Topic: Education
Only 34% of world’s refugee children attend secondary school: Report
Two-thirds of refugee children might never get to secondary school, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Tuesday, as it called for an international effort to confront "critically low" levels of school and university enrolment.
COVID-19: Education replaced by shuttered schools, violence, teenage pregnancy
A culture of “safety, friends and food” at school has been replaced by “anxiety, violence, and teenage pregnancy”, with remote learning out of reach for millions, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Tuesday.
Kids risk generational catastrophe from COVID-19 virus: Report
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected children's rights worldwide, with young people risking a generational catastrophe if governments do not act, a rights group said in an annual survey.
100 million more children fail basic reading skills because of COVID-19
A new study released on Friday by the UN cultural agency, reveals that more than 100 million more children than expected, are falling behind the minimum proficiency level in reading, due to COVID-related school closures.
Meet 18-year-old Sadiya who runs community library in Bihar’s Deora
The Maulana Azad Library in Deora village of Darbhanga District is an initiative taken up by young Sadiya with help from her family and friends to sow the seeds for inclusive education for all the students in the community who cannot afford the luxury of getting appropriate and established means of instruction.
IIT alumnus develops free App, helps students in doubt clearance via video calls
The app has been designed by Imbesat Ahmad, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur; who has been teaching higher secondary kids in the conflict-ridden Kashmir and has helped 1000 plus students to enter some of the most craved and desired colleges in India as well as abroad.
