A first class traditional ruler in Nasarawa state, Alhaji Usman Abdullahi has tasked policy makers to develop a modern framework to boost girl child education in rural areas. ─ Read item ─
Huffington Post Blog: Britain Should Be Ashamed of Its Treatment of International Students
There is an irony at the heart of current British immigration policy- just where you would think intelligence should be most likely to dwell, higher education, is actually where we are being the most short-sighted and foolish. Julia Goodfellow, President …
BBC News: So why are there no academy schools in Wales?
As Chancellor George Osborne announced all English state schools will become academies, the Welsh Government continues to reject the model here. In Wales, councils are responsible for funding and overseeing schools. ─ Read item ─
The danger with streaming and driving
A police officer is running an unofficial social media campaign to stop people streaming and driving. How dangerous is this fad? ─ Read item ─
How To Satisfy Demand For The Biggest Job Of The 21st Century | Fast Company | Business Innovation
Data scientist is not only the top job this year (the position ranked number one onGlassdoor’s top jobs for 2016) but based on hiring demand and the potential for salary growth it’s poised to be the top job in the …
UNESCO trains 100 FCT teachers on mobile e-learning
Abuja trained 100 teachers drawn from schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT). The training was done in partnership with two private firms-Procter and Gamble and Always. The title of the training …
Eliminating unnecessary workload around marking
Report of the Independent Teacher Workload Review Group, 2016 ─ Read item ─
The View Across the Ocean Is Not What You Think
It’s easy to forget that we live on a curved ball—and some people never seem to have learned it—but a recent series of maps by cartographer Andy Woodruff offers a mind-bending reminder. His “Beyond the Sea” collection shows us who we’d really be …