Tag: Education
Pope Francis calls for investment in education, not weaponry
The pope said the world had witnessed a “significant reduction” in education funding in recent years, while military spending had soared
3 Indonesian children prohibited from advancing in school for reason of...
Indonesia has an estimate 28,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses, a tiny minority in a country with a population of about 270 million
It’s time to undo the covid disruption to girls’ rights in...
The pandemic has disrupted efforts to end child marriage and caused widespread damage to the financial prospects of girls
Teachers protest armed policemen in classrooms as Philippine schools re-open
A hundred public schools out of more than 61,000 have been selected for the two-month trial for face-to-face classes
Pope Francis launches ecology degree course at pontifical university
The course of studies is called “Care of our common home and protection of creation”
China pushes new plan for Tibetan Buddhist study in Chinese only
Monks and nuns must also learn and speak to each other in Chinese instead of their native language
Sri Lankan bishops back teachers’ strike, call on gov’t to increase...
For more than two months already, the union of teachers and principals in Sri Lanka has been on strike to demand for a salary increase
Catholic university in Macau allowed to recruit students in mainland China
The University of Saint Joseph has been given, for the first time, “carte blanche” to recruit students from the mainland
Amid threat of COVID-19, Philippines approves limited face-to-face classes
The initial implementation will involve 100 public schools and 20 private schools in low risk areas
UNICEF calls for schools to reopen in pandemic-hit nations
Schools in around 17 countries remain fully closed, while those in 39 countries remain partially closed, according to UNICEF
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