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Liberia Abolishes Primary School Registration Fees to Address Educational Crisis and Economic Barriers for Low-Income Families
The Liberian government officially announced on August 5 a landmark policy shift intended to dismantle one of the most significant obstacles to basic education in the country: the elimination of all school registration fees for students from kindergarten through grade six. This directive, set to take effect with the commencement of the new academic year […]
Australian eSafety Commissioner Issues Urgent Advisory Over Rising AI Manipulation of School Imagery and Data Scraping Risks
In a significant move to address the escalating threats posed by generative artificial intelligence, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner issued a comprehensive advisory on July 28, 2026, urging educational institutions nationwide to overhaul their digital image-sharing protocols. The warning comes in response to a disturbing surge in the misuse of school-related photographs, where images of students and […]
Global Education Crisis Deepens as Out-of-School Youth Population Hits 273 Million
The global educational landscape is facing a profound crisis, as the number of children and young people excluded from formal schooling has surged to an alarming 273 million, according to the 2026 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report released by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) this Wednesday. This milestone marks the seventh […]
Hong Kong’s Largest International School Group Proposes Tuition Fee Hikes, Citing Investment Needs
Hong Kong’s largest international school group, the English Schools Foundation (ESF), is planning to implement an average tuition fee increase of approximately 4.1 per cent across most of its primary and secondary divisions for the upcoming academic year, a move that requires official approval. For parents with children enrolled in ESF kindergartens, the proposed fee […]
National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education Distributes 600 Bags of Rice as Ramadan Palliatives in Jigawa State
In a strategic move to alleviate the economic pressures currently facing vulnerable populations across Nigeria, the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education (NCASE) has successfully distributed 600 bags of rice to Islamic scholars and Tsangaya schools within Jigawa State. The distribution exercise, which took place at the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat […]
