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Did you know? Finland was the first country in the world to serve free school meals. The school meal system was originally introduced in the 1920s, but free

A Legacy of Straight-Path Governance President Benigno Simeon Aquino III takes his oath before Supreme Court Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales as the Philippines 15th President during inaugural ceremony at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park in Manila Wednesday (June 30). Source: Wikimedia Commons Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III, 15 th president of the Philippines (2010-2016), may be said to have entered Philippine politics through doors op...

Senator Joel Villanueva [AN ACT ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF BASIC EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS, STRENGTHENING THE TEACHER EDUCATION COUNCIL UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7784, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN TEACHER EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES BY ESTABLISHING CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE, CREATING A TEACHER EDUCATION COUNCIL FOR THE PURPOSE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES", INSTITUTIONALIZING THE NATIONAL EDUCATORS ACADEMY OF THE PHIL...

THE STANDARD NATIONAL Rosemary Kinuthia, Executive Director of the African Boy Child Network has told The Standard that there is an urgent need to highlight the needs of the male gender. [File, Standard] Organisations in support of the boy child have called on the government to implement existing laws that protect the latter. This comes at a time when Kenya is celebrating the World Day of the Boy Child for the first time since its conception in 2018. Rosemary Kinuthia, Executive Director of the...

May 12, 2021 FOR many years, a lot of people have been reserved to engaging themselves in research and at the same time utilizing significant data and information that are usually valuable in various aspects. From a personal perspective, engaging in a research work becomes an opportunity to learn something new, to develop new skills, or perhaps a change from routine as it allows one to do something different and work with new people. It also supports professional development and he...

Happiness is a place between too little and too much School meals are never termed “free” in Finland; they are simply called “lunch”. Alongside Sweden; Finland is one of the very few countries in the world to provide free school meals to all school students from the very beginning of their childhood education until they leave school. Provision to do this was written into Finnish law in 1943 and fully implemented by 1948. Finland in the 1940s was one of the poorest countries in Europe an...

Vanguard News USAID urges strict spending of education funds On As analysts advocate amendment to UBEC Act Allege officials violating UBEC’s free Act component Collecting money, selling books By Chris Ochayi The United States Agency International Development, USAID, has said that there was need for development partners to work together with the government at all levels and professional bodies as well as civil society organisations, CSOs, to ensure that donor resources for educational sector ...

TSC Issues New Gender Rules Targeting School Heads 17 March 2021 - 5:52 pm Teachers Service Commission (TSC) CEO Nancy Macharia addresses National Assemblys education committee on February 19, 2020. Daily Nation Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Nancy Macharia has unveiled a new policy to govern the hiring of school heads. Macharia noted in a statement that the commission had a policy that would ensure principals and deputies of mixed schools are not of same gender. She furthe...

THE STANDARD By Stephen Rutto | February 23rd 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Police officers keep guard as Moi Girls High School students protest demanding the removal of their principal. [File, Standard] Students of Moi Girls’ High School Eldoret are expected back today, a week after the institution was closed following a protest by the learners over a litany of complaints. The school was closed last Wednesday after agitated students demanded the removal of Principal Christine Chumba. A new ba...

THE STANDARD By Augustine Oduor | February 20th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Students at Agoro Sare High School. [James Omoro, Standard] It is now official that there will be three national examinations developed, managed, and marked under firm supervision of the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec). It is also emerging that teachers will shoulder the new curriculum burden, as a report by a task force on the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) shows teachers will have added roles in scoring...