Education
United Kingdom: Empowering teachers to empower learners
Finding innovative, practical solutions to the social challenges; the need to build a movement of empowered - and empowering - teachers; and embracing a humane, democratic approach to transforming education systems - those were the issues discussed by educators and experts at a recent event in London.
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Kenya: teacher unions and civil society unite to condemn the privatisation and commercialisation of education
KNUT President Wilson Sossion addresses the media in Nairobi
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$63 Million in Grants for School Sector Reform Program in Nepal
The Government of Nepal and the World Bank signed an agreement on Friday for Additional Financing (AF) grants to the ongoing Nepal School Sector Reform Program (SSRP) in the amount of $59.3 million from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and $4 million from the Results in Education for All Children (REACH).
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Canada: School shooting sheds light on issues that go beyond the classroom
La Loche Community School victims Adam Wood and Marie Janvier.
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The importance of teachers and the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution
According to the experts at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the world is about to experience what is being hailed as the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Predictions are that this next stage in societal development will see artificial intelligence, or robots, take the place of humans at work.
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Male Youth Who Don’t Work or Study Increase in Latin America
Despite Latin America’s strong performance in the 2000s—with vibrant economic growth and a significant reduction in poverty and inequality—the number of youth who don’t work or study actually grew due to an increase in male “ninis.” The ninis – a term from the Spanish phrase “ni estudia ni trabaja” - Tuesday total more than 20 million, from ages 15 to 24, with two thirds of them being women, according to a new study by the World Bank.
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Human Rights
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
The Peace Bell Resonates at the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit
Declaration of World Day of the Power of Hope Endorsed by People in 158 Nations
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020