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Nigeria Fall Massenentführung der Chibok-Schulmädchen

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Ruling Afghanistan under Sharia law, the Taliban have banned the education of girls beyond the sixth grade.
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The bill would make Louisiana the sole US state to require public schools to display the biblical exhortations in class.
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Curbing drug abuse in South Africa's schools

In a bid to curb the influence of gangs and drugs, a team of counselors are trying to change mindsets at schools.
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Belgium embraces homeschooling

With no compulsory school attendance in Belgium, more and more children are being educated at home.
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Academics are calling for the resignation of Germany's education minister over her response to pro-Palestinian protests.
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The top civil servant in Germany's education ministry has been fired in a dispute over academic freedom.
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In Kharkiv, kids can finally attend class in person after two years of war — in an underground school.
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Monica Pereira has captured the attention of Cape Verdeans by doubling up as a DJ and a teacher.
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In Nigeria, a new app aims to get kids engaged with climate issues.
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A girl wearing a pink hijab stands up in class

India: English classes bring hope to Afghans in New Delhi

A makeshift English language school is trying to fill in the educational gaps for young Afghans in New Delhi.
EducationMay 14, 202403:09 min
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Linus is unable to attend school due to illness but can participate in lessons with the use of a robot.
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Frustrated students and teachers are forced to put up with dilapidated buildings and increasing violence in schools.
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Latvian schoolchildren singing their protest

Schoolchildren across Latvia are protesting with song - they don't want the government to close schools in smaller towns
EducationMay 2, 202404:35 min
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Global education: Are we equipped for the future?

Education is a human right, but schools worldwide are in disrepair, and there's a serious lack of teachers.
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Delhi: Learning with music

In Delhi, an NGO puts educational content into songs and show how music makes learning easier.
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More than 10 million Brazilians are illiterate. Their daily lives are challenging and their job prospects bleak.
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Faith Sunday, a student of the 100 Naira a day school in Abuja, Nigeria.

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A school in the Nigerian administrative capital city of Abuja offers teaching to students at a 100 Naira ($0.86) per day
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Cyclone Freddy has changed how some people get to school. Pupils and teachers have been forced to swim across a river.
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Afghan refugee girls in Karachi, Pakistan

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Many girls could be deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan where the Taliban would not allow them to attend school.
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Chibok school girls waiting after their arrival for rehabilitation at the Women Development Centre in Abuja (May 2017)

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Lawmakers have repeatedly promised girls would be readmitted, but the ban remains in place with no explanation given.
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Children in dark classroom in subway station, a teacher checks the children's homework.

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An initiative offers classrooms within the city's metro stations, allowing more than 2,000 children to continue studies.
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As Senegal's voters head to the polls, topping their list of issues are education, better access to health care and youth unemployment.
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Teacher Tatjana teaches children who fled war-torn Ukraine at the "Classroom for Ukraine" project on April 28, 2022 in Berlin, Germany.

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Germany's education minister said pupils should learn what to do in the case of wars, natural catastrophes or pandemics.
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