Afghanistan only country where girls formally barred from secondary, higher education, Unesco says An estimated 2.4 million Afghan girls remain excluded from secondary education, five years after the Taliban returned to power, according to a report by Unesco.Unesco said Afghanistan remains the only country in the world where girls and women are formally barred from … Read more
Photo credit: X/@josephlunieOFF At least 30 people were killed in a stampede at Chateau Laferrière in northern Haiti on Saturday, officials said, as large crowds gathered at the historic site for annual festivities.Jean Henri Petit, head of civil protection for Haiti’s northern department, said the stampede occurred at the entrance to the historic fortress, an … Read more
Hamlet’s existential dilemma – “To be or not to be?” – has an echo in Indian schools: Should smartphones be banned in classrooms?with Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Sukhwinder Singh Suhu With the announcement to ban the use of mobile phones by students in all government and private schools from March, and Karnataka counterpart Siddaramaiah … Read more
Mural at the Ruble Nagi Art Foundation in Dhobighat, Mumbai; (right) Educator and artist Ruble Nagi receives the 2026 Global Teacher Award. MUMBAI: For years, teacher and artist Ruble Nagi has been using slum walls to create murals to provide education to children who rarely go to school. That work was recognized on the global … Read more