Afghanistan: Girls’ Education Activist Arrested By Taliban
A prominent Afghan campaigner for female education has been arrested by the Taliban, even as teenage girls and women remain barred from classrooms. Matiullah Wesa, 30, had often received threats – he has spent years travelling across Afghanistan trying to improve access to education for all children. The Taliban did not say why Mr Wesa […]
Nashville School Shooting: Police Seize Guns At Home Of Attacker
Three children and three adults have been killed in a shooting by an ex-student at a school in the US city of Nashville, Tennessee. The attack took place at The Covenant School, a private Christian school for students aged three to 11. The three pupils who died were all aged nine. Police said the suspect […]
Gov Adeleke Reintroduces e-Tablets In Osun Schools
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed the state ministry of Education, Science, and Innovation to consider re-introducing digital learning tablets in schools across the state. Ademola gave the directive following the deterioration of basic education performance to the bottom nationally under the immediate past administration. This, the governor said, is part of his efforts […]
Godwin Obaseki Extends Retirement Age For Teachers In Edo
Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo State, has raised the retirement age for teachers in Edo State to 65 or 40 years of service. This is part of his plan to improve the welfare of workers. Anthony Okungbowa, the state’s Head of Service, said this in a statement. He said that the governor’s approval shows […]
Florida’s Battle Over How Race Is Taught In Schools
Florida is leading a national movement by Republicans to reshape how and what schoolchildren are taught about race. Governor Ron DeSantis is spearheading the crackdown on what he calls “woke” ideology. But teachers in the state told the BBC that the changes have had a chilling effect, with many fearing they may break the law […]
US Six-year-old Who Shot Teacher Won’t Be Charged – Prosecutor
A six-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a primary school in the US state of Virginia is unlikely to be charged, a prosecutor has said. But authorities in the city of Newport News have yet to decide if any adult will face criminal charges in the case. Police have said the child brought the […]
Another Six-year-old Boy Brings Gun To School In Virginia
The mother of a six-year-old boy has been arrested after he brought a gun to his primary school in Virginia – the latest such incident in the US state. Police were called to Little Creek Elementary School in the city of Norfolk on Thursday afternoon, where staff gave them the handgun. No-one was injured, but […]
Michigan State: Three killed In Shooting At University
At least three people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at Michigan State University (MSU), police say. As well as the three victims, police said the suspect had died apparently from a “self-inflicted gunshot wound”. Another five people were injured in the attack at the main campus in the city of East Lansing […]
Lagos Govt Orders Indefinite Closure Of Chrisland School Over Student’s Death
The Lagos State Government has ordered the temporary closure of Chrisland School, Ikeja, Lagos following controversies surrounding the death of a 12-year-old student of the school, Whytney Adeyemi Adeniran. The announcement was made in a statement posted on the official Facebook page of the state government yesterday, stating that the closure was ordered by the […]
US Black History Syllabus Changed After Florida ‘woke’ Claims
A US high school curriculum on African-American history has been revised after conservative critics complained it amounted to “woke indoctrination”. Florida Republicans argued that a draft version of the new advanced-level course lacked educational value. The US College Board released the official syllabus on Wednesday removing some of the disputed subject matter. The National Black […]
