New Islamic college to offer full-time undergraduate degree programme

New Islamic college to offer full-time undergraduate degree programme

REFRESHING OF CULTURAL PRECINCTS In a speech delivered to nearly 1,000 volunteers, grassroots leaders and community partners gathered at the ITE College Central, Mr Wong also touched on rejuvenation works ongoing in key cultural precincts such as Kampong Glam. For one, the Malay Heritage Centre in the district has been closed for redevelopment.  The National Heritage … Read more

Teachers create school in tent in Gaza

Teachers create school in tent in Gaza

In the heart of Gaza, a grassroots initiative offers children the opportunity to learn and regain a sense of normalcy amid significant challenges. The makeshift classroom—a large, durable tent—hosts nearly 90 students aged 6 to 12, who come each day to study Arabic, English, and mathematics. For more stories from The Media Line go … Read more

General Knowledge Quiz: Work on your strategies to score well in exams | Competitive Exams

General Knowledge Quiz: Work on your strategies to score well in exams | Competitive Exams

Nov 05, 2024 07:27 PM IST Strategising on what is important and implementing it can help in covering the portion. Students preparing for competitive exams might wonder how to complete the portion in very little preparation time. Strategising on what is important and implementing it can help in covering the portion. This can give students … Read more

Why DPS says it must close Denver schools to avert “full-blown crisis”

Why DPS says it must close Denver schools to avert “full-blown crisis”

Carrie Olson remembers the first time she was told Denver Public Schools would need to close schools because fewer babies were being born. She had only been on the Board of Education for a year or two when the state demographer predicted the difficult decision that Olson — first elected in 2017 — and her … Read more

Community college enrollment gains led by dual enrollment

Community college enrollment gains led by dual enrollment

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Dual-enrolled high school students are closing in on accounting for nearly half of Colorado’s community college enrollment, according to fall 2024 enrollment data. Of the 88,118 students enrolled at the two-year level, more than 39,000 students statewide are still in high … Read more

Brussels is bursting out of its borders. That’s helping the rise of the right. – POLITICO

Brussels is bursting out of its borders. That’s helping the rise of the right. – POLITICO

Speaking Dutch is central to this, van den Broeck believes. “Dutch is part of our DNA” as Flemish people, he said. Migration drives shifts “Brussels has always been a multilingual city because it’s centered at the border between the Roman- and the German-speaking territories,” explained VUB researcher Saeys. Waves of migration after World War II … Read more

Computer programs monitor students’ every word in the name of safety – Boston Herald

Computer programs monitor students’ every word in the name of safety – Boston Herald

Critics worry about the lack of transparency from companies that have the power to monitor students and choose when to alert school personnel. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: November 2, 2024 at 8:20 AM EDT Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is … Read more

‘No formal communications from DESE’ on guidance for after MCAS ballot question election yet, BPS leader says

‘No formal communications from DESE’ on guidance for after MCAS ballot question election yet, BPS leader says

If voters opt to overturn the MCAS graduation requirement, Boston Public Schools will look to state guidance and develop a plan in “robust conversations,” a district leader told the School Committee. “We don’t have any formal communication from DESE right now as to what the plan will be,” said Linda Chen, BPS Senior Deputy Superintendent … Read more

Planning to study in China? Here’s all you need to know about USTC Fellowship

Planning to study in China? Here’s all you need to know about USTC Fellowship

There has always been a growing interest among students to pursue their education at the best universities in countries like USA, Canada, Germany, etc. Universities that provide fellowships for eligible students help students cut short their expenses and study without the worry of funds.(Getty Images/iStockphoto) With the growing tensions in some of these most preferred … Read more

Native Forward Responds to Presidential Apology for U.S. Role in Federal Indian Boarding Schools

Native Forward Responds to Presidential Apology for U.S. Role in Federal Indian Boarding Schools

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Oct. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Native Forward Scholars Fund, the largest direct provider of scholarships for Native students, released a statement from their CEO, Angelique Albert, responding to President Biden’s formal apology to Native communities for the United States’ federal boarding school policies. Please see the statement below: President Joe Biden’s apology today … Read more