South Asia
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Why reforms to China’s college entrance exam are so revolutionary
China’s Ministry of Education has announced a major reform of the National College Entrance Examination, known as Gaokao.
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In between images of the Peshawar attack, a thought about Pakistan’s army public schools
My two-year old daughter looks at me and says, “What happened, Mama?” I can’t get the images of the blood-stained green-and-yellow striped neckties and white uniforms out my mind.
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The urgency of reforming madrasa education in Myanmar
The Muslim minority of Myanmar faces exclusion caused by discriminatory policy and a separate school system. A reform of the Islamic schools (madrasas) is urgently needed.
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Why an open letter attacking China’s professors for ‘blackening the motherland’ is so worrisome
China’s authorities have waged an aggressive ideological battle against mainstream and new media over the past two years, upping the pressure on them to fall in line with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or face the consequences.
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Pakistan warns universities not to question government following model UN controversy over Israeli booth
Uproar over a booth showcasing Israeli culture as part of a university Model United Nations event in Pakistan has prompted the country’s higher education authority to warn universities not to challenge “the perspective of the government.”
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Protesting students and teachers in Myanmar reject law they claim will strengthen junta-era schooling system
The new National Education Bill of Myanmar, which was passed in late July this year and is currently awaiting the president’s approval, is considered by some students, teachers and civil society organizations as a violation of human rights standards.
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Prominent Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti jailed for life
With its shocking outcome, this trial might result in an increase in violence in the Xinjiang region, where protests for the mistreatment of a moderate voice could motivate the more radical factions.
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A student movement against a mishandled sexual abuse investigation rocks west Bengal
The Indian state of West Bengal it witnessing a revolution of sorts in #Hokkolorob, the ”Let There Be Noise” movement, which started in Jadavpur University last month and is spread like wildfire across the country.
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What have we learned about the universe of innovation and what’s ahead?
One year ago, the Center for Education Innovations (CEI) set out to increase our understanding of the universe of education innovations serving the poor around the world. We wanted to […]
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As political pressure from Beijing mounts, Hong Kong students demand democracy with class boycott
Student activist groups in Hong Kong have begun to boycott their classes for at least one week to demand that Beijing allow the city to hold a genuine democratic election in 2017 for its next chief executive.
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