Investing in Early Childhood Development: South Africa’s Urgent Education Challenge
CAPE TOWN — In Khayelitsha, educator Ntombentsha Sobekwa starts her preschool day with little more than grit and a handful of teaching tools. By month’s end, she takes home only a few rand. Her story reflects thousands across South Africa’s underfunded early childhood development (ECD) centres. A sobering reality check According to the Thrive by […]
Japan’s Students Try ‘Pregnancy School’ to Learn Parenting the Hard Way
Forget pop quizzes, one Japanese middle school is making headlines for teaching empathy in a hands-on way. About 70 students joined an unusual class activity: wearing 7 kg “pregnancy vests” to simulate the physical strain of being pregnant. The goal? To give students a deeper appreciation of parenting, responsibility, and compassion. Pregnancy Vests: A Crash […]
UAE Teachers & Gifts: Sweet Gesture or Policy Slip? Experts Weigh In
A rose says “thank you.” A designer handbag says “see you at the HR office.” In the UAE, a simple gesture of gratitude can blur into a rule-breaking act and schools are making sure parents know the difference. The Debate: Sweet or Sticky? Every festive season, UAE classrooms light up with more than decorations. Parents […]
Professors Pack Up: 1 in 4 Eye Exit from U.S. South Over Politics
The classroom brain drain is real. A new survey shows that one in four professors across the US South are actively job-hunting outside their state, and this time, salary isn’t the main reason. Politics is. A Quarter on the Move The American Association of University Professors surveyed roughly 4,000 faculty members across Texas, Florida, Georgia, […]