Armenia School Reforms Under Fire A shakeup of the school system, in which nearly 5,000 Armenian teachers have lost their jobs, has come under criticism from international observers. Many teachers have complained they were sacked merely because their headmaster did not like them. The layoffs…
Angola UNICEF Workshops to Train Teachers Angola has been at peace for almost two years, and after 27 years of fighting, the government has committed US$44 million to get 1 million grade-schoolers back in class within a year. International children’s charity UNICEF will train 29,000…
Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Canada Universities Adapt to Competition with US for Graduate Students To remain competitive with the United States, some Canadian universities are offering postgraduates guaranteed funding. The University of Alberta…
Afghanistan Education Struggles to Rebuild After almost 25 years of warfare, Afghanistan is now battling to restore a shattered educational infrastructure. The central challenge is coping with the so-called “lost generation” of students who have had their education put on hold by conflict. Education was…
Editorial Note: Web links have been removed from this page due to outdated third-party web content. Regional Europass Proposal Moves Forward In December, the European Commission presented a proposal to the European Parliament and Council for a single framework on the transparency of qualifications and…