Schools
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Fish mint, Himalayan chives and berry pickle: how wild ingredients are transforming school dinners in India
In the remote state of Meghalaya, foraged foods are helping to diversify state-provided menus – and tackle chr…
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Colonial legacies like the Great Hedge of India should be taught in schools | Letter
Cliff Southcombe and Marianne Hood believe it is time to foster a greater understanding of the British empire …
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Religious groups ‘spending billions to counter gender-equality education’
Report reveals how US Christians, Catholic schools and Islamists fight sex education, LGBTQ+ and equal rightsE…
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Every day’s a school day: the great-grandmother who goes to primary school
A 92-year-old woman, in an area of India with low literacy rates, is inspiring others to learn how to read and…
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British private schools in China under threat as new ‘patriotic’ law comes in
Beijing steps up its efforts to tighten control of what is taught in its classrooms, deterring western teacher…
- Afghanistan, Education, Global development, Global education, Human rights, Schools, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
Taliban causing ‘irreversible damage’ to whole education system in Afghanistan
Human Rights Watch warns bar on women means unqualified men now teach boys, fewer subjects are taught and beat…
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Hong Kong to restructure primary education to make it more ‘patriotic’
New curriculum from 2025 part of push to create sense of national identity among schoolchildrenHong Kong is to…
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Japanese city to use robots to tackle rise in truancy
Schools in Kumamoto have purchased two mechanical assistants to help children regain confidence in dealing wit…
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South Korean teachers stage walkout over harassment by parents and students
Thousands of staff attend rally in Seoul demanding better protection amid spate of teacher suicidesTeachers in…
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From the archive: The mystery of India’s deadly exam scam – podcast
We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introdu…
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‘Boys and girls have equal freedom’: Kerala backs gender-neutral uniforms
Primary school pupils run free in shorts while a secondary school has gone ahead with uniform changes despite …
- Asia Pacific, Coronavirus, Infectious diseases, Philippines, Schools, Vaccines and immunisation, World news
Children back at school in Philippines after 20 months of home study
Pilot scheme launched in what is thought to be the last country to reopen schools since March 2020Coronavirus …
- Africa, Asia Pacific, Burkina Faso, Children, Education, Global development, Global education, India, Mumbai, Philippines, Schools, Society, South and Central Asia, World news, Zimbabwe
‘Their future could be destroyed’: the global struggle for schooling after Covid closures
Hundreds of millions of children fell behind around the world as schools closed during the pandemic. We look a…
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‘Lost generation’: education in quarter of countries at risk of collapse, study warns
Covid, climate breakdown, poverty and war threaten return to school after pandemic kept 1.5bn children out of …
- Afghanistan, Disability, Education, Global development, Global education, Schools, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Normalising special needs: the Kabul school offering hope
Fatima Khalil school has given some children the first taste of education – and love – in their livesLaughter …