Kenyan teachers not that badly paid, data shows
Kenyan teachers are not only the best paid in East Africa, but also earn almost 12 times more than the country’s average pay, a...
US dominates list of best universities for academic excellence
The US has continued to dominate higher education rankings after China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University released its annual Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).
Eight...
New tough rules on university courses
First year students in the public universities will only be allowed to change their degree courses on medical, marginalisation and affirmative action grounds.
The directive...
Somaliland: Ministry synchronizes public and private schools academic year schedules
The Ministry of Higher Education has issued a new order which cautions private schools not to open before September 1.
The order which is now in...
Private education in poor countries takes off…why?
The $1-a-week school...Private schools are booming in poor countries. Governments should either help them or get out of their wayACROSS the highway from the...
American children are worse off than people realize
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, a private philanthropy working to help families, recently released their annual KIDS COUNT Data Book.
The report measures the educational,...
Malala to support girls’ education in Jordan
World renowned education advocate and the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai, yesterday announced new support to UNICEF to help Syrian refugee...
Ethiopia Boosts Spending by 20% to Improve Education, Roads
Ethiopia’s government will boost spending by 20 percent in the budget year that begins next month to expand infrastructure in one of Africa’s fastest-growing...
Augsburg hosts first debate tournament for Somali students
http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isSlim=1MINNEAPOLIS - There is no arguing a voice can be a powerful tool. Jaweriya Hersi can prove it.
This year the sixth grader at Anne...