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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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“Russian lesson” provokes fury in Armenia
Outspoken Moscow media official suggests Armenia should adopt Russian as an official language.
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Refugee Studies: No atonement for the failure of politics
Policy makers’ interests can be diametrically opposed to those of refugees. Academic research offers important space to step back from the emergency and think beyond the narrow confines of the politically possible, argues Katy Long for Refugee Week.
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South Africa: Is SA bottom of the class in maths and science? Why ranking is meaningless
A report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked the quality of South Africa’s maths and science education last out of 148 countries.
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Education and flags: seminal for winning the hearts and minds of Syria’s new generation?
How do Salafi and Salafi-Jihadi groups in Syria use education and flags to foster supportive identities among school students in liberated areas’? These play a significant role in drawing the line between ‘us’ and ‘them’ in Syrian society.
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Dominican Catholic church sues NGO for sexual education campaign
The Catholic Church filed an appeal against the Dominican Association for Family Welfare (Profamilia) [es] to withdraw their advertising campaign, “Your sexual and reproductive rights are human rights,” which uses the slogan “Know, Act, Demand” and aims to raise awareness about sex education, condom use, abortion, incest, harassment, and high-risk pregnancies.
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What is education for?
Education can’t be separated from politics. The political system of a society will directly and indirectly influence the education system and this will also motivate challenge and opposition to both.
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You can’t bounce off the walls if there are no walls: outdoor schools make children happier and smarter
New approaches to kindergarten offer children a potentially transformative experience of education in nature – an antidote to rote-learning and a much better preparation for an integrated life.
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Left behind: the rural youth in Afghanistan’s election
Despite the success of Afghanistan’s transparent, peaceful election, engagement with rural populations remained low. Failure to address the growing disaffection resulting from the urban-rural gap threatens the country’s fragile progress.
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Journalist training – where are we after 25 years of transition?
Bankwatch is organising a training to familiarise reporters from EU neighbourhood countries with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and its operations across the neighbourhood region.
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