Education

Chinese students despair as US cracks down on visas

Chinese students with offers from U.S. universities expressed despair after Washington promised to start "aggressively" revoking Chinese student visas and ordered U.S. missions abroad to stop scheduling new student visa…

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Schoolbook Overhaul on the Horizon as Groundbreaking Discovery Rewrites Maltese History

The national education curriculum is set for a significant revision following the publication of an archaeological discovery that has pushed Malta’s human history back by over 1,000 years, Maltese Education…

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Madrid plans to limit computer and tablet use in primary schools to two hours a week

The regional government of Madrid has unveiled plans to limit the use of computers and tablets in primary schools to a maximum of two hours a week in an effort…

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New Italian scholastic syllabus introduces Latin for middle school students

In Italy, a new school syllabus for the 2026-27 academic year will introduce Latin as an option for middle school students and give a more central role to Italian literature…

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Italian Education Minister agrees with ban on cell phones for under-14s

Italian Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said that he agreed with an appeal launched by education expert Daniele Novara and psychotherapist Alberto Pellai for under-14s to be banned from owning cell…

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School year in Finland kicks off with mobile phone bans

As students return to school across Finland this week, many will no longer be allowed to use mobile phones. Several large cities are implementing phone bans during the school day…

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Australia doubles foreign student visa fee in migration crackdown

Australia said on Monday it had more than doubled the visa fee for international students, the latest move by the government to rein in record migration that has intensified pressure…

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Italian government to ensure majority of students in classrooms are Italian

The government will take measures to try to ensure that the majority of Italian school classes are Italian pupils and that foreign students assimilate along with their parents by learning…

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Greek parliament approves private foreign universities, bucking protests

ATHENS, March 9 (Reuters) - Greece’s parliament narrowly passed a bill early on Saturday that will allow foreign private universities to set up branches in the country, bucking weeks of…

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Smartphones and tablets to be banned in Italian schools

The use of smartphones and tablets is to be banned in Italian classrooms even for teaching purposes under new guidelines to be issued shortly, Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara said in…

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GCSE English will no longer be handwritten under exam board plans

GCSE English exams will no longer need to be handwritten under plans by one of the country’s largest assessment boards. From 2025, pupils taking both English Language and English Literature…

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Mathematics, reading skills in unprecedented decline in teenagers

By Leigh Thomas PARIS, (Reuters) - Teenagers' mathematics and reading skills are in an unprecedented decline across dozens of countries and COVID school closures are only partly to be blamed,…

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Generation AI: education reluctantly embraces the bots

By Barbara Lewis and Supantha Mukherjee LONDON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - At leading Swedish university Lund, teachers decide which students can use artificial intelligence to help them with assignments. At the University…

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UK university staff to strike for 5 days later this month

LONDON, (Reuters) - Staff at 140 universities across Britain will take five days of strike action later this month in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions, the University…

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Biden back to school as Republicans fight education culture war

President Joe Biden will spotlight on Monday efforts to combat cratering U.S. student performance since the COVID-19 pandemic, as Republicans work to feature the emotionally charged issue of education in…

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Ban smartphones from schools, says Unesco report

Smartphones should be banned from schools to help stop classroom disruption, a major United Nations report has recommended. Unesco, the educational, scientific and cultural wing of the UN, said the…

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Pressure so international students learn Dutch to study in the Netherlands

International students in the Netherlands are to be encouraged to learn Dutch and their numbers will be restricted in some courses, under long-awaited plans published by education minister Robbert Dijkgraaf.…

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Teachers in England reject pay offer, announce further strikes

Teachers in England have overwhelmingly rejected a pay offer from the British government aimed at ending a series of disruptive strikes, their trade union said on Monday, announcing two further…

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University cheating in the UK doubles after switch to online exams

Cheating allegations at some top universities have more than doubled since the introduction of online exams, research has found. Plagiarism cases at universities have risen on average from 157 in…

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Afghan female students not allowed to sit university entrance exam – Taliban ministry

KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban-run Ministry of Higher Education ordered private universities in Afghanistan not to allow female students to sit university entrance exams next month, underscoring its policy to…

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Strikes in Britain set to intensify as teacher ballot results due

LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Strikes disrupting swathes of the British economy look likely to intensify this week, with teachers ready to announce industrial action, according to the Sunday Times, and nurses…

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Report shows 300,000 British university students facing cost-of-living hardship

Almost 300,000 students will be gravely impacted by the cost-of-living crisis if financial support is not introduced, new analysis has warned. A report by MillionPlus, the association for modern universities…

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EU proposes raising targets for children in nurseries, kindergartens

BRUSSELS, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday proposed raising non-binding targets for early childhood education and guaranteeing affordable long-term care services in a bid to support the…

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Missouri school district brings back spanking for unruly children

Spanking is staging a comeback this school year in the classrooms of one small town in southwestern Missouri, where the district will now allow corporal punishment for any unruly student…

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Microsoft Helps Prevent Cybersecurity Attacks in U.S. Schools

Each year, hundreds of schools in the U.S. alone experience cyberattacks, including 408 schools that publicly disclosed them in 2020, up 18% from the previous year, according to the K-12…

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Would a longer school day help children catch up after the pandemic? Here’s what the evidence says

by Lisa KimLecturer in Psychology in Education, University of York Kathryn AsburyProfessor of Psychology in Education, University of York COVID-induced school closures in 2020 resulted in the majority of pupils…

