It is almost a cliché, at this point, that when questions arise about the increase in autism diagnostic rates, or increase in visibility of autism in public life and schools, for laypeople to protest, “We didn’t use to see this many autistic people 30 years ago!” or “when I was a kid” or “when I […]
Strengthening access to refugee education has an untapped potential to create a generation of youth that can contribute to the development of both Pakistan and their homeland Afghanistan, when the situation improves. Pakistan is home to 1.44 million registered Afghan refugees, and a further 600,000 unregistered Afghan refugees, many of whom have been in the […]
The metaverse is upon us. Soon it will be as omnipresent as TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook (now Meta). As technology advances to bring us new immersive and imaginary worlds, how we educate children and prepare teachers must also advance to meet these new opportunities. When education lags the digital leaps, the technology rather than educators […]
Information on scholarships, courses, webinars, MoUs and more … Online MBA webinar Great Learning will hold a master class on January 6th at 8:00 pm on the topic of “Choosing an Online MBA: Students Speak”, a New Age MBA program with sought-after specializations, the advantages of further qualification with an online degree and how professionals […]
Five million children in India will benefit from a major project to improve the quality of education – Tanzania is also lifting a school return ban for pregnant girls. 5 million Indian children should receive a better education A $ 250 million project will improve the quality of education and instruction for more than five […]
Crossing the finish line after a strenuous triathlon is certainly an achievement and something that must be celebrated under all circumstances. However, a finisher at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship 2021 in Utah has an additional reason to celebrate. Sam Holness, a 27 year old from Great Britain, was the first triathlete known to have […]
I saw this meme on Facebook. I suspect the person who posted it wants to protect cats. Commendable. I am allergic to cats and have never had a house cat. But if I did I would want her to be safe. (I would have a female cat, call her Toonces, and she would have a […]
EDITORIAL NOTE By Sweta Shah and Joan Lombardi Children learn constantly from birth to the age of eight. What happens in these early years, starting with pregnant women’s physical and mental health, affects children’s long-term health, learning, and behavior. As babies and toddlers explore and learn to play peekaboo, they are developing thousands of neural […]
By Joyce Chimbi NAIROBI, KENYA, July 27, 2021 (IPS) – Difficulties in accessing education for children and youth displaced from their homes were exposed today in a high-level virtual round table organized by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Education can’t wait to be convened (ECW) UK and Canada. The round table was an important moment […]
TANZANIA The World Bank has provided $ 425 million to support the expansion of higher education in Tanzania. The country has seen a decline in enrollments in recent years, but the annual need for higher education is projected to surge to more than half a million students by 2030. The award is part of the […]
In 2017, when I was five months pregnant and was bringing my 3 year old daughter home from kindergarten, I received a call that my childhood best friend had died. Even in those first few moments, when my daughter was studying my face and I was working to muffle my reaction, motherhood framed my grief […]
Karan Johar, who is a single parent to his twins Yash and Roohi, made a special contribution on Father’s Day about conscious parenting and said he wanted to raise his children as individuals and teach them inclusion. The filmmaker posted a lovely swimming pool photo with his kids, along with a few more snapshots of […]
