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Millions of Chinese students sit for gruelling 'gaokao'
Hundreds of young Chinese students clutching pens and their IDs shuffled into a testing centre in blue-skied Beijing on Sunday, swarmed by parents, joining millions sitting for the national high-stakes university entrance exam.
Bill 8: QPAT Denounces a Threat to Access to Education, Workforce Qualification, and Adult Success
"These are adults who are trying to give themselves a second chance. Does the government not have a duty and responsibility to ensure that every Quebec citizen can contribute fully to society?" - Heidi Yetman, QPAT President.
Media Invitation: Fields Medals and Cutting-Edge Math at ICM 2026 in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESS Newswire / June 2, 2026 / Members of the press are invited to the world's most prestigious mathematics conference, which will take place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia from July 23 to July 30, 2026. Held every four years, the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) includes the announcement of the field's top prizes - including the Fields Medals - as well as top talks from leading mathematicians on cutting-edge developments in the field.
Word nerds have a weekend on the tiles at Thailand's Scrabble title
If he were no longer physically able to play Scrabble, 86-year-old Tan Jin Chor said he would "shut the lights and call it a day", but his love of the word game has kept the veteran verbophile competing.
Fire in Kenya girls' school dorm kills 16
A fire in a girls' dormitory in Kenya on Thursday killed 16 children and hospitalised 79 in the latest deadly blaze to hit a school in the east African country.
Ukrainian strike on college in Russian-occupied town kills 18: officials
The death toll from a Ukrainian strike on a college and its dormitory in a Russian-occupied town in eastern Ukraine has risen to 18, Russian officials said on Saturday.
Lights out for Cuban students as blockade bites
It's the middle of the night in Havana, but Alejandro Benitez is just getting down to work.
Drones to fight school shooters? One US company says yes
A new idea for combatting America's horrific problem of school shootings is to unleash an unarmed drone to confront the attacker, like a giant buzzing insect.
UK's Catherine on first official foreign trip since cancer revelation
Britain's Princess Catherine starts a two-day visit to Italy on Wednesday focused on early childhood development, in her first official foreign trip since her 2024 cancer diagnosis.
After backlash, Mexico cancels plan to cut school year for World Cup
Mexico canceled plans to shorten its school year ahead of the World Cup after widespread backlash from parents, think tanks and local authorities, a government source told AFP Monday.
Teen shooter kills two at Brazil school
A teenager shot dead two staff members and injured two other people, including an 11-year-old girl, on Tuesday in the latest school shooting to rock Brazil.
Unity Environmental University Expands Community College Articulation Agreements, Opening New Pathways for Transfer Students
Block transfer model ensures associate degree graduates enter Unity at junior-year standing, no lost credits, no lost time
France launches one-euro university meals for all students
French university canteens began offering one-euro meals to all students regardless of income on Monday, in a measure designed to address financial hardship.
Calgary Movers Pro Reports Sharp Rise in Small Business Relocations as Commercial Property Tax Pressure Forces Calgary Companies to Move Faster Than Ever
Local moving company sees growing number of office, retail, warehouse, and service businesses downsizing, relocating, or restructuring as rising commercial property taxes and operating costs put major pressure on Calgary's small business sector
From Adele to Raye, the UK school nurturing future stars
If there was a recipe for success in the entertainment industry, the BRIT School in London should maybe get a standing ovation for hitting all the right notes.
NAHICA Announces QXO as National Sponsor, Expanding Support for Latino Contractors Nationwide
The National Hispanic Contractors Association (NAHICA) proudly announces that QXO, the fastest-growing publicly traded building products distributor in North America.
Teachers protest as Turkey buries school shooting victims
Thousands of teachers protested in Turkey on Thursday after two school shootings in two days left the country reeling, with the authorities cracking down on social media as crowds gathered for the funerals of nine victims of the second shooting.
Turkey launches internet crackdown ahead of funerals for shooting victims
Turkey cracked down Thursday on social media posts praising two school shootings in two days which have left the country reeling, ordering dozens of arrests ahead of funerals for the victims, who were mostly children.
Turkey to hold funerals for victims of school shooting
Funerals will be held on Thursday for nine people killed when a 14-year-old opened fire at a school in Turkey, sending shock waves across the country.
Turkey school shooting wounds 16, attacker dead
An ex-student opened fire at his former high school Tuesday in Turkey, wounding 16 people including students before killing himself in a showdown with police, officials said.
Escaped wolf forces school closure in South Korea
A wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea remained at large Thursday, authorities said, prompting a local school to close over safety concerns as the search continued.
New Paris mayor pledges to prevent sexual violence in preschools
The French capital's new mayor on Friday pledged to prioritise preventing sexual violence in after-school programmes, after allegations that poorly recruited school monitors abused preschool pupils.
SeeWhy Learning Unveils Complete Study Packages for CIRE, RSE, and ISE, Helping Financial Firms Onboard Teams Faster Under the New Proficiency Rule
Trusted education provider helps financial institutions and advisors navigate change with accessible, outcomes-driven learning
Lebanon kids struggle to keep up studies as war slams school doors shut
In a classroom turned shelter for displaced families, teenager Ahmad Melhem follows a recorded lesson on a tablet as the war between Hezbollah and Israel interrupts education for hundreds of thousands of students in Lebanon.
Felix Y. Manalo Foundation: How Education-Focused Humanitarian Programs Break Cycles Of Poverty
MANILA, PH / ACCESS Newswire / March 25, 2026 / Poverty is possibly the most significant limiting factor in terms of access to learning, healthcare, and economic mobility. In less-advantaged communities, education-centered humanitarian programs are necessary to address these constraints.
What we know about the UK's deadly meningitis outbreak
UK health authorities are probing 27 cases linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak believed to have spread at a nightclub in southeast England.
The Valsef Dream Big Foundation Launches the Dream Big Playground Program
A $1 Million Commitment to Build and Revitalize 10 Playgrounds Across Greater Montreal
'Punished' for university: debt-laden UK graduates urge reform
Graduate Gina Tindale, 22, left university £90,000 ($120,000) in the red, a common experience across the UK where young people saddled with huge debts are calling for a reform of the student loan system.
Mexico considering social media restriction for minors: minister to AFP
Mexico is considering implementing an Australia-style social media restriction for minors, Public Education Secretary Mario Delgado told AFP.
Optimal Dynamics Launches Scale, the First Decision-Native Agentic System(TM) Built to Proactively Secure the Right Freight
Scale continuously determines where freight is needed to balance carrier networks and deploys intelligent autonomous agents to secure it in real time.
Melania Trump to preside over UN Security Council meeting
Melania Trump will preside over a UN Security Council meeting next week, her office has announced, in the first such appearance by a US first lady.
Ex-US Treasury chief Summers quits Harvard over Epstein ties
Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Ivy League institution said on Wednesday.