Education
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India Lawmakers Endorse Stricter Exam Leak Penalties After Protests
India’s lower house of parliament approved a bill on Wednesday that would toughen penalties for leaking exam papers, after youth-led protests calling for sweeping reforms forced the education minister to resign.
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India Blocks Telegram Before Retest Exam to Curb Cheating
India blocked access to Telegram messenger on Tuesday ahead of a retest of a nationwide medical college entrance examination, after a scandal last month over a question paper leak.
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Only 2% Of Senior Schools Hit By Unrest, Ministry Says 98% Remain Stable Amid Unrest Reports
Official data shows 204 schools have reported disturbances, with 59 already resuming learning. Learners in Grades 1 to 9 continue their studies uninterrupted. The Ministry attributed the unrest to factors including leadership challenges, exam stress,…
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School Bullies in Singapore Face Caning
After the caning is meted out, the school will “monitor the student’s wellbeing and progress”, including providing counselling, Lee said.
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Elimu Bora Working Group says Grade 10 Placement marred by corruption
The placement system has also been criticized for lack of transparency, with students being placed in schools far from their homes or in pathways they didn’t choose.
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‘Shopaholic’ author Sophie Kinsella Dies aged 55
Madeleine Sophie Wickham, who wrote under the pen name Sophie Kinsella, revealed last year that she was receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy for an aggressive form of brain cancer.
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Moi University Warns Students Over Fake Admission Letter Fee Scam
The scam message congratulates KCSE 2024 candidates and instructs them to send KSh 100 to a personal number for automatic delivery of their admission documents—a claim the university has firmly disowned.
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Over 10000 Youths Graduates in IYF Season 8 of Free Weekend Academy
The International Youth Fellowship (IYF) has marked a major milestone in youth empowerment with the graduation of 10000 young people during the Season 8 ceremony of its Free Weekend Academy in Nairobi. The colorful event,…
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Trump Admin Revokes Harvard’s Right to Enroll Foreign Students
Harvard, which has sued the US government over a separate raft of punitive measures, fired back at the Trump administration’s move, calling it “unlawful.”
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Serikali ya Marekani yapunguza tena ufadhili kwa Harvard licha ya kauli ya maridhiano ya Rais wa Chuo
Serikali ya Marekani imetangaza upunguzaji mpya wa ufadhili kwa Chuo Kikuu cha Harvard siku ya Jumanne, siku moja tu baada ya Rais wa chuo hicho, Alan Garber, kusema kuwa taasisi hiyo ina “mambo ya msingi…
