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Pearson published editorial guidelines on race, ethnicity, equity and inclusion. Pearson yesterday published editorial guidelines addressing race, ethnicity, equity and inclusion, becoming one of the first major textbook publishers to make such guidelines publicly available. The document is intended to help authors, reviewers and editors at London-based Pearson promote diversity and avoid propagating harmful stereotypes. The guidelines identify several key challenges to address. These include t...

Edgewood ISD partners with A&M San Antonio to create STEAM Zone Feb. 25, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Edgewood ISD Superintendent Eduardo Hernandez, left, greets kindergartner Emanuel Ruiz, 5, and his mother, Mercy Ruiz, on the first day of school at Gardendale Elementary School in 2019.Marvin Pfeiffer / Edgewood Independent School District will restructure two of its schools this summer to finalize a pre-K through high school pipeline for students interested in a STEAM-oriented education. The reo...

In the run up to the General Elections, the PUP took umbrage to the number of contract officers that were hired by the UDP administration and pledged to not do the same. Well, it is easier said than done as immediately after the elections they had to find a place for the talented few Belizeans that are out there who happen to be affiliated with the PUP. Based on a document of new hires forwarded to the Guardian Newspaper, there have been a marathon of hires in the various ministries. Some of th...

Feb 25, 2021 contributor The famous Christ the Redeemer statue is seen atop Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro July 6, 2019. (Credit: Henry Romero/Reuters via CNS.) Traditionalist Catholics in Brazil are complaining about a Lenten campaign which mentions the “politics of violence” aimed at the South American country’s LGBT community. SÃO PAULO – Traditionalist Catholics in Brazil are complaining about a Lenten campaign which mentions the “politics of violence” aimed at the South ...

The recently held Agricultural Fair at the Central Agricultural Institute in Bong County was by all accounts no mean achievement showcasing just a little perhaps of the country’s potential to produce enough food to feed itself. According to the Global Hunger Liberia’s score of 34.9. on a score range of 0 to 50, “indicates the country’s hunger levels are serious and are on the brink of becoming alarming”. The Index ranks 112 out of 117 countries on the 2019 Global Hunger...

The slow violence of malnutrition in South Africa By Opinion Gilbert Tshitaudzi and Dr Mariame Sylla The Covid-19 pandemic, and the ongoing measures to contain it, have revealed a stark divide between those who have access to adequate, nutritious, affordable diets and essential nutrition services and those who do not. Launched last week, the 2020 South African Child Gauge, focusing on nutrition and food security, reminds us that despite South Africa being classified as an upper middle-income c...

Thursday, February 25, 2021 Share This year’s Community Engaged Scholarship Forum, titled “Progress through Partnerships: Advancing Community Resilience,” will bring Pitt students, faculty, staff and community members together with leaders in higher education and community development to discuss topics including basic needs, civic participation, digital access and inclusion, education, health equity, criminal justice reform, and relationships and the social fabric. Regist...

Micro-level restrictions key for curbing pandemic: Effendy 25th February 2021 Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Muhadjir Effendy, observed family-level self-isolation in Benda village, Sukabumi district, West Java on Thursday (February 25, 2021). (ANTARA/HO-Kemenko PMK) The key is micro level (restrictions), the smallest level. If it (micro-scale social restriction) is enforced across Indonesia, I believe we will be able to conquer COVID-19 Jakarta (ANTARA) - T...

Date Time Education for all refugee children is within reach – finds World Bank-UNHCR report The average annual cost of educating refugees is less than 5 percent of public education expenditure in developing nations hosting 85 percent of the world’s refugees, according to a joint World Bank – UNHCR report released today. The principle of inclusive education, in this case, opening education up to all refugee children and their inclusion into national education systems can also lead to bett...

The survey, which launched in February 2020 and was open for a month, was divided into sections covering demographics, University services, student involvement, student climate and identity.