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University dropouts reach 16-year high in Hong Kong, annual data shows
PolyU had the largest number of dropouts, data shows.
Indonesia aims to reopen schools in July after vaccinating 5 million teachers
Schools across Indonesia may reopen in July, President Joko Widodo said, if health officials can meet his target of vaccinating 5 million educators in the next five months.
Better Than Flowers: Naga City student gets law books on Valentine’s Day
Most women receive flowers and chocolates for Valentine’s Day, but a student from Naga City got something more unique from her boyfriend — eight law books. Malia...
Two-Week Summer Vacation? Gov’t mulls extending school year but Pinoys are not having it
The Department of Education (DepEd) announced yesterday that it is mulling the possibility of extending the school year and compressing the summer vacation from two months to two...
‘Birdbox’ Education: Teacher asks students to wear blindfolds during recitation
A teacher from Agusan del Sur has devised a unique recitation method for his online classes — by asking his students to wear blindfolds. Instructor Kerwin Membrado said he...
CHR investigates alleged ‘rescue’ of indigenous students in Cebu City university
The Philippine Commission on Human Rights announced yesterday that it has dispatched a team to investigate the alleged “rescue” of lumad (indigenous) students and the...
Two-year fellowship for Filipino youth leaders launched by USAID, The Asia Foundation
Non-profit organization The Asia Foundation, in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development, has launched YouthLed’s 2021 Leadership and...
Principal accused of sex with student pulls gun at Songkhla school assembly (Video)
A Songkhla principal accused of sleeping with a freshman student brandished a handgun at a school assembly today, sending students scrambling. Hundreds of students ran from the...
‘Confusion and Mistrust’: UP calls out Duterte gov’t for unilaterally terminating agreement
The University of the Philippines (UP) today condemned the Duterte administration’s decision to unilaterally terminate a decades-old agreement that required state officials...
Denpasar city to postpone schools reopening until March, citing high transmission rate in the city
Data from the city’s Health Agency show that COVID-19 transmission rate in the city is at 26.3 percent.