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Independent Teachers Syndicate: Ministry is ‘Brotherhoodizing’ education
Egypt

Independent Teachers Syndicate: Ministry is ‘Brotherhoodizing’ education

The Independent Teachers Syndicate has accused the Education Ministry of "Brotherhoodizing" education, dismissing the ministry's media statements saying it is…
Corporal punishment is on the rise, and society acquiesces
Egypt

Corporal punishment is on the rise, and society acquiesces

In the video, terrified schoolchildren line up at their teacher’s desk in a Delta kindergarten to have their homework corrected.…
Govt report: Nearly a quarter of Egyptian children are poor
Egypt

Govt report: Nearly a quarter of Egyptian children are poor

Nearly 26.4 percent of Egyptian children are poor, according to a government report released Monday, which also said that 8.11…
No more pencils, no more books: School supplies are getting more costly
Life & Style

No more pencils, no more books: School supplies are getting more costly

Going back to school has been taking a toll on family budgets as school supply prices hit parents’ pockets even…
Activists outraged over ministry’s stance on hitting students
Egypt

Activists outraged over ministry’s stance on hitting students

Education Minister Ibrahim Ghoneim should be tried for inciting violence in schools and violating student rights, said education and human rights…
Update: Teacher faces discipline for cutting unveiled pupils’ hair
Egypt

Update: Teacher faces discipline for cutting unveiled pupils’ hair

Disciplinary action has been taken primary school teacher in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Luxor after she cut the hair of…
In the beginning was the Teacher
Opinion

In the beginning was the Teacher

Last month, Egyptian teachers came from every governorate and gathered on Qasr al-Aini Street in front of the Cabinet. They…
The constitution’s bad education
Opinion

The constitution’s bad education

 I discussed last week some articles of the draft constitution being finalized by the Constituent Assembly, arguing that the essence…
No more birds and bees: A lack of information in schools could harm the public’s sexual health
Life & Style

No more birds and bees: A lack of information in schools could harm the public’s sexual health

Two years after the Education Ministry removed the entire sexual and reproductive health chapters from the national curriculum, studies show…
Sunday’s papers: It’s all about the 100 days
Egypt

Sunday’s papers: It’s all about the 100 days

Readers will find it difficult to judge the performance of President Mohamed Morsy, as Sunday's newspapers seem to report on…
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