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British Govt considering longer school hours to compensate for lost Covid time

The British Government is looking into lengthening the school day in its efforts to help students recover from the Covid crisis. Educators across the country had indicated that a significant…

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China passes law to cut homework pressure on students

China has passed an education law that seeks to cut the "twin pressures" of homework and off-site tutoring in core subjects, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday. Beijing…

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Defying Delta: Back to school goes better than feared

School for children in many nations has been underway for more than a month and fears the Delta coronavirus variant would derail in-person learning have largely proven unfounded. In a dozen countries…

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Less restrictions for bars and restaurants allowing only vaccinated people / Malta News Briefing – Tuesday 28 September 2021

Latest Update- News Portal Briefing Times of Malta says that an injured migrant worker was dumped on the side of the road after falling two storeys from a construction site,…

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Malta: Education Minister says state schools will have as many teachers as necessary

Education Minister Justyne Caruana has given assurance that next Wednesday students in state schools will have the teachers they need including those who receive specialized services. Addressing a news conference…

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Education in quarter of countries at risk of collapse, study warns

The education of hundreds of millions of children is hanging by a thread as a result of an unprecedented intensity of threats including Covid 19 and the climate crisis, a…

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Back to school: EU support to pupils, students and teachers

As millions of pupils and teachers in Europe start the new school year, the Commission continues to accompany and support them. The pandemic has highlighted schools' capacity to innovate, but…

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Polish students to return back to schools normally, no masks in class

The Polish Government has announced that the new scholastic year will begin "normally" with regular class attendance, with President Andrzej Duda saying that there are no plans to introduce lockdowns.…

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Malta: No changes to Year 11 assessment marks, inquiry report finds

No changes were found in the assessment marks for annual Year 11 examinations, according to an inquiry board appointed by the Ministry for Education. The inquiry board was set up…

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How online mindfulness training can help students thrive during the pandemic

COVID-19 is reasserting itself, with the Delta variant posing a serious threat to young people. The pandemic has made physical distancing an inescapable new reality of post-secondary education as universities…

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Why the oldest child in Syrian refugee families needs the most urgent support, and what schools can do

This article focuses on the case study of Mariam, a fictional eldest child based on children we have encountered in our research. Mariam, 14, fled from Syria with both parents…

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Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

Times of Malta says that the whistleblower law needs to change but there seems to be no political will to do so. The Independent says that we need to show…

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Former Times managing director received over €1 million from deal, Court hears / Malta News Briefing – 3 June 2021

Updated 1400 Covid-19 Update: Four new cases of coronavirus were reported on Wednesday, while four persons recovered. Active cases remained stable at 76. Former Times managing director received over €1…

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Malta: Recovery programme for children who fell behind in school because of the pandemic

Students ranging from the first-year primary until last-year secondary and who missed out on several lessons because of the pandemic will have an opportunity to recover and continue from where…

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French primary pupils return to school despite high COVID numbers

PARIS (Reuters) - France sent primary and nursery pupils back to school on Monday, the first phase of reopening after a three-week COVID-19 lockdown, even as daily new infections remained…

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Malta confirms downward trend in Covid-19 cases with 67 new cases registered – Malta News Briefing – Saturday 27 March 2021

Politics Update - Prime Minister Robert Abela on Sunday said he would not celebrate the result of a MoneyVal anti-money laundering scrutiny of the country, saying more work still needed…

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Heidi 2021 – Online schooling with a difference

In Fortress of Samoclevo in Val di Sole, Italy, Fiammetta Melis has a unique way to follow her lessons by distance learning in a unique way. Every day, the girl…

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Malta: Minister Justyne Caruana recovering in hospital

Education Minister Justyne Caruana is currently hospitalised and under observation after earlier in the day she was recovering at Mater Dei Hospital. A statement issued by her Ministry stated her…

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Germany boosts incentives for companies offering vocational training

BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - Germany will increase incentives for firms offering vocational training by 700 million euros ($830 million) as the COVID-19 pandemic undermines efforts to reduce shortages of…

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Malta Education Institutions closure Legal Notice published

Following the announcement of the closure of schools announced earlier this week, the government published the legal notice through which this will be enforced. The legal notice determines that the…

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Malta: Junior College student organisations call for shift towards online learning

The Junior College’s student council have called on the institution's administration to shift towards a fully online teaching system. The council released the statement following the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in recent…

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Update – Fearne addresses parliament – Nurses want urgent Govt action – MUT pushes for shift to exclusive online teaching

Update 1805 - Health Minister Chris Fearne announced that there is the possibility of new restrictive measures in Malta, due to the recent spike in cases. Addressing parliament, the Deputy…

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Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

Times of Malta says that the government needs to upgrade its investment in human capital by ensuring that our educational system improves the employability of young people. The Independent says…

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Surge of student suicides pushes Las Vegas schools to reopen – NYT

New York Times carries a report about the impact of Covid-19 on the student life and how the pandemic has led to possibly an increase of student suicides in and…

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Insights – COVID-19 fuelling education’s tech disruption, deepening digital divide

TORONTO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic deepened inequities in accessing and benefiting from education but the future of learning could be a more equal one, participants told Reuters Next…

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Photo Story: Students protest against distance learning and the postponement of high schools reopening in the Lazio region

Lessons and outdoor assembly against distance learning (Didattica a Distanza, DAD) organized by the students of the 'Righi' high school inside Villa Borghese, in Rome. Secondary school students in Lazio…

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