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Student faces criminal charges for disrupting Philippine president’s speech on independence day
Philippine President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III was delivering his Independence Day speech when somebody from the crowd shouted: “Oust the pork barrel king! There’s no change in the Philippines!” […]
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Russia: Muscovites embrace learning Central Asian languages
Hear a man speaking Tajik on Moscow’s fashionable Krymskaya Embankment, and you could be forgiven for thinking he’s migrant worker on break from one of the many construction sites in the area.
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Obstacles in education for Romani and Egyptian children
The famous poet, Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj stated, “From cradle to grave, the most beautiful (period) is the school age.” This statement, however, could hardly be supported by those familiar with the education that children living in the Konik camps receive.
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Academies and the neoliberal project: the lessons and costs of the conveyor belt
Having studied one of Britain’s flagship academies it seems that their good results may come at a high social cost – something the media talks far less about…
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Disability is no longer invisible in Mongolia
Advocacy groups and nongovernmental organizations in Mongolia have been working for many years to raise awareness about the challenges people with disabilities face participating in their communities. One of the […]
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In Kenya, schools lead renewable energy surge in remote areas
The tolling of the evening bell signals the end of the day’s classes at Donyo Wasin primary school.
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Video: Why some students migrate to beat China’s “unfair” university entrance exam
It’s time once again for the gaokao. Every June since 1978, millions of young people throughout China have taken the notoriously difficult Chinese National Higher Education Entrance Examination with hopes of going on to university and moving up what is seen as one of the country’s fairest social ladders. Students prep for hours upon hours, pulling grueling all-nighters. Parents do what they can, some in more unique ways than others.
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Uzbek-language education declines in Tajikistan
Ethnic Uzbeks living in western Tajikistan say opportunities to be taught in their own language have been dramatically curtailed.
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This boy of Zambian origin is the first student to become a Microsoft certified professional
Fifteen-year-old Samkeliso Kimbinyi of Zambian origin but based in the United Kingdom, is creating a buzz in the information and communication technology (ICT) world by becoming one of the youngest Microsoft Qualified Professionals in Europe.
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Islamic dress as bar to female education in Tajikistan
Government seems to equate headscarves with security threats posed by militant groups.
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