The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched an initiative to curb drug abuse in schools nationwide. NAFDAC disclosed this on its X handle on Wednesday. The “Catch Them Young” initiative. aims to educate secondary school students about the dangers of drug abuse and substandard products, empowering them to make … Read more
SCOTS pupils face being “left behind” by youngsters in other nations if SNP ministers duck radical reform of school exams, an education expert warned. Professor Louise Hayward, who led a review into school qualifications, warned of the risk if other countries bring about changes more quickly. 2 Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth rejected exam reform recommendationsCredit: … Read more
SCOTS pupils will still have to face high-stakes exams at National 5 after the SNP education secretary rejected calls from her own advisers to scrap them. Jenny Gilruth poured cold water over recommendations from experts to stop holding exams at National 5 and increase the amount of coursework. 6 Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth ditched almost … Read more
Home Education CBSE issues show cause notices to 27 schools in Rajasthan and Delhi for violating by-laws These notices require the schools to provide clarifications regarding their enrollment practices. New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has initiated strong action after its surprise inspections conducted at 27 schools affiliated with the Board in … Read more
SCOTLAND’S Children’s Commissioner yesterday slammed Nats for ditching a free school meals vow. Nicola Killean criticised John Swinney for his “broken promise” after his 2020 pledge to roll out lunches for all primary pupils by 2022 failed to materialise, then was axed last week. 2 John Swinney has ditched his plans for free school meals … Read more
NEARLY 130 children a day are being sent home from school after being caught with booze, drugs or cigarettes. Alarmingly, the figures for England obtained by The Sun include at least one pupil as young as five. 1 Nearly 130 kids a day are sent home from school after being caught with drugs, booze and … Read more
As the majority of BPS students returned to classes Thursday, familiar and new issues came to the forefront for many — from getting students on the bus to renewed talk of keeping students safe following the shooting in Georgia. BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper and Mayor Michelle Wu started the sunny school day at the Lee … Read more
Colorado’s grand bargain on property taxes concluded Wednesday as Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill that further cuts commercial and residential rates, while a conservative group withdrew two contentious initiatives from the November ballot. The legislature passed House Bill 1001 last week during its second property tax-focused special session in the past year. Polis called … Read more
JOHN Swinney was last night accused of coming up with “tired old promises” and “more of the same” in his plans for government. And he was blasted for a “betrayal” of his main priority of eradicating child poverty as he ditched a pledge of free school meals to all P6 and P7 kids. 1 John … Read more
Home Education CBSE Acts Tough, Conducts Surprise Inspections In Rajasthan, Delhi To Spot Dummy Schools, Students And Ineligible Candidates The move comes six months after the board cancelled the affiliation of 20 schools. Representational image New Delhi: In an endeavour to curb the “dummy school” menace, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted a … Read more
