Mexico is struggling with a profound human rights crisis. Unionised teachers have radicalised in response to a reform of the education sector whose main pillar is the adoption of a mechanism that will evaluate teaching capacities through standardised testing instead of investing in teacher training or school facilities. Federal and state police contained a teachers’ protest on the
In South Africa more and more people are joining the #FeesMustFall movement. These include Gigi Lamayne, one of South Africa’s rising hip hop stars.
UNICEF’s annual report shows progress, yet overall figures remain unacceptable. The UN agency calls for immediate action.
Arjowiggins Graphic, a leader company in recycled paper, and Childfund Alliance have launcehd an initiative to donate a hundred bikes to the same number of Indian girls.
Many of the toys and educational materials for children of all ages proposed by the Montessori method can be realised at home with recycled materials.
Un nuovo studio finanziato dall’Ue ha dimostrato che la presenza di aree verdi nei pressi delle scuole aumenta le capacità cognitive dei bambini.
The eighteen-year-old activist and Nobel peace prize laureate was interviewed by one of the most popular young actresses and UN global goodwill ambassador for gender equality and women empowerment (UN Women). We’re talking about Malala Yousafzai who, at the premiere of a documentary about her, spoke with Emma Watson. It’s Malala’s last day of school! She says,
Save the Children reveals alarming data: “Too many teenagers lack competences to fight their way in life”. But there’s a solution.
The 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed brought a home-built clock to school. Mistook for a bomb, he’s got arrested. US President Obama and Facebook founder Zuckerberg wrote to him.
13 million children are out of school in the Middle East and North Africa because of conflicts in the region. This and other alarming data is highlighted by UNICEF in its report Education Under Fire, which looks at the state of education in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Palestine, Sudan, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.
