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France's school uniform experiment unravels with only mixed results

Two years after France began trialling uniforms in schools, the experiment is sputtering to a close after failing to convince pupils or teachers.

Radio France Internationale

"Gen Z was provoked by the way you handled Education Ministry": Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut hits back at Dharmendra Pradhan's remarks

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday hit back at Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's remarks regarding Gen Z students protesting over NEET-UG paper leaks, rejecting claims that the youth were being misled and declaring that Gen Z was provoked by the management of the Education Ministry over repeated paper…

The Economic Times

Govt backs paperless e-Office

The government has backed the Education Ministry's plan to introduce a fully paperless e-Office system across all agencies from Jan 1, 2027, as part of its drive to modernise Thailand's public administration through digital technology.

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Accept responsibility with humility: Pralhad Joshi on appointment as education minister

Pralhad Joshi accepted the new Education Minister role with humility. He takes over from Dharmendra Pradhan who resigned Saturday. Pradhan stepped down following student protests over the NEET paper leak. Joshi will manage the Education Ministry alongside his Consumer Affairs duties. He pledged to perform to his best capacity under…

The Economic Times

The World Cup Shadow: Mexico Teachers' Union Strike Escalates Days Before Kickoff

Mexico's most militant teachers' union, the CNTE, has entered its fifth consecutive day of strikes and blockades, escalating from street protests to storming the federal Education Ministry and shutting down major highways — all six days before the FIFA World Cup kicks off. President Sheinbaum refuses to meet with them…

Latin Times

Ministry defends TikTok plan

The Education Ministry has defended its plan to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help teachers produce short educational videos for TikTok, after the initiative sparked criticism from opponents who argued it contradicted global efforts to curb children's social media use.

Bangkok Post

CBSE's digital evaluation system likely to continue next year; sources defend mechanism amid OSM controversy

Even as CBSE's newly introduced On-Screen Marking (OSM) system continues to face backlash, Education Ministry sources indicated that the digital evaluation mechanism is likely to continue next year, with the board expected to take a final call after reviewing the process and feedback received this year.

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Google denies involvement in $125 million Chromebook graft case in Indonesia

Former Google executives have denied the company's involvement in a corruption case tied to Indonesia’s Education Ministry

The Independent UK

Court ends 50-year-old rule on student hairstyles

The Supreme Administrative Court has revoked a controversial 50-year-old Education Ministry regulation that severely limited the way students could style their hair.

Bangkok Post

Five non-BJP ruled States skip first State Educational Achievement Survey

State Educational Achievement Survey: Barring Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, and West Bengal, all other States and Union Territories participated in the survey.

The Hindu

Japan's government asks a court to revoke the legal religious status of the Unification Church

Japan’s government has asked a court to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after an Education Ministry investigation concluded the group systematically manipulated its followers into donating money, sowing fear and harming their families

The Independent UK

City Hall relaxes dress rules for students

City Hall has relaxed dress rules at all 437 schools under its supervision to allow students to wear casual clothes and any hairstyle at least once a week.

Bangkok Post

Database integration announced

The Labour Ministry has moved to integrate its workers' database with the Education Ministry's student database, in an effort to better meet the market's labour demands.

Bangkok Post

Number of Chinese kindergartens drops in 2022 for first time in 15 years-media

The number of kindergartens in China has dropped for the first time in 15 years, falling by more than 5,000 on the previous year, financial news outlet Yicai reported, citing data from the country's Education Ministry.

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Indonesian universities are still slow in implementing anti-sexual violence measures. Here are 4 ways to speed things up

The global fight against sexual violence in the higher education sector has seen important progress in the last decade, with collaboration from students, faculty and government serving as an important factor in combating patriarchy in academia.

Bangkok Post

Student hairstyle rules get a makeover

Students in schools under the Ministry of Education will be allowed to wear short or long hair as they like under a new regulation intended to respond to an age-old debate, Education Minister Treenuch Thienthong said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

'Thainess' needs rethink

The Education Ministry has faced a torrent of criticism for its initiative to single out history as an individual subject from the social cluster in school curricula.

Bangkok Post

'Education for all' policy falls down

Last month, the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) issued an order to prohibit non-Thai children from attending learning centres and homeschools. This is a blatant violation of children's right to education.

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Hopes for UN nod on late king's 100th

The Education Ministry will next year ask the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) to add Thailand's beloved monarch, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, to the list of the world's eminent personalities.

Bangkok Post

Abusive teachers do not belong

Last month, a teacher at a school in Bangkok's Thung Khru district ordered a teenage student to kneel on the floor, then kicked the boy in the chest and hit his head several times. It was a punishment for playing football in a school building.

Reuters

'It felt like my insides were crying': China COVID curbs hit youth mental health

HONG KONG Reuters) - Zhang Meng had a breakdown last December. The 20-year-old found herself sobbing on the stairs of her dorm, driven to despair by repeated COVID lockdowns of her university campus in Beijing.

Bangkok Post

Students opt for informal learning

Non-formal education has gained popularity in recent years, according to the Education Ministry, which is predicting that small private schools will be affected by a corresponding decrease in formal students.

Bangkok Post

Archaic rule forces teacher out of beauty pageant

A teacher's dream of being crowned a beauty pageant winner came to an abrupt end when she was forced out by a 60-year-old regulation of the Education Ministry.

Bangkok Post

Let's focus on students

The tragic death of an underprivileged student in Phatthalung province is shedding light on flaws in the allocation of state budget funds.

Bangkok Post

Schools to decide student hairstyles

The Education Ministry has left schools to make up their own minds about the hairstyles required for pupils, the Education Minister said on Wednesday.

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