Schools
A transgender Islamic school in Pakistan breaks barriers
Middle East
March 22, 2021
A transgender Islamic school in Pakistan breaks barriers
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A long white shawl on her head, Rani Khan gives daily Koran lessons at Pakistan’s first transgender-only…
Schools weighing whether to seat students closer together
World
March 16, 2021
Schools weighing whether to seat students closer together
BOSTON (AP) — US guidelines that say students should be kept six feet apart in schools are receiving new scrutiny…
Parents complain of system failure during first year Egyptian school exams
Egypt
February 28, 2021
Parents complain of system failure during first year Egyptian school exams
The first semester exams for first-year secondary students began amid strict precautionary measures, and were plagued by a host of…
Egypt prepares to resume studies at schools on Sunday, exams will not be cancelled
Egypt
February 13, 2021
Egypt prepares to resume studies at schools on Sunday, exams will not be cancelled
Educational institutes across Egypt have begun preparing for the first semester exams and the resume of study, applying all necessary…
COVID-19 cases rising among US children as schools reopen
World
September 30, 2020
COVID-19 cases rising among US children as schools reopen
After preying heavily on the elderly in the spring, the coronavirus is increasingly infecting American children and teens in a…
Fearing virus, parents in Spain rise against back to school
World
September 8, 2020
Fearing virus, parents in Spain rise against back to school
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ángela López hardly fits the profile of a rule-breaker. But the mother of a seven-year-old girl…
It’s class time again across Europe, virus or no
World
September 1, 2020
It’s class time again across Europe, virus or no
PARIS (AP) — Tugging on their masks or dashing to hug long-unseen friends, millions of children returned to school across…
Europe is going back to school despite recent virus surge
World
August 27, 2020
Europe is going back to school despite recent virus surge
PARIS (AP) — A mother and her three children scanned the school supplies in a Paris supermarket, plucking out multicolored…
Egypt’s educational institutions to refund 25% of bus fees: CPA
Egypt
August 26, 2020
Egypt’s educational institutions to refund 25% of bus fees: CPA
The head of the Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) in Egypt, Ahmed Samir Farag, announced Tuesday that a decision has been…
Home learning, reopening schools especially hard in Africa
World
July 20, 2020
Home learning, reopening schools especially hard in Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Lessons via radio or TV. Math problems in newspapers. Classes on Zoom or WhatsApp. The options…