Poor Countries Join Hands to Achieve Education Goals
The E-9 countries – Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, and Pakistan – are home to over half of the world’s population, two-thirds of the world’s illiterate adults and nearly one-half of the world’s out-of-school children and youth….
UNESCO Releases Report on School Violence and Bullying
Millions of girls and boys suffer school-related violence every year, according to a new report by UNESCO and the Institute of School Violence Prevention at Ewha Womans University (Seoul, Republic of Korea). Thirty-four per cent of students aged 11–13 reported…
IBM Equips Youth with Tech Career Skills in P-TECH Schools
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced Thursday that P-TECH, an IBM-inspired six-year education model, has already graduated more than 50 students, including a new class of 16 graduates in January. All of these graduates completed the six-year curriculum ahead of schedule, earning…
Baby Names of 2016: Sophia and Jackson Hold Top Spots
BabyCenter, a pregnancy and digital resource, released Wednesday the results of its Baby Names Survey and the Top 100 Names of 2016. Jackson held on as the top boys’ name for the fourth year, and Sophia leads the girls for…
Children in India Honored for Their Achievements
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, gave away awards to children for their achievements on the occasion of Children’s Day on Monday. India’s Minster of Women and Child Development, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, was present on the occasion. The President also…
India Plans to Make Sports a Compulsory Subject in Schools
India’s Sports Minister Vijay Goel says that sports should be made a compulsory subject at the school level and marks be given to students for their involvement in sports activities. Addressing the 64th meeting of the Central Advisory Board of…
Wipro Donates Books to Set Up Libraries for Kids in Need
Two San Francisco elementary schools will celebrate the arrival of 6,000 new books next week, including bilingual titles, as part of a donation from tech company Wipro and nonprofit social enterprise First Book. Bryant Elementary, in San Francisco’s historic Mission…
Can Indian Students Build the Nation?
Can Indian Students Build the Nation? The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, said Wednesday that India’s centres of higher learning have the onerous responsibility to mould the nation-builders of tomorrow. Mukherjee was attending the first convocation of the National Institute…
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