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The Islamic World Needs Innovative Financing to Reverse the Education Crisis | News

It is exciting to see how the 57 IsDB Member Countries, spread across four continents, are striving to build a future that blends a purposeful embrace of cutting-edge technologies with the rich heritage of Islam, situating them as a vibrant source of education and culture. Many IsDB member countries are scaling up investments in education, fully cognizant of the fact that a well-educated and properly skilled workforce is vital towards diversifying their economies and fostering peaceful and prosperous societies. Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, for example, includes a specific human capital program focused on building basic and advanced skills to better…
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School district to adopt ‘strengthened’ policy for LGBTQ students after provincial changes

The Anglophone East district education council has voted to implement what it describes as a strengthened version of the New Brunswick government’s Policy 713 to protect LGBTQ students. The elected council that oversees 39 schools in southeastern New Brunswick voted unanimously in favor of creating the policy in a rebuke to provincial changes to Policy 713 announced this month. The motion says the changes “endanger students in our district.” “We decided that that was an important thing to do given the government’s reduction of the protection of our kids,” Kristin Cavoukian, a council member who introduced the motion, said in…
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Record 13m students sit China’s ‘gaokao’ college entrance exams | Education News

The exams are known for being difficult and many students take additional tuition to help them through. A record number of Chinese students have begun sitting the country’s notoriously difficult college entrance examinations known as “gaokao”, the first since the authorities suddenly lifted zero-COVID rules that forced classes online for months on end. China’s education ministry says a record of nearly 13 million students have registered for the exams, which began on Wednesday. “I’ve been waking up at 4am every day, except on Sundays, to study for the past four years,” Jesse Rao, a 17-year-old high school student in the…
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Jordan’s Principle program helps students achieve educational goals

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Manitoba Author of the article: Canadian Press Brittany Hobson Published May 27, 2023 • 3 minute read Elilah Monias and her daughter Illeanna Knott smile in this undated handout photo. Monias reached out to a Jordan’s Principle co-ordinator through the Southern Chiefs’ Organization to request help for her daughter. The 17-year-old is in her final year of high school in Brandon, Man., and received a laptop to help with her studies and continuing education. Photo by Elilah Monias /THE CANADIAN PRESS Article content Illeanna Knott is preparing to graduate from high school next month. Advertisements 2…
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NB education minister’s commitment to consultation on Policy 713 questioned – New Brunswick

New Brunswick education minister Bill Hogan said a review of a policy designed to protect LGBTQ2 youth in schools would include consultation with a variety of stakeholders, but some groups are wondering why they have yet to receive a call. The review of Policy 713, which sets minimum inclusion standards for LGBTQ2 students in the province’s school system, was launched a month ago and Hogan told reporters on Wednesday that the results will be announced in two weeks. Speaking to reporters, Hogan said the province plans to include a variety of groups in consultations. “We’re going to talk to our…
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NB education minister defends Policy 713 review as student rallies continue

New Brunswick’s education minister is blaming the media for widespread public backlash over the review of Policy 713. “The message that I’ve been saying hasn’t been clearly heard or communicated by the press, for whatever the reason,” Bill Hogan said on Friday. Protests involving hundreds of people have taken place this week in several communities around the province. Most recently, on Friday, students from Kennebecasis Valley High and Rothesay High rallied in the Quispamsis Arts and Culture Park. It’s been happening since it was revealed the Progressive Conservative government was reviewing a policy introduced in 2020 that lays out minimum…
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Premier Moe says more education dollars likely after the Saskatchewan teachers rally

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Politics PMN News Canadian PMNs Author of the article: The Canadian Press Jeremy Simes Published May 01, 2023 • 2 minute read Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe spoke to the media after the Saskatchewan budget was presented in Regina, on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Heywood Yu photo /The Canadian Press Article content REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says it’s likely the province will provide millions of additional dollars to squeezed classrooms after thousands rally to protest underfunding. Advertisements 2 This advertisement has not been loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR…
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Afghan girls attend secret schools amid Taliban rule

Pari wakes up early in the morning to get prepared for another stressful journey to a secret school in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Kabul, Afghanistan. Before stepping out the door, she had to make sure she was dressed properly and her face was covered, so the Taliban couldn’t identify her. “The only thing I am afraid of is that the Taliban stops me and asks me where I am going, and I have nothing to say,” Pari told CTVNews.ca. Pari is not her real name. CTV News is using a pseudonym for safety reasons. The 17-year-old, along with…