets called to the bar at 20

A woman who was denied admission into a Nigerian University for being too young has been called to the bar at 20.

Boys wear skirts to school in protest after being told they can’t wear shorts in the heatwave.

A group of schoolboys who were banned from wearing shorts to school during the heatwave has protested by going to school in skirts. 

Dictionary.com adds over 300 new words to the website, including 'Zaddy', 'Y'all', 'Asshat'

Dictionary.com has added more than 300 new words to its website, including terms originating from meme culture, social justice movements, and slang. 

Malala Yousafzai celebrates graduation from Oxford University 9 years after being shot by the Taliban

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai celebrated her graduation from Oxford University.

''You cannot succeed outside your educational qualification''- President Buhari speaks at 2021 Global Education Summit (Video)

President Buhari is participating in the 2021 Global Education Summit currently held in the United Kingdom and earlier today he participated in a session where African leaders spoke on education in their different countries.

Scotland to let pupils aged four change gender without their parents' consent

The Scottish government has announced that children as young as four will be able to change their gender at school without their parents’ consent under guidance introduced in the country. 

Teacher forced to resign after showing cartoon masturbation videos to first graders as 'sex education' lessons

A teacher who taught controversial sex education classes that included cartoon videos on masturbation for first graders at the prestigious Dalton School in New York has resigned.

Two Chibok girls graduate from US university, 7 years after escaping Boko Haram (video)

Former students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno state, Joy Bishara, and Lydia Pogu have graduated from Southeastern University in the United States after escaping from Boko Haram terrorists in 2014.

White Texas students disciplined after creating 'slave trade' Snapchat group that assigns price tags to their black classmates

A group of White school students in Texas has been disciplined for setting up a "Slave Trade" messaging group that assigned prices to their black peers.
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