The Ebonyi Government on Thursday ordered closure of all public and private schools in the state to check the spread of lassa fever that broke out in the state recently.
Prof. John Eke, the Commissioner for Education, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in an interview in Abakaliki, that the closure was part of proactive steps taken to contain the spread of the disease in the state.
Kaduna NUT calls off strike, backs El-Rufai’s education reform
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has called off its indefinite strike in Kaduna State.
Public primary and secondary school teachers in the state embarked on the strike 10 days ago over the sack of over 21,000 of primary school teachers the state government said failed a competency test.
Audi Anna, the NUT Chairman in Kaduna, on Thursday announced the decision to bring an end to the strike after an emergency meeting of the State Wing Executive Council, SWEC of the union.
NUT had declared the indefinite strike action over the sack of the teachers who failed the competency test.
Source : PremiumTimes
Cowbell celebrates 20 years of support for mathematics education
Managing Director of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Mr. Anders Einarsson, explained that in the last two decades Cowbell Milk, the company’s flagship brand, has been involved in the improvement of standard of education in the country particularly in the subject area of mathematics.
Opportunities are here again for young Nigerians who have prowess in mathematics as the search for next inventor begins. The 2018 edition of Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz show last Tuesday opened with excitement as Promasidor Nigeria Limited marked 20 years relationship of Cowbell and Mathematics.
Source: Guardian
DeVos Hits Bush, Obama on Education Policy
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos took to task previous administrations – both Democratic and Republican – for taking too heavy-handed an approach in driving education policy, resulting in stagnant academic achievement despite billions of federal dollars spent.
“Politicians from both parties just can’t help themselves,” she said. “They have talked about painting education in new colors and even broader strokes. But each time, reform has not fundamentally changed the system. Each attempt has really just been a new coat of paint on the same old wall.”
Source : USnews
China Promotes Online Education
The main bunch of 490 national quality courses are accessible online for people in general, as per an Educational Official on Monday.
The courses concentrated on basic educational programs for undergrad training and higher professional instruction, proficient fundamental courses, and expert center courses, said Wu Yan, leader of the Department of Higher Education with the Ministry of Education, at a public interview.
Around 70 for every penny of the 490 courses are given by China’s top of the line colleges, including Peking University, Tsinghua University, and Wuhan University.
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Rise in pupils caught with phones during exams…
Rising numbers of penalties are being handed out to school staff and students for exam malpractice, official figures show.
Ofqual data also showed a rise in the number of pupils taking mobile phones into tests.
New statistics reveal a 149 per cent hike in penalties issued to teachers and other workers, while the numbers for pupils rose by 25 per cent.
Malpractice covers anything that could “undermine the integrity of an exam”, according to regulator Ofqual.
Source : Independent
Mental health support in schools: ‘Families don’t have to spend years on waiting lists’
When Grace Hartill was 11, she began to show the first signs of anxiety. Within a few years, the Barnsley schoolgirl had become withdrawn and had stopped wanting to see her friends.
“It was awful,” she says. “I didn’t want to leave my bedroom because I felt like if I did, something would happen to me or somebody I loved. Home was where I felt safest, so I just isolated myself. I barely went to school.”
As her mental health worsened, she was referred to child and adolescent mental health services (Camhs) but was on the waiting list for two years. When she finally did get treatment, it didn’t help. She adds: “Camhs and the other services I tried just didn’t help. I felt like the therapists didn’t want to be there.”
Source : Guardian
2018 IEF
Want to study abroad on a partial scholarship? Then attend the 2018 International education fair. It is the biggest education fair in Nigeria taking place in 7 major cities across the Nigeria. The event, which is powered by MOD Education, will enable parents and prospective students in Nigeria who desire international education meet with delegates of partner Universities from the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and Grenada for opportunities at foundation, undergraduate, university transfer and Post graduate programmes.
Benefits of attending the 2018 IEF
Meet one-on-one with international delegates from foreign Universities Get Partial Scholarships Get INSTANT admission Get first-hand information about affordable study options
Attend the fair at venues closest to you Click here https://t.co/I77zROv1w8 to register for the event which takes place between 12-5pm as follows Ibadan – Premier Hotel – Thursday 11th January 2018 Lagos Island – Oriental Hotel, Oniru – Friday 12th January 2018 Lagos Mainland – Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja – Saturday 13th January 2018 Abuja – Transcorp Hilton, Abuja – Monday 15th January 2018 Kaduna – Asa Pyramid Hotel – Tuesday 16th January 2018 Uyo – Ibom Le Meridien Hotel – Thursday 18th January 2018 Port Harcourt – Golden Tulip, GRA – Saturday 20th January 2018 Follow us on twitter @iefng – Instagram @iefng for more information
Bayelsa Education Commissioner Tasks Stakeholders On New Strategy
The Bayelsa Commissioner for Education, Mr Jonathan Obuebite, has urged education team and stakeholders in the state to formulate new policies and strategies to take the sector to greater heights.
The commissioner gave the charge on Monday during a meeting with the principals of model secondary schools in Bayelsa held in his office in Yenagoa.
Obuebite said that one of the resolutions for the year was zero tolerance to any act of indiscipline and nonchalant attitude from the top to the least person.
He said that it would no longer be business as usual as both erring staff and students would be sanctioned appropriately.
Source : Pmnewsnigeria
Planning to apply for a Pinellas school ‘choice’ program?
![Sixth-grade students use their laptops and tablets during a science class at Tyrone Middle School in St. Petersburg. The school's Center for Innovation and Digital Learning is one of about 70 choice programs offered by the Pinellas County school system. The choice application period for the 2018-19 school year runs from Jan. 10-19. [SCOTT KEELER | TIMES]](http://www.tampabay.com/storyimage/HI/20180105/ARTICLE/301059951/AR/0/AR-301059951.jpg?MaxW=950 "Sixth-grade students use their laptops and tablets during a science class at Tyrone Middle School in St. Petersburg. The school's Center for Innovation and Digital Learning is one of about 70 choice programs offered by the Pinellas County school system. The choice application period for the 2018-19 school year runs from Jan. 10-19. [SCOTT KEELER | TIMES]")
Sixth-grade students use their laptops and tablets during a science class at Tyrone Middle School in St. Petersburg. The school’s Center for Innovation and Digital Learning is one of about 70 choice programs offered by the Pinellas County school system. The choice application period for the 2018-19 school year runs from Jan. 10-19.
If history is any guide, more than 20,000 applications from some 11,000 students will flow into the Pinellas County school system’s computers over the next two weeks as families seek access to choice programs.
Those numbers have been fairly consistent in recent years, part of a winter application cycle that has become a familiar annual ritual. Families looking for options outside of their regular zoned school will be vying for entry into special programs like magnets, fundamental schools and career academies.
Source : Pinellas