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

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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, […]

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School district to adopt ‘strengthened’ policy for LGBTQ students after provincial changes

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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

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Record 13m students sit China’s ‘gaokao’ college entrance exams | Education News

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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

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Jordan’s Principle program helps students achieve educational goals

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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

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NB education minister’s commitment to consultation on Policy 713 questioned – New Brunswick

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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

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NB education minister defends Policy 713 review as student rallies continue

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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

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Premier Moe says more education dollars likely after the Saskatchewan teachers rally

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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

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Ontario unveils new math, literacy plan, including ‘triaged’ support for struggling schools

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Ontario plans to roll out curriculum changes focusing on literacy and math skills during the upcoming school year, including a screening test for children in the early years of education. Speaking at a Toronto Public Library branch on Sunday, Ontario education minister Stephen Lecce unveiled the changes. Lecce said the new math plan was worth

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Muslim leaders denounce Quebec ban on school prayer rooms

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Muslim community leaders from across Quebec are up in arms over Education Minister Bernard Drainville’s move to ban public schools from setting up prayer rooms on their premises. In a joint press release sent Thursday evening, representatives of several mosques that are members of the Table de concertation des organisms musulmans expressed their “indignation” at

